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Thank you for joining us for The Tradex Foods "3-Minute Sustainability Recap"
The following information is a rundown of key sustainability news items for the month
of February.
In Australia, Coles Supermarkets has agreed to phase out all unsustainable species by
2015. Working with the World Wildlife Fund, the retailer will be the first in Australia
to use stickers to communicate species sustainability to customers.
And the largest branded seafood supplier in Australia and New Zealand – John West – has
also partnered with the WWF. John West entered into WWF’s Global Sustainable Seafood Charter,
committed to a conservation project and has made a also stated that all West Australia
and New Zealand sourced seafood will be sustainable by 2015.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has updated its widely recognized Seafood Watch Program criteria
and research process. The changes enable reports to be updated more frequently and reports
will be more concise and organized. They have also introduced a finer-scaled numerical scoring
system targeted specifically at buyers.
Next up - Safeway has announced that by years’ end, its’ house-brand Skipjack Canned Tuna
will be responsibly caught using the free-school purse seine fishing method.
Alaska Leader Fisheries has developed a new freezer-longliner that is expected to be one
of the largest, eco-friendliest and technologically advanced commercial vessels in the country.
The vessel – called Northern Leader – will have onboard processing capacities featuring
complete utilization of the vessel’s targeted catches, and propulsion and generator systems
will substantially reduce fuel usage. Northern Leader is expected in April 2013 and will
service longline fisheries in the North Pacific, Bering Sea & Aleutian Islands.
Jack Mackerel stocks in the Chilean Sea have declined by 90 percent over the last 20 years.
Unfortunately, no nation will take responsibility for the drastic decline. Some reports point
to Chile as the main culprit – but the Chilean government is pointing fingers at China, Russia
and Peru. One problem is clear - the lack of fishing regulations in international waters.
A Salmon Farmer in the Faroe Islands – Bakkafrost – has achieved the Global Gap Integrated
Farm Assurance standard. This is a pre-farm gate standard that covers the production process
from hatchery thru harvest and packing.
And despite Alaska Salmon producers withdrawing from the MSC Program, other fisheries and
retailers continue to support the organization.
-The first Spanish fishery -northeast Arctic Cod- was MSC certified in February. The Cod
is sold under the Pescafria brand and is primarily sold in the UK.
-And Eroksi is the first Spanish retailer to offer MSC certified fresh fish – including
Skrei cod and three lines of packaged Hake.
Thank you for joining me for The Tradex Foods "3-Minute Sustainability Recap"
This is Ryan McKay - “BUY SMART” and “EAT MORE SEAFOOD”