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| The Seafood Company is a modern, forward thinking company, a division of FoodVest. As a division of FoodVest, we take our responsibilities very seriously and are committed to playing our part in addressing sustainable fisheries and other important environmental, workplace and social concerns, both locally and internationally. |
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| As we are a seafood company, our most important environmental priority is that of sustainable fisheries - because this is the area in which we can have the most impact. We describe our approach as 'Fish for Life' - the core principles of which are summarised in our 'Ten Principles for Responsible Fish Procurement' document. |
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| We believe it is our duty to make an active contribution towards long term seafood sustainability. Sustainable practice is the only way to safeguard the future of this important global food resource. |
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| Our commitment |
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| All our fish purchases are made only with clear understanding of the capacity of the environment to support the fishing or fish farming effort involved. We work actively with our supplier network to initiate and support projects, policies and actions which make a valid contribution to long term sustainability. |
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| Fish for Life |
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| We call our sustainable seafood approach 'Fish for Life' (FFL). This comprises our seafood sustainability position and our behaviour. Key to Fish for Life are our 'Ten Principles for Responsible Fish Procurement’ - which govern the way we buy all our fish, both wild-caught and farmed. Ten Principles is underpinned by our own unique fisheries assessment process. |
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| NB: Fish for Life has been independently audited and verified as a robust and valid approach by the respected independent consultancy, Bodycote Lawlabs. |
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| We are also closely aligned to the objectives of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - an international initiative to verify and label fish from sustainable wild-caught fisheries. We have been a key supporter of the MSC since 1997 and our deputy CEO (Mike Parker) serves on the MSC Board of Trustees. |
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