FISH Standard for Crew Inc has confirmed that the Phoenix Processors Limited Partnership’s (PPLP) two processor vessels have been awarded the third-party certification.
The vessels M/V Excellence and the M/V Phoenix are American-flagged vessels operating in US waters in the Alaska pollock and Pacific whiting fisheries. SGS awarded the certification after extensive policy and procedure review, on-site vessel inspection and face-to-face interviews with crew members.
“FISH certification affirms our company’s long-standing dedication to safe operations and responsible treatment of our crew,” said John Henderschedt President and CEO of PPLP. “With our customers increasingly interested in the welfare of workers within their supply chain, the FISH certification provides us an independent process to demonstrate we have achieved, and maintain, the highest levels of performance with respect to crew treatment, compensation and on-board conditions.”
PPLP joins Nueva Pescannova’s NovaNam fleet in Namibia, and APA Alaska catcher-processor vessels in successfully attaining FISH certification.
FISH is actively working with organisations and fleets in Alaska, Papua New Guinea, Iceland, Australia and Canada and is in discussions with additional organisations around the world.
“We are pleased to see yet another outstanding organisation like PPLP be recognised for its commitment to its crew and vessel operations,” said Fridrik Fridriksson, chair of the FISH’s Board of Directors and Chief Human Resources Officer at Brim. “We believe programmes like FISH have a role to play in giving confidence to the supply chain that seafood from sources such as PPLP is coming from crew that are treated with respect and fairness.”
