The Earth Island Institute Dolphin-Safe project and Friend of the Sea have announced a partnership with Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, in providing a certification scheme which is in line with their sustainability policy and standards.
Maersk will discourage and refuse the handling and shipping of tuna from companies declared by the Earth Island Institute as non-Dolphin-Safe. It will also work to provide Friend of the Sea total transparency over the containers carrying sustainable seafood certified by the international scheme.
Both measures aim at promoting sustainable fishing and stimulating the market towards environmentally conscious trading of seafood.
The Dolphin-safe project has prevented the death of millions of dolphins by lowering dolphin-mortality in the tuna fishery targeting dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. The project also fights IUU vessels and the use of banned high seas driftnets.
The Friend of the Sea project is a leading international scheme for the certification of products from sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.
“We want to provide all possible help and collaboration to such deserving projects as we are aware of our important role and responsibility in the international trade of seafood.” comments David Pawlan, Head of Global Seafood at Maersk.
