Partners of Unimak Maritime Group have been certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea for sockeye and pink eye salmon fisheries in Kamchatka, Eastern Russia.
Ozernovskii Rybokonzernyi Zadov, Rybholkam Ltd and Tymlatskiy Rybokombinat Co Ltd were certified following the audit by an international certification body.
“This important recognition confirms our environmental conservation and social accountability policies are valid and strong,” said William Turner, president, Unimak Maritime Group.
Salmon stocks in the Eastern Russian area are neither overexploited nor overfished, as a strict system of quotas is in place, controlled by the Russian Fisheries Agency. Auditors confirmed the fisheries do not negatively impact spawning and nursery grounds.
The coastal seiners fish far from the coast and protected areas, in the Sea of Okhotsk and in Pacific Ocean waters. No other fishing method is permitted and seals or sea lions are immediately release when accidentally caught.
