The Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions has found an official collaborator in the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the latter announced on 29 June.
Joining the Conservation Alliance puts IPNLF alongside other seafood businesses committed to improving ocean health and promoting sustainable practices, including 15 of the top 20 North American retailers who are working with the collaborative to facilitate the purchase and sale of sustainable seafood products, fisheries improvement and traceability enhancement.
“Joining the Conservation Alliance provides IPNLF with a platform to effectively share resources and expertise among like-minded organisations working on some of the biggest challenges in seafood sustainability. We look forward to contributing to the collective expertise of the group and applying creative solutions to the fisheries and coastal communities that depend on one-by-one fishing methods,” said Adam Baske, Director for Policy & Outreach at IPNLF, in a prepared statement.
“The Conservation Alliance’s commitment to work proactively to improve the environmental and social performance of fisheries is extremely appealing to IPNLF,” added Baske.“Through our involvement, we hope to further benefit coastal communities, improve the policy framework of tuna fisheries, and engage buyers from one of the world’s largest seafood markets to enhance the supply and strengthen management of one-by-one tuna fisheries.”
The Conservation Alliance serves as a bridge between 33 of the world’s top conservation groups and the businesses behind over 80 percent of the North American grocery and foodservice sectors. Having just updated its Common Vision for Sustainable Seafood this year, the Conservation Alliance is looking to give companies “more detailed guidance on how they can take their commitments further, particularly to include social issues alongside environmental issues, place stronger emphasis on traceability and provide clearer guidance on how improvement projects can meet their sustainability goals.”
“We work together to solve sustainable seafood’s biggest challenges so that oceans and the businesses that depend on them can thrive,” said Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions’ Amy Breckon.
“IPNLF brings a voice that not only wants to see environmentally responsible seafood being promoted throughout the supply chain, but also promotes the social benefits that accrue as a result of certain sourcing decisions. This is a key component of the Alliance’s new Common Vision, and we are thrilled that IPNLF’s perspective is now officially a part of our network,” Breckon concluded.
