Mexican suppliers agree to lay off bluefin tuna for five years

Member companies of the Pacific Alliance for Sustainable Tuna (PAST) are voluntarily withdrawing from fishing Pacific bluefin tuna for the next five years, including the 2015 season.

PAST, an alliance of leading tuna fishing companies representing 93 percent of total tuna production in Mexico, said the decision is a commitment to sustainability.

“By withdrawing from the highly lucrative bluefin market for five years to allow the stocks to recover, our members are putting their money where their mouths are,” said Mariana Ramos Sanchez, director of PAST. “It is the right thing to do for the environment, and we hope other companies will follow suit.”

PAST member companies – Grupomar, Herdez Del Fuerte, Pesca Azteca, and Procesa – worked with Mexico's National Commission for Fisheries and Aquaculture (CONAPESCA) and National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA) as well as scientific experts at the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to develop a strategy for the recovery of bluefin stocks, which face pressure from overfishing.

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