Zhangzidao Fishery Group America Corp. (ZF America) and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) on Monday announced a new partnership centered on developing a sustainable seafood strategy.
As part of its expansion efforts throughout Asia, SFP will advise ZF America on sustainability throughout the company’s supply chain. The company currently operates in China, Thailand, Vietnam and Mexico.
“We are pleased to have ZF America as a partner as they are a growing company capable of producing, processing and distributing a vast array of sustainable seafood,” said Howard Johnson, SFP’s director of global programs. “Asian countries have become a major source of seafood for the entire world. We recognize the important role these countries play in the global seafood industry and partnering with ZF America will help us play a larger role in improving fisheries and fish farms in this region.”
ZF America will use FishSource to analyze the environmental performance of the fisheries and fish farms from which it sources.
The partnership will collaborate on a number of projects, including the Chinese Tilapia Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP). The AIP will focus on reducing the cumulative and combined impacts of aquaculture that can arise from over-density of farms, incorrect zoning and insufficient coordination of disease treatment.
“ZF America has a history of system wide practices recognized and audited by industry leading sustainable organizations such as SFP,” said Randy Petersen, CSO and director of U.S. sales and marketing for ZF America. “As we continue to grow our global farming, harvesting and processing infrastructure we look forward to the knowledge and guidance of our partners at SFP to ensure proper oversight and execution of our sustainable practices as we strive to meet the needs of our global client base.”
