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The Fish 4 Ever range follows explicit guidelines having a sustainability questionnaire which is based on the various issues governing marine sustainability. It goes much further than dolphin-friendly tuna and addresses a far wider range of issues.
Fish 4 Ever's Seven Sustainability Points
1. None of the Fish 4 Ever tinned fish species are endangered.
2. Fishing is seasonal - no fishing occurs in the breeding season and there is no fishing of under-sized fish.
3. The fishing is socially responsible in that fishing does not occur off the coasts of developing countries (which therefore deprives the domestic industry).
4. No dragnets are used. These can be up to 100 km long and will kill dolphins, whales, sharks, turtles and sea birds.
5. There is no damage to the ocean floor, for example, no deep sea trawling or bottom trawling and no damage to the marine environment.
6. There is no bye catch. Thanks to responsible fishing methods and equipment sea mammals and albatross are not caught whilst the tuna fishing is managed by the Earth Island Institute.
7. No major industrial boats or factory boats are used. All the fish, except for Tuna, are caught with small sized community based fishing boats that go out at night and return in the morning. This is classified as inshore fishing. The tuna is caught with larger boats known as purse-seiners. |
