Responsible fishing

Royal Greenland is a global and progressive company and we take an active part in addressing the issues of responsible fishing.
 

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As a company, we work to promote the responsible use of marine resources and we take this responsibility very seriously. We believe that global management of fisheries is a prerequisite if we want to ensure the long-term availability of seafood for future generations.

This is why we have decided to take the following approach towards responsible fishing:

Quotas and legislation

  • We believe that responsible fishery means compliance with prescribed requirements and restrictions under national and international legislation
  • We recommend that the TAC (quota) is fixed in accordance with biologists' recommendations and preferably for several years at a time
  • We do not purchase fish from illegal fishing 
  • We purchase fish and shellfish from countries where monitoring and reporting are carried out reliably by local authorities 
  • When purchasing from countries, where no corresponding reliable fishing control exists, we require additional security, e.g. through independent auditing
  • Royal Greenland respects fishing quotas and catches are reported according to current legislation 
  • We cooperate with authorities, organizations and customers to meet external requirements

Fishing equipment

  • We actively participate in improving approved fishing technology to ensure that we are as gentle as possible, and through selection minimise our secondary catch
  • We support initiatives for the commercial use of our secondary catch 
  • We do not purchase fish caught with beam trawls or rock grates
  • We require our suppliers to use approved fishing equipment 
  • We support all activities aimed at minimising catches of endangered species

Traceability

  • We are able to trace our catches back to catching area, catching period and name of vessel
  • We aim to ensure that our purchased fish and shellfish, can be traced back to their catching area, catching period and group of vessels
  • We wish to mark our finished goods, in order to provide our consumers with required information (fishing area, period)

Control

  • We spot-check external suppliers’ fishing documentation
  • We check proof of MSC fishery in the “sea-to-table” chain 
  • We support schemes for the inspection of fishery, secondary catch and catch volumes to guard against illegal fishery