Responsible fishing

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

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