December 14, 2016
Today, the world’s eight largest seafood companies, including Austral Fisheries’ partner, Maruha Nichiro Corporation, announced they were concerned about the state of the ocean and global environment, and that as keystone players in the global seafood industry, are committed to playing a leading role in addressing the future challenges surrounding our oceans.
These 8 companies will set up a new global initiative – Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship – that will bring together leaders in science and business, the wild capture and aquaculture sectors of the seafood industry, and companies from Asia, Europe and North America, operating globally.
Behind this initiative is Henrik Österblom, from the Stockholm Resilience Centwho led research identifying the keystone actors in the world’s oceans. “We invited the leaders of these companies to a dialogue to build trust and develop a common understanding about the state of the ocean,” said Österblom.
“We were delighted so many companies accepted our offer. This shows they are aware of the urgency of the situation and willing to engage in these issues.”
For more information on this initiative see: Keystone dialogue between scientists and seafood industry leaders creates breakthrough in ocean stewardship.