Chicken of the Sea Partners with Pacifical on MSC Certified Tuna
SAN DIEGO (PRWEB) February 27, 2018 -- US shelf-stable seafood market leader, Chicken of the Sea (COS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Pacifical, to promote MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certified tuna sourced from the eight-member nations of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) in the Western Central Pacific Ocean.
Chicken of the Sea has introduced Pacifical MSC certified tuna with their brand Genova, one of the fastest growing tuna brands available in the US market. Genova is known for its premium high quality solid yellowfin tuna filets, packed in pure olive oil with no additives or preservatives, 100% wild caught tuna inspired by Italian-style fillets. Now also certified as sustainable by the MSC, caught from a fishery with one of the most rigorous and robust chain of custody certifications offered globally.
The Genova MSC certified product has just been made available nationwide in Walmart, Kroger, Albertson, Costco and many other retailers across the United States.
“Our sustainability strategy includes a commitment to procure tuna from MSC-certified fisheries,” said Roxanne Nanninga, Director of Sustainability for Thai Union, North America. “Our cooperation with Pacifical to source MSC tuna for our Genova brand is evidence of that commitment in action.”
“The sustainable management of the PNA waters is vital for the future of tuna species worldwide since 25% of the world’s tuna catch comes from our Exclusive Economic Zones,” said Henk Brus, Managing Director, Pacifical. “The partnership with Chicken of the Sea in the US market will be of great contribution to the further continuation of our sustainable effort in North America. With this cooperation, COS has taken an important step towards a long-term commitment to the sustainability of tuna. We all bear the responsibility of ensuring tuna stocks remain healthy for generations to come and we are excited to have Chicken of the Sea joining us on this mission.”
The MSC certified Genova yellowfin product now carries the Pacifical logo on its lid, in representation of COS’ direct commitment to the PNA island people. By choosing Pacifical tuna, partners and final consumers around the world are supporting the sustainability of this vast ecosystem, and the people who depend on it, bringing in business and employment opportunities, as well as livelihood.
“We congratulate Chicken of the Sea for this exceptional step forward and their contribution towards sustainability through the involvement of the Genova brand. We look forward to continue working hand in hand with Chicken of the Sea to deliver US consumers sustainable, high quality, transparent and nutritious yellowfin straight from paradise,” said Maurice Brownjohn, Commercial Director, PNA Office.
"When people purchase seafood with the MSC ecolabel, their choice supports fishermen around the world who are working hard to meet the world’s most rigorous standard for sustainability,” says Brian Perkins, MSC Regional Director of the Americas. “We congratulate Pacifical and Chicken of the Sea on this partnership that will bring certified sustainable and traceable tuna to millions of American families when they buy the Genova brand with the blue MSC label.”
About Chicken of the Sea
Founded in 1914, Chicken of the Sea (COS) is a leading provider of healthy, delicious and responsibly sourced seafood, offering not only a robust product line but the recipes and meal-planning insights needed to inspire seafood lovers to greater culinary creativity. The company provides tuna, salmon, clams, crab, oysters, shrimp, mackerel, kipper snacks and sardines in cans, cups and pouches as well as innovative new products consistent with seafood’s growing status as a healthy “new” protein choice in America.
Headquartered in El Segundo, COS uses responsible fishing practices to source its seafood products from around the world, and packages them at a state-of-the-art processing facility in Lyons, Georgia, as well as at third-party facilities. The company is led by a team of industry veterans with more than 300 years of collective experience in the packaged seafood industry.
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About Pacifical
Pacifical is the global marketing company jointly set up by the 8 Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) to promote the PNA region and actively trade their MSC certified sustainably caught free school skipjack and yellowfin tuna to consumers around the world. Pacifical MSC certified skipjack and yellowfin tuna from PNA waters is available in 26 different countries around the world and all products carry the Pacifical logo as clear representation of the end market's commitment with the PNA region and recognition to those nations managing the tuna stocks in their waters on a daily basis. http://www.pacifical.com
About The PNA
The 8 nations united under the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) hold 25% of the world’s tuna stocks and 50% of the world’s skipjack stocks in their waters. The 8 PNA nations manage the world's largest purse seine tuna fishery certified by the Marine Stewardship Council. Located within the Western Central Pacific Ocean, the PNA members are the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu. In 2011, PNA skipjack tuna caught by Purse Seiners setting nets on Free School Sets of adult fish and without the use or association with FADs (Fish Aggregating Devices) was certified by the Marine Stewardship Council as sustainable. PNA yellowfin tuna was added to the certificate in February 2016. In 2016 the PNA was named the winner of the Seafood Champion Award for Vision 2016 at the Global Seafood Summit. http://www.pnatuna.com
About Marine Stewardship Council
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international non-profit organization. Our vision is for the world’s oceans to be teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations. Our ecolabel and certification program recognizes and rewards sustainable fishing practices and is helping create a more sustainable seafood market.
The MSC ecolabel on a seafood product means that:
- It comes from a wild-catch fishery which has been independently certified to the MSC’s science-based standard for environmentally sustainable fishing.
- It’s fully traceable to a sustainable source.
More at http://www.msc.org
Cynthia Asaf, Market Development Manager, Pacifical, http://www.pacifical.com, +31 162714041, [email protected]
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