Partners
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Slade Gorton No one else.
http://www.sladegorton.comSlade Gorton is one of America's largest importers, distributors and manufacturers of fresh, frozen and premium value-added seafood products. Founded in 1928, we are a privately held, woman owned, operated and controlled, WBENC certified, multi-generational family business committed to feeding America with wholesome, nutritious and sustainable foods. We are proud of our family's 150-year heritage in the seafood industry and passionate about the quality, service and innovation we offer our customers.
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Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)
http://www.gaalliance.orgThe mission of the Global Aquaculture Alliance is to further environmentally responsible aquaculture to meet world food needs. Through its Best Aquaculture Practices program, GAA encourages the use of responsible production systems that are sustainable regarding environmental and community needs, and efficiently provide safe, wholesome aquaculture products to the world's population.
GAA articulates the importance of aquaculture as a source of food and employment. It supports technological research and provides this information openly to membership and research facilities. The alliance also advocates for the industry regionally and globally, and promotes effective, coordinated government regulatory and international trade policies.
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Marine Stewardship Council
http://www.msc.orgThe vision for the Marine Stewardship Council is of the world's oceans teeming with life, and seafood supplies safeguarded for this and future generations.
The mission of the Marine Stewardship Council is to use their ecolabel and fishery certification program to contribute to the health of the world's oceans by recognizing and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood, and working with their partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.
The focus of the Marine Stewardship Council is to:
Collaborate with fishers, retailers, processors, consumers and others to drive change forward
Never compromise on the environmental standard we set, nor on their independence
Continue to lead the world in wild capture fishery certification, with the most trusted, recognized and credible seafood ecolabel.