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SAFCOL TUNA NAMED AUSTRALIA’S MOST FISH FRIENDLY COMPANY FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD DAY

Announcement posted by Markson Sparks! 07 Mar 2016

EVERY SINGLE FISH THEY CATCH IS CAUGHT INDIVIDUALLY BY A FISHERMAN WITH A FISHING ROD

SAFCOL TUNA NAMED AUSTRALIA’S MOST FISH FRIENDLY COMPANY FOR  SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD DAY<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

It’s 70 years since SAFCOL ( South Australian Fishermans Co-Operative Limited) was founded by a group of South Australian Fishermen to sell their catch. This Friday 11th March is Sustainable Seafood Day and SAFCOL is proud to confirm that because every single fish they catch for every single one of the tins of tuna they sell in Woolworths, is caught individually by a fisherman with a fishing rod , they are Australia’s most sustainable and environmentally  friendly fishing company.

 

It’s called “pole and line” where fishermen literally catch every fish with a pole and line. Safcol is ranked highly by Greenpeace, a non-commercial company who do not accept payment for the use of their logo , and do not endorse brands, and who audit Safcol regularly to check on Safcol’s sytems and processes. Safcol  pioneered sustainable fishing in the Australian retail market, and having established the gold class of sustainability, Safcol is encouraged to see other big brands slowly changing the way that they fish. Safcol encourages those who have recently changed their fishing methods to take further steps to joining Safcol in the Gold class of sustainability.

 

Andrew Mitchell,  CEO of Safcol says “ We’re proud of our environmental record.  Safcol is the gold medal winner in mainstream retail, with the world’s gold standard fishing practice and the world’s most sustainable tuna species being placed in our cans, according to Greenpeace, pole and line is the ultimate best practice in sustainable fishing. It is for this reason that we rank so highly with Greenpeace, because we supply  tuna caught by pole and line. We have been doing this for years and have recently noticed others who have moved into the silver class of sustainability, and we encourage them to move into the gold class with us, by fishing pole and line. If the fisherman of South Australia who got together to sell their catch in 1945 could see the amazing achievements of how Safcol is doing today, I’m sure they’d be very impressed!”

 

“There is still work to be done however, due to the activities of many unethical seafood and fishing companies,  over 180,000 tonnes of marine life are killed each year. In addition there are reports of some fishing companies using slave and cheap labour . This Friday 11th March we invite the public to support Sustainable Seafood Day, shop sensibly and to boycott companies who do not respect our oceans or the people they employ ” concludes Mitchell.

 

TO INTERVIEW ANDREW MITCHELL email max@marksonsparks.com or call Max on 0412501601