Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company, announced that it started a partnership with the Earth Island Institute Dolphin-Safe project and Friend of the Sea to provide a certification scheme which is in line with their sustainability policy and standards. It is told that Maersk will discourage and refuse the handling and shipping of tuna from companies declared by the Earth Island Institute as non-Dolphin-Safe.
This partnership will also work to provide Friend of the Sea total transparency over the containers carrying sustainable seafood certified by the international scheme. It is said that there are some measures aim at promoting sustainable fishing and stimulating the market towards environmentally conscious trading of seafood.
In their respective fields these organizations have done good works. The Dolphin-safe project has prevented the death of millions of dolphins by lowering dolphin-mortality in the tuna fishery targeting dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. The Friend of the Sea project is the leading international scheme for the certification of products from sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.
David Pawlan, Head of Global Seafood at Maersk, admit that they want to provide all possible help and collaboration to such deserving projects to ensure sustainable seafood. David Philips, Executive Director of the Earth Island Institute, commented that they appreciate Maersk’s support and wish all other shipping and transport companies will show the same level of collaboration and environmental awareness.
