The second certification to be awarded to an operator in the Alaska fishing industry by the Fish Standard for Crew Inc, processor vessels Excellence and Pheonix have completed an extensive SGS audit.
The two US-flagged vessels are owned and operated by PPLP as mothership processors in the Alaska pollock fishery in the Bering Sea and the Pacific whiting fishery off the US west coast. SGS awarded the certification after extensive policy and procedure review, on-site vessel inspection, and face-to-face interviews of crew members.
‘FISH certification affirms our company’s long-standing dedication to safe operations and responsible treatment of our crew,’ said John Henderschedt, President and CEO of PPLP.
‘With our customers increasingly interested in the welfare of workers within their supply chain, the FISH certification provides us an independent process to demonstrate we have achieved, and maintain, the highest levels of performance with respect to crew treatment, compensation and on-board conditions.’
PPLP is following the Nueva Pescanova Novanam fleet in Namibia and the APA Alaska catcher-processor vessels in achieving FISH certification.
‘We are pleased to see yet another outstanding organisation like PPLP be recognised for its commitment to its crew and vessel operations,’ said Friðrik Friðriksson, chair of the FISH’s board of directors and chief human resources officer at Brim, commenting that FISH is active in Alaska, Papua New Guinea, Iceland, Australia and Canada and in discussions with other organisations around the world.
‘We believe programmes such as FISH have a role to play in giving confidence to the supply chain that seafood from sources such as PPLP is coming from crew that are treated with respect and fairness.’
