Chicken of the Sea International Instructs Suppliers to Stop Doing Business with Gillnet Operation.Gillnetting Violates Company's Policy on Sustainable Oceans SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Enforcing its long-standing policy on maintaining the sustainability of the world's oceans and stewardship of the environment, Chicken of the Sea International this week called on its tuna tuna or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae (mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito. They have streamlined bodies with two fins, and five or more finlets on the back. suppliers to suspend business practices with Far Ocean Sea Products of Singapore. Environmental group Earth Island Institute The Earth Island Institute was founded in 1982 by environmentalist David Brower. It organizes and encourages activism around environmental issues and provides public education. Funding comes from individual members and supporting organizations. recently issued an advisory that Far Ocean Sea Products uses gillnetting to catch tuna. The United Nations and Chicken of the Sea's sustainability policy ban gillnetting in worldwide waters. Gillnetting is a destructive method of fishing causing harm to numerous other species, including dolphin. The process entails setting mesh fishing nets vertically in the water so fish swimming into it are entangled en·tan·gle tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl. 2. To complicate; confuse. 3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. by their gills. "Gillnetting not only violates our policy on sustainable oceans, but it also undermines the management of the world's tuna stocks," said John Signorino, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Chicken of the Sea International. "We've asked our suppliers to suspend dealing with Far Ocean Sea Products as a source of our tuna. It's the right thing to do, and we'll only work with businesses that support our practice of protecting the world's oceans." Chicken of the Sea International implemented "The Mermaid Cares" dolphin-safe policy in April 1990. More information about its sustainability pledge and dolphin-safe policy can be found at www.chickenofthesea.com. A seafood category leader, Chicken of the Sea International provides a variety of shelf-stable seafood products under the Chicken of the Sea brand, including tuna, salmon, crab, shrimp, oysters, clams, mackerel mackerel, common name for members of the family Scombridae, 60 species of open-sea fishes, including the albacore, bonito, and tuna. They are characterized by deeply forked tails that narrow greatly where they join the body; small finlets behind both the dorsal and and sardines. The Chicken of the Sea brand and famous Mermaid icon are among the most recognized brands in America. |
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