SAASIE’s Sustainable Seafood Policy

We support global policies and management initiatives that ensure the long-term sustainability of seafood resources. SAASIE is committed to assist in leading the way to preserve the world’s marine resources for future generations.

Global consumption of fish and seafood products is continuously increasing. Seafood resources are fragile and vulnerable, and we, as the South African Association of Seafood Importers and Exporters (SAASIE), recognise the pressure on global wild fish and shellfish populations and the need to protect the environment, establish social and economic sustainability and accountability of the supply chain, of which SAASIE members are an integral part.

SAASIE endeavours to promote the following principles:

1. To work with supply partners, and maintain an open dialogue with:
   1. Environmental organisations
   2. The fishing industry representative bodies
   3. Government agencies and regulators
   4. The scientific communities to continuously improve the supply of sustainable seafood products to our customers
2. To ensure that all seafood products are sourced from responsibly managed fisheries where fishing practices and management will ensure fish stocks and marine ecosystems are maintained and protected for future generations
3. To source and purchase seafood products that offer customers alternatives for items that do not meet the current sustainability criteria
4. To work closely with seafood suppliers to obtain detailed traceability information that is supplied to customers:
   1. Information for wild capture products which would include species name, country of origin, catch region, fishery name and gear type
   2. Information for farmed / aquaculture products would include species name, country of origin and production method used