State of the Environment competition
15 Sep 2009 State of the Environment Competition - The African Carbon Trust (ACT) and the Two Oceans Aquarium announced in Cape Town today the launch of the ‘State of Our Environment Competition’ in which members of the public are invited to submit photographs, videos, art or any other medium to highlight their personal experiences of environmental degradation and loss. ACT Managing...read more
SASSI FAQ
31 Jul 2008 SASSI FAQ’s: - 1. Is seafood the perfect food? Nutritious, low in fats and available in a variety of delicious forms, flavours and textures seafood is often advertised as the perfect food. More people are choosing to eat seafood and to meet this growing demand more fish and shellfish are being caught and farmed than ever...read more
Seafood Awareness Campaigns
24 Jul 2008 To help inform consumers about better choices a number of seafood awareness campaigns have been instituted across the world. Perhaps the most established and widely known is the Seafood Watch campaign of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. These campaigns commonly use colour-coded seafood lists that classify different seafood types according to their sustainability. The lists are based on scientific...read more
Pick n Pay
19 Sep 2009 Pick n Pay - Environmental awareness As part of the Company induction, new employees are made aware of Pick n Pay’s commitment to the environment. This ensures that employees at all levels throughout the Company see environmental responsibility as an intrinsic element of their work and not as an additional function. Through effective communication, Pick n Pay...read more
Best Choice Seafood
30 Aug 2006 Best Choice Seafood - Your First Choice in Sustainable Seafood Sustainable living is the wave of the new future. Best Choice Seafood recognizes that there is growing global concern over the impacts of fisheries and aquaculture on our seafood resources and that not all seafood products can be considered sustainable and ocean-friendly. To ensure that there are...read more
Impacts of fishing methods
27 May 2013 All fishing methods have some degree of environmental impact. This could be something as simple as a seagull becoming entangled by apiece of discarded nylon fishing line from a recreational angler, to the destruction of centuries-old deep sea corals by heavy trawling gear. In order to decide whether a particular fishing method has unacceptable levels of environmental harm we need...read more
About SASSI
27 May 2008 The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) was initiated in November 2004 in order to inform and educate all participants in the seafood trade, from wholesalers to restaurateurs through to seafood lovers. The initiative builds on an earlier project started in the KwaZulu-Natal Province which sought to educate restaurant dealers about the Marine Living Resources Act and other marine conservation...read more
SASSI Partners
27 May 2008 SASSI Partners - SASSI is a project under the banner of WWF, however in order to make it effective and have a presence at a national level we rely on the continued support of a number of organisations and agencies. The following are SASSI network partners: The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism of South Africa: Branch...read more
Chefs and Hospitality
27 May 2008 Chefs and hospitality industry - As setters of food trends, chefs and restaurateurs are key players in creating consumer demand for sustainable seafood. Chefs and restaurants that are interested in serving their customers ocean-friendly seafood dishes offers promise that it is possible to increase awareness and appreciation of seafood that not only tastes delicious but is...read more
Retailers and Wholesalers
27 May 2008 SASSI Retail Charter - Retailers hold a significant proportion of the global seafood market share and are well positioned to effect positive changes in the fishing industry. In a number of countries, major retailers have started adjusting their seafood business to meet consumer expectations and in order to improve traceability, and promote sustainably and responsibly...read more