Why Sustainable Seafood?
23 Jul 2008 Seafood Reconsidered - More and more people are considering seafood as a healthy and alternative natural protein source. In a time when many consumers regard products from conventional commercial land based farms with increasing suspicion, seafood is growing in popularity. Spurred on by the globalisation of markets, seafood has become the most traded commodity in...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
Update on SASSI Suppliers
15 Dec 2009 Update on SASSI suppliers - Good news for restaurants and other seafood traders out there looking for sustainable seafood suppliers, SASSI is now working with a number of suppliers through a our SASSI retailer/supplier participation scheme. The core of this work focuses around a series of sustainability assessments with the SASSI participant supplier, helping them to identify risks in...read more
SASSI nets major greening award
24 Jul 2008 SASSI nets major greening award - WWF´s Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) has scooped a Mail & Guardian Greening the Future award in the hotly contested category "Environmental best practice in not-for-profit organisations." SASSI aims to alert consumers, restauranteurs, wholesalers and fishers about the threats to marine resources. The award´s citation reads: "The Greening...read more
Retail and Wholesale Members
19 Sep 2010 The following Retailers and Wholesalers have committed to making their seafood business more sustainable, and have either signed or are in the process of signing up to the . This page will be updated in the near future.
Woolworths
19 Sep 2008 Woolworths - Woolworths is extremely aware of the impact our business might have on every aspect of our environment. That includes the natural world as well as the societies and the individuals we come into contact with in the course of what we do. We work extremely hard, first of all not to do any damage...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
Fish On Line
28 Apr 2007 Fish on Line - Fish on Line Pty Ltd is a Seafood Trading company registered in the Republic of South Africa and is in its 10th year of existence. However the combined experience of the shareholders exceeds 50 years. We know fish and we are Passionate about it. Although we offer a wide range of products and...read more
SASSI Retailer Partners attend eco-labelling event
28 Oct 2008 Cape Town. SASSI Retail Partners attend eco-labelling workshop. Last week, the spotlight fell on eco-labelling when a workshop was held by the ISS (Institute for Security Studies) titled “The challenges and opportunities for marine certification in Southern and Eastern Africa”. The meeting coincided with the official launch of the South African office of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).The...read more