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 Retail and Wholesale Charter. This page will be updated in the near future.

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 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 seeks to create an awareness of environmental issues amongst its employees, customers and local communities i.e. environmental fact sheets and recognition of major environmental events.
 

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 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 and, secondly, to use as few resources as we can.

Our hake is only bought from Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) approved suppliers. This means that the fish comes from a well-managed fishery and has not contributed to the environmental problem of over-fishing.

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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 services, we have a very specific approach to our business. Our Values guide our Objectives, and our Supplier and Customer Relationships are key. The people of Fish on Line are equally important as this is our Essence and Identity. We believe in harnessing each individual’s talents to the best in order to give the service our customers have come to expect of us. Furthermore we subscribe to a code of conduct determined by ourselves, guided by industry regulations and the Long Term Sustainability of the resource. 

As registered Importers and Exporters of Quality Seafoods we endeavor to supply only the best quality to our markets by sourcing from the best suppliers. To this end we have joined an international group of companies that are specialist in their individual fields.  This gives us an international footprint with all the obvious benefits. For example this gives us a risk free purchase platform as well the product and market information from tried and tested ideas and products. Our purchase platform includes South America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle and Far East.

Fish on Line’s primary focus is in the Catering and Retail sectors. To these markets we supply a range of fillets and portions in various sizes depending on the customer’s requirements. We are involved in the process from design to delivery and are able to give the client commitment on price and quantity based on their demand forecasts. Distribution is made on a national level through our
appointed transporters and distributors. We are also suppliers of Top Quality Bait products to the hake and large pelagic fleets that visit our shores.

Wherever the market is and whatever they need; we can deliver!

Find us online at: http://www.fishonline.co.za/

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John Dory´s

John Dory’s Fish & Grill relies on seafood in order for our business to function. We are aware of the over-exploitation of seafood resources and the environmental impacts thereof and thus are committed, through our policy, to support sustainable seafood. We will do this by providing our customers with information and choices and ensuring our suppliers provide legal and traceable products.


John Dory's Sustainable Seafood Policy is as follows:

1. John Dory’s is aware that there is global concern over the over-exploitation of seafood resources and the environmental impacts of fishery and aquaculture activities on marine ecosystems;
2. Being a major role player in the seafood industry we recognise that we can help drive positive change in fisheries by supporting and promoting sustainable seafood choices;
3. John Dory’s will, where possible, support sustainable and well-managed fisheries and responsible aquaculture as we believe this is critical to the long-term maintenance of healthy and productive marine ecosystems, species, and livelihoods, as well as sustainable business;
4. Our customers have a right to sufficient and accurate information through adequate labelling, or other means, in order to be able to make environmentally responsible choices;
5. John Dory’s will do what is reasonably possible to have information about the species, origin and production method (fishing gear used, or wild-caught/farmed) of any seafood product on sale available or be in a position to get the information to pass on to our customers;
6. All seafood at John Dory’s should be legally procured and traceable to their origins, making use of appropriate traceability schemes or mechanisms;
7. We will communicate our sustainability and traceability criteria and encourage ethical and legal behaviour among all our suppliers;
8. John Dory’s will identify all unsustainable seafood products and move to replace them with more sustainable substitutes; and continuously improve seafood product ranges, by applying strict legal, traceability, and sustainability criteria.

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Aquatic Foods

Aquatic Foods has been committed to the sustainable supply of live, fresh and frozen seafood products for the past 15 years. Aquatic Foods future and heritage lies in the sustainability of all living marine organisms in our oceans.

Being a trusted supplier of live, fresh and frozen seafood we have a moral and social responsibility towards all our clients, employees and our environment. All our seafood products are only procured from recognized quota holders, right holders, fishing companies and importers that strictly adhere to the Marine and Costal Management Act, and act in the spirit thereof.  Our awareness program includes the extensive stocking and promotion of sustainable green species, consumer awareness of orange species under pressure and red species that are endangered and are under threat of extinction.  All our seafood products are batched, tracked and looked after meticulously.

Aquatic foods are proud members of the SASSI retail charter thereby ensuring the prosperity of all stake holders in the seafood industry.  Our Ocean, Our Future and Our Heritage.

Find us online at www.aquaticfoods.co.za

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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 plenty of fish, both in the sea and on the plate, for our children´s children, Best Choice Seafood operates according to a strict sustainable seafood policy in an attempt to become part of the solution.

Best Choice Seafood subscribes to the following principles:

1. All of our seafood choices should drive positive change in fisheries by supporting seafood derived from sustainable and responsibly managed sources.
2. All of our seafood choices should be legal (no IUU products) and be traceable back to their origins.
3. All of our wild-caught seafood choices should be caught using legal and responsible fishing methods.
4. All of our farmed seafood choices should be sourced from farms that use aquaculture systems that are sustainable and managed responsibly.
5. Best Choice Seafood will always strive to offer the most sustainable seafood options available. Where there are no sustainable SASSI Green-list options available, we will strive to supply the most sustainable SASSI Orange-listed products possible.
6. All of our seafood choices will continuously be improved so any new product will be considered against our strict legal, traceability, and sustainability criteria. We will therefore actively source from suppliers who demonstrate an awareness of their environmental impacts and strive to rectify this in a responsible manner.
7. Consumers have the right to sufficient and accurate information abouttheir seafood. To enable consumers and clients to make an environmentally responsible choice, all of our seafood choices on offerwill be labeled at least with the following information:

• Species name (common and scientific)
• Origin (country of production or FAO catch region)
• Production method (wild-caught/farmed and where possible fishing gear used)
• Any credible eco-labels that may apply

Our seafood choice makes us your best choice seafood supplier.

Find us online at www.bestchoiceseafood.co.za

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