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Sustainable Fisheries |
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Young's has been supplying fish and seafood for over 200 years, and so we believe it is our duty to make an active contribution towards long term seafood sustainability. Sustainable practice is the only way to safeguard the future of this important global food resource.
Our commitment
All our fish purchases are made only with clear understanding of the capacity of the environment to support the fishing or fish farming effort involved. We work actively with our supplier network to initiate and support projects, policies and actions which make a valid contribution to long term sustainability.
Young's Fish for Life
We call our sustainable seafood approach 'Young's Fish for Life' (FFL). This comprises our seafood sustainability position and our behaviour. Key to Fish for Life are our 'Ten Principles for Responsible Fish Procurement’ – which govern the way we buy all our fish, both wild-caught and farmed. Ten Principles is underpinned by our own unique fisheries assessment process.
Fish for Life drives us to be actively engaged with many highly specific fisheries and aquaculture issues. Our most up to date policies and positionings on these can be found on our policies pages.
NB: Fish for Life has been independently audited and verified as a robust and valid approach by the respected independent consultancy, Bodycote Lawlabs.
Marine Stewardship Council
Young's is also closely aligned to the objectives of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) – an international initiative to verify and label fish from sustainable wild-caught fisheries. We have been a key supporter of the MSC since 1997 and our deputy CEO (Mike Parker) serves on the MSC Board of Trustees.
Young’s currently supplies around 80% of the MSC products available in the UK market. However, not all fisheries are yet MSC accredited, so we use our Fish for Life standard to provide reassurance that all our supplier fisheries have been properly assessed against our own rigorous criteria. |
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Young's Ten Principles for Responsible
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Sustainable Fishing Policies
Policies relating to sustainable fishing practice around the world, best practice in aquaculture, ethical seafood sourcing and the conservation of the marine environment. Click on a policy below to view... |
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