Euclid Fish Joins SeaPact!
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With great
excitement
and
honor,
we
are
so
proud
to
announce
our
acceptance
and
commitment
in
joining
Sea
Pact.
It
is
truly
such
an
honor
to
be
a
part
of
an
organization
that
is
continuously
working
towards
and
succeeding
in
improving
the
sustainability
of
seafood
worldwide.
We
are
fully
committed
to
SeaPact,
as
well
as
the
seafood
industry,
in
working
towards
the
advancement
of
sustainable
and
responsible
fisheries
and
aquaculture
practices.
We
will
work
within
the
mission
to
provide
the
building
blocks
of
a
long
term
and
productive
seafood
industry
through
social,
economic
and
environmental
contributions
that
will
improve
the
fishing
and
farming
systems
globally.
Please find the SeaPact Press Release Here
-Sea Pact Adds Two New Members-
More About SeaPact:
Sea Pact is an alliance formed between leading, like-minded Seafood Distributors in North America. This unprecedented alliance is a first of its kind in the seafood industry. Sea Pact has a goal of making their seafood industry a more sustainable & eco-friendly one. Sea Pact will improve the sustainability of global seafood by using the collective power of like-minded North American seafood companies to improve the fishing and fish farming systems we procure from.
Sea Pact currently consists of ten leading seafood distributors across North America: Albion Farms & Fisheries in Vancouver, Fortune Fish & Gourmet in Chicago, Ipswich Shellfish Group in Boston, Santa Monica Seafood in Los Angeles, Seacore Seafood in Toronto, Seattle Fish Co. in Denver, J.J. McDonnell in Baltimore, Stavis Seafood in Boston, North Atlantic Inc. from Portland, Maine and Euclid Fish Company from Cleveland.
Mission Statement:
Sea Pact is a group of leading North American Seafood Companies dedicated to driving stewardship and continuous improvement of social, economic and environment responsibility throughout the global seafood supply chain.
We agree as Sea Pact to collectively:
1.
Support
a
model
of
continuous
improvement
for
fisheries
and
aquaculture
farms.
2.
Engage
our
peers
and
our
supply
chain
in
discussion
and
action
around
continuous
improvement.
3.
Publically
state
our
goals
for
reaching
more
responsible
seafood
supply
and
monitor
and
measure
our
progress
towards
our
goal.
4.
Support
each
other’s
efforts
to
educate
our
individual
staff,
customers
and
supply
chain
about
our
responsible
seafood
initiatives.
5.
Utilize
our
collective
purchasing
power
in
a
pre-competitive
nature
to
engage
in
improvement
efforts.
6.
Financially
contribute
to
continuous
improvement
of
those
fisheries
and
fish
farming
systems
we
procure
from
that
meet
our
Project
Selection
Criteria.
7.
Consider
the
impact
on
communities
when
making
sourcing
decisions.
8.
Engage
in
and
support
policy
and
management
reform
that
leads
to
positive
environmental
outcomes
in
fisheries
and
aquaculture
management.
Projects:
Sea Pact strives to advance environmentally sustainable fisheries and aquaculture practices and provide the building blocks for a long term and sustainable seafood industry. To accomplish this, Sea Pact has pledged to financially contribute to selected projects that are aligned with Sea Pact’s mission. Sea Pact wishes to place an emphasis on projects that are engaging in efforts relating to bycatch reduction, innovations in aquaculture, or social responsibility within the seafood supply chain. Projects impacting the top seafood species consumed on a global level are preferred. Organizations that are seeking financial assistance for projects aligned with Sea Pact’s mission, in the following categories, are encouraged to apply:
Gear or Farm Improvements | Species Research and Data Collection | Research to Improve Farming Practices | Fisheries Management | Regional Aquaculture Management | ​Technology | Fishery Habitat Restoration | Wild Stock Enhancement | Fisheries Conservation | Fisheries Improvement Projects | Aquaculture Improvement Projects | ​Communication/Education