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Marine Stewardship Council
Young's is also closely aligned to the objectives of the Marine Stewardship Coun-
cil (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.
As at 9 April 2008
www.youngsseafood.co.uk
Box 2.2
Ten Principles for Responsible Fish Procurement
Fish for Life
1. Legality
Young's will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that we do not purchase
fish which has been caught, landed or farmed illegally. We will deal only with
suppliers who operate in an open and responsible manner and are able to demon-
strate compliance with all the relevant national and international regulations.
Young's will make every effort to investigate and ensure the legality of our supply
chain.
2. Objective assessment
Young's bases its fish procurement decisions on a unique formal selection crite-
rion that clearly defines and applies our understanding of 'responsible' procure-
ment. We acknowledge that in many cases, the status of aquatic ecosystems will
be dynamic and often poorly understood. We are conscious of the continuing
development of this knowledge base and the flux of authoritative opinion and
will review our selection criteria and policy positions regularly to ensure that we
make decisions based on the most current information available.
3. Labelling
Young's operates a policy of openness in our labelling of fish products to ensure
that the consumer has sufficient information at point of sale to make informed
purchasing decisions. We will communicate the origins of each fish on pack (or
through our website) to support the consumer's right of choice.
Wherever possible, we will support relevant ecolabelling to clearly indicate
and promote the use of fish procured from independently certified sustainable
fisheries and responsible fish farming operations.
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