supermarket chain To field has launched the first own-brand canned tuna from sustainable fishing on the Spanish market. It does so with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) organization and under its certification.
With a tripack format, it is a canned tuna with sunflower oil. With this own-brand product, it is the first distributor to do so with the sustainable fishing seal and joins some of the leading brands on the market.
The skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the can is sourced from the skipjack tuna fishery in the Indian Ocean. It has been captured by the boats of the Basque company Pesqueras Echebastar. This Bermeo-based company obtained MSC sustainable fishing certification in 2018. It consists of six purse-seine vessels that land the tuna they catch in the Seychelles and elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. Its certification covers all the skipjack tuna catches of the fleet.
«The incorporation of this MSC certified tuna is a clear example of Alcampo's commitment to a environmentally friendly offer. It is also evidence of the need to create alliances and co-develop actions aimed at guaranteeing the sustainability of fishing resources. And all hand in hand key players in the sustainability of the oceans such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and our supplier and ally North West Frinsa«, says Yolanda Fernández, director of Alcampo.
The MSC blue seal that incorporates Alcampo's sustainable tuna
On the other hand, Laura Rodríguez Zugasti, director of Marine
The Stewardship Council Spain and Portugal added: "We need leading brands that deliver tuna to the consumer with sustainability criteria. That they help citizens to practice responsible consumption in this emblematic species, habitual in our shopping cart. We congratulate Alcampo for his pioneering step in betting on the MSC blue seal on tuna under his own brand. Tuna with a blue seal indicates that it has been fished in compliance with very demanding environmental criteria, and that the companies involved are committed to the long-term sustainability of the fisheries."
