Our company is devoted to the environment and protecting seafood resources by supporting and leading the current sustainable seafood movement
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FISH CHOICE
Supplier Member
We are the retail brand of Altamar Foods Corporation, who has been a proud FishChoice Supplier Member since 2019. As a FishChoice Supplier Member, our company is part of a seafood community of like-minded businesses, NGOs, and others who are committed to advancing seafood sustainability. We accomplish this primarily through the FishChoice platform by having seafood product source information publicly available and transparent in its origin as well as identifying the current sustainability status of our seafood products.
FishChoice partners with the leading global organizations that rate and certify seafood based on its environmental sustainability. FishChoice matches our product sources with that information and updates us when that information changes so we can make sure our staff and customers have the most current information readily available. The platform is becoming the most in-depth resource for seafood company and product information available online with sustainability data covering an estimated 700 species and over 4,000 sources of wild and farmed seafood.
FishChoice is a registered 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit founded in 2008 that is dedicated to helping businesses advance their seafood sustainability efforts on their own. FishChoice creates tools and provides resources that make it easier for businesses to buy and sell sustainable seafood. FishChoice.com is the flagship platform developed by FishChoice that offers businesses several tools to advance their sustainable seafood sourcing, tracking, education, engagement, and more.
SUSTAINABLE
SEAFOOD POLICY
Altamar Foods Corporation believes in the critical role we play in ensuring our products are sourced in ways that consider the protection of harvested species and the health of our oceans for generations to come. We believe in providing our customers with high quality and healthy seafood options that are sourced sustainably. That is why we are taking important steps to learn and inform our sourcing policies so that we can provide responsible farmed and wild caught seafood options to our partners.
SOURCING STRATEGY
We commits to source and sell environmentally and socially responsible seafood with the goal of annually increasing the sourcing of wild caught and farmed seafood products from fisheries and aquaculture operations that improve environmental performance over time. We rely on the following certifications and ratings to inform our sourcing practices:
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A certification benchmarked and recognized by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI).
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Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Best Choice and Good Alternative ratings.
In addition, we commit to working with our suppliers in sourcing and supporting fisheries and aquaculture farms that are in a path towards improvement:
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Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) that meet the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions FIP guidelines for basic or comprehensive FIPs and are listed, and in good standing, in fisheryprogress.org
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Aquaculture Improvement Projects (AIPs) that have clear objectives and timelines, a baseline needs assessment, a work plan, and a mechanism for publicly reporting progress on a regular basis.
DATA COLLECTION
& TRACEABILITY
Altamar Foods Corporation recognizes that traceability in our supply chains is essential for ensuring that our seafood is from legal and verifiable sources. We are committed to continue working with Trace Register and our vendors to implement industry’s best practices in traceability.
Specific information collected includes, but is not limited to:
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Common and scientific names.
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Country of origin.
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The stock from which the seafood was caught or the farm from which it was cultivated.
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Fishing gears or aquaculture production methods used.
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Producers and/or processors.
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Volume of product purchased.
REFORM & EDUCATION
Altamar Foods Corporation commits to supporting internal improvements within its supply chain through trainings and workshops, as well as participating in industry/NGO supplier roundtables and in policy and management reform initiatives with governments and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs). We also are committed to the continued education of our team to drive sustainable sourcing practices and prepare sales staff to help customers choose environmentally responsible seafood offerings.
KEY PARTNERS
The seafood industry and leading conservation NGOs have built a community of best practices to improve global fisheries and we rely on these learned lessons and partnerships to inform our sourcing commitments and provide us with the tools to help improve the fisheries we source from.
We will continue participating in Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) Supplier roundtables and as a FishChoice Supplier Member, our company is part of a seafood community of like-minded businesses, NGOs, and others who are committed to advancing seafood sustainability. We accomplish this primarily through the FishChoice platform by having seafood product source information publicly available and transparent in its origin as well as identifying the current sustainability status of our seafood products.
FishChoice partners with the leading global organizations that rate and certify seafood based on its environmental sustainability. FishChoice matches our product sources with that information and updates us when that information changes so we can make sure our staff and customers have the most current information readily available.
We also signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in Peru to join the Mahi-Mahi FIP in this country. Peru’s Mahi Mahi fishery supports 4,200 fishermen and serves as a key link in the marine food chain, providing food for sharks, dolphins, and other ocean predators. It is also a leading source of the world’s Mahi Mahi and, like Ecuador, a top exporter to the United States.
