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Socio-Enviromental Report 2017

FAO FAO Major Fishing Areas for Statistical Purposes

The Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) is a 18 68°30'E 18
specialized agency of the 21 27 05 WHO WE ARE
67 42°00'W
United Nations that deals 40°00'N 40°30'N 02 35°00'N 36°00'N
with agriculture and food 130°00'W 37 04 61
production, especially as 175°00'W 20°00'N 31 40°00'W 34 01 15°00'N 115°00'E 20°00'N
regards developing countries. 77 5°00'N 5°00'N 77°00'E 2°30'N 71
The FAO’s objective is to 30°00'W 0°00' 6°00'S 51 0°00' 8°00'S 129°00'E
promote more efficient 03 20°00'W
155°00'E
agricultural practices and 25°00'S 120°00'W 87 41 47 80°00'E 57 06 28°09'S 25°00'S
combat various types of natural 81 81
45°00'S
disasters. In order to simplify 50°00'S 30°00'E 55°00'S SUSTAINABILITY
60°00'S 67°16'W 50°00'W 58 150°00'E 60°00'S
the identification of fish catches 88 70°00'W 48 08 88
for statistical purposes, the FAO
© FAO 2015
has divided the world’s oceans The designations employed and the presentation
of information in the map(s) are for illustration only and
do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part
into 27 fishing areas. 14 territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries. www.fao.org/fishery/area/search
of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country,

Mackerel, Sardines and Salmon The salmon that we use belongs to two different species, FISHING
Salmo salar and Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. The former
In addition to tuna, our company is present in the canned comes from aquaculture in the waters of Chile and
salmon, mackerel and sardine market. The variety of Norway, while the latter is fished in Canada and Alaska in
mackerel procured by us includes Scomber japonicus compliance with fishing quotas which are continuously
colias originating mainly from Morocco and Scomber monitored by competent territorial authorities. PRODUCTION
scombrus fished in Northern European waters. Globally, Furthermore, we will also publish a policy related to
80% of our mackerel is sourced from MSC-certified the purchase of sardines and salmon, which we are
suppliers and approximately 98% of Scomber scombrus in the process of drawing up with WWF based on our
species are procured from MSC certified suppliers. partnership agreement. This policy will include all the

At the beginning of 2017, we outlined our mackerel principles and commitments to which our suppliers must
purchasing policy (Mackerel Policy), a policy that subscribe in order to guarantee sustainable farming and
is currently in the process of being adopted by our fishing and full traceability across the supply chain.
suppliers. This document outlines the principles of
sustainable fishing with which suppliers must comply. PEOPLE

The sardines that we use for our products belong to the
Sardina pilchardus species and are fished off the coasts
of Britain to North Africa. 14) http://www.fao.org/fishery/area/search NUTRITION