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36 Fishing Socio-Enviromental Report 2017
Fishing and protection of the marine eco-system

DIVERSIFICATION OF TUNA SPECIES
Tuna is a migratory species and is mainly fished in To protect the balance of the marine ecosystem, we
oceanic waters between the Tropics of Cancer and decided over time to gradually diversify the tuna species
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Capricorn. Eighty six percent of the tuna caught is fished. This was achieved by reducing catches of Yellowfin
constituted by two species: Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) tuna from 100% to 56% thanks to the introduction of
and Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis). According to most Skipjack, which now accounts for 44% of our supplies.
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recent ISSF stock assessment, 78% of the tuna stocks We have made a commitment not to purchase or market
enjoy good health. either endangered species or species at risk of extinction,
for example, red tuna (Thunnus thynnus).

TYPE OF TUNA (%) 44%

SKIPJACK YELLOWFIN TUNA

39%
37% 2018

2017
2016

56%
61%
63%

DIVERSIFICATION OF FISHING ZONES

Our sourcing policy is based on ISSF indications and sourced from the West Pacific Ocean (36%), which has the
all fleets supplying us with raw materials respect the lowest incidence of bycatch compared to other oceans,
‘closed-to-fishing’ periods indicated by the RFMOs, in order from the East Pacific Ocean (37%), from the Indian Ocean
to guarantee that tuna schools have adequate time to (20%) and from the Atlantic Ocean (7%).
reproduce and repopulate. Most of our raw materials are

OUR PROCUREMENT AREAS 2017 (%)

37 % EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

36 % WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

20 % INDIAN OCEAN

7 % ATLANTIC OCEAN

10) http://iss-foundation.org/about-tuna/status-of-the-stocks/
11) http://iss-foundation.org/about-tuna/status-of-the-stocks/