New Zealand based consultancy company Terra Moana and strategic partners Seafood Matter and FishListic begining a social assessment process for the Papua New Guinea Fishing Industry Association of their tuna fleet in June 2019. This work applies the unique Seafood Sector Social Footprint Scoring Framework developed by Terra Moana and Seafood Matter. This has been developed and tested through working with Austral Fisheries in the last two years. It enables fishing vessel operators to understand the requirements of leading international standards for social conditions on board vessels. These include ILO188, ILOC183, SA8000, the Framework for Social Responsibility in the Seafood Sector (Certification and Ratings Collaboration, Jan 2018) and the social conditions required by the Marine Stewardship Council. FishListic is joining the team given their deep knowledge of tuna fisheries globally and to begin to build capability in the Western Pacific for this work.
Terra Moana is a New Zealand leading sustainable seafood consultancy company, who provides tailored, unique services in seafood ecolabelling, social auditing , seafood business and policy analysis. https://www.terramoana.co.nz/
