Alex Seafood (PVT) Ltd yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) have been certified Friend of the Sea. This small 20 vessels fleet in Negombo, Sri Lanka uses the multihooks deepset line fishing method.<\/p>\n
The latest IOTC stock assessment for yellowfin tuna reports that the stock is not being overfished. The multihook fishery catches only mature yellowfin tuna which have already laid millions of eggs and complies with given catch limits, thus reducing its impact on the biomass.<\/p>\n
Approximately 8 \u2013 10 % by-catch was observed during the audit and reported according to scientific studies. This by-catch was composed of 4-5 % Thalpath, 2-3 % Swordfish and 2-3 % of Marlin all of which was either traded or returned to the sea alive. There was no evidence of shark fins, marine mammals, turtles, red listed or endangered species.<\/p>\n
In receiving certification Kushal Weerasekara the Quality Control Officer of Alex Seafood states \u201cI am pleased, this means we can prove our sustainability efforts to retailers and end consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information:<\/p>\n
Alex Seafood (PVT) Ltd. Friend of the Sea Alex Seafood (PVT) Ltd yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and swordfish (Xiphias gladius) have been certified Friend of the Sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[901],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/strong>Mr Kushal Weerasekara – Quality Control Officer
\nasf_shaminda@yahoo.com
\nT: +94 773406116<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Paolo Bray \u2013Executive Director
\npaolobray@friendofthesea.org
\nM: +39 3485650306
\nwww.friendofthesea.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"