Sustainable Fishing
FASFA places huge emphasis on natural resources. It members strictly adhere to the responsible management of fisheries and the sustainability of fishing stocks, which allows the 'frozen at sea' FAS fillets to carry The Ocean Wild Mark.
Areas of operation for the trawlers are Icelandic waters and Barents Sea (north of Russia and Norway) where fish stocks are well maintained and illegal fishing is being cut through the co-oporation of the Norway and Russia governments the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC).
Species caught in these waters include Cod, Haddock, Saithe, Greenland Halibut and Redfish. The Barents Sea is home to the world’s last large cod stock and supplies more than half the Atlantic cod available on the global market.
FAS trawlers have a unique relationship with the Icelandic waters and Barents Sea that goes far beyond the sustainability of fish stocks. The trawler crews have an immense respect for the sustainable future of all marine life within the region.
Read more about this topic: Frozen At Sea Fillets Association
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