Panamanian fishery and associated fishmeal factories secure MarinTrust certification

"Both sites in Panama are now certified following approval of the fishery and audit of the factories by third party certification bodies,"​ said a spokesperson. It is the first time ever that a fishery and its associated fishmeal and fish oil production plants have gained approval and certification following their journey on the MarinTrust IP. While marine ingredients produced using accepted Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) raw material may be sold as a MarinTrust IP product, plants producing certified products can claim the MarinTrust certification and use the MarinTrust logo. “Before entering into the FIP, the Panama small pelagics fishery was data poor, with inadequate records of effort or landings, and nothing known about its impacts on the ecosystem. No-one could say whether or not it was sustainable, but the market had started demanding third party proof of sustainability, so something needed to be done,”​ said Ernesto Godelman executive director of CeDePesca, the ...