FishWise and Seafood Legacy Renewed Partnership to Promote Human Right Due Diligence in Seafood Supply Chains

March 13, 2024 FishWise 

Sustainable seafood organizations Seafood Legacy and FishWise renewed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the 2024 Seafood Expo North America in Boston, USA. This ongoing partnership will continue to strengthen responsible business practices regarding human and labor rights in the Japanese seafood industry.

FishWise and Hy-Vee Continue Groundbreaking Tuna Fishing Vessel Transparency Efforts

May 2, 2023 FishWise 

For the second year in a row, Hy-Vee Inc. and FishWise, a non-profit sustainable seafood consultancy, have completed a tuna fishing vessel transparency activity. Tuna are harvested globally, often in remote ocean regions where illegal fishing and human and labor rights abuses can occur without detection. The fishing vessel transparency activity is designed to shed light on the complexity of the company’s fresh, frozen, and canned tuna assortments.

FishWise Names Jenny Barker as Executive Director

February 21, 2023 FishWise

Jenny Barker has been named the new executive director of FishWise, a sustainable seafood consultancy focused on environmental impact and decent work. Barker has led the organization’s international work under the Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability (SALT) for the past five years.

FishWise and Hy-Vee Share Groundbreaking Tuna Transparency Efforts

June 13, 2022 FishWise 

Hy-Vee, Inc. and its wholly-owned distribution subsidiary Perishable Distributors of Iowa (PDI), alongside non-profit sustainable seafood consultancy FishWise, recently achieved a groundbreaking milestone in seafood transparency by publicly disclosing a complete list of fishing vessels supplying the Midwest retailer’s fresh, frozen and canned private label tuna assortments.

Hy-Vee Adopts Seafood Supplier Code of Conduct

December 1, 2021 Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee, Inc. reinforces its commitment to environmentally and socially responsible seafood by announcing the adoption of its new Seafood Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC). As a leader in providing customers with responsible seafood choices, Hy-Vee has joined a growing contingent of retailers committed to upholding human and labor rights in its supply chains.