Responsible sourcing recommendations for the Spanish seafood supply chain

The document outlines a framework for Spanish seafood businesses to implement responsible sourcing through public policy commitments, risk assessments, and third-party verifiable traceability. It defines 'responsibility' as company behavior regarding environmental, social, and economic aspects, and 'sustainability' as the conservation of natural resources to meet present and future human needs. Key recommendations include strictly complying with legislation, identifying illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing risks, and prioritizing fisheries certified by ISEAL or GSSI standards. The brief also calls on public authorities to improve fisheries control, enhance scientific stock assessments, and mandate Remote Electronic Monitoring systems to eliminate discarding unwanted catches.

• Businesses are advised to establish public, time-bound, and measurable sourcing policies that cover all seafood types, including fresh, frozen, canned, and pre-processed products from both wild and farmed sources.
• Sourcing priorities should be given to fisheries certified by ISEAL or GSSI, those in credible improvement projects listed in FisheryProgress.org, or low-impact fisheries with public third-party verification and populations not exploited beyond their maximum sustainable yield.
• The coalition urges public authorities to enhance fisheries management by improving IUU legislation, increasing scientific stock assessments, and implementing Remote Electronic Monitoring systems to reduce the discarding of unwanted catches.

APA

ClientEarth (2019). Responsible sourcing recommendations for the Spanish seafood supply chain. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ralda0bh/responsible-sourcing-recommendations-for-the-spanish-seafood-supply-chain-coll-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Responsible sourcing recommendations for the Spanish seafood supply chain. 2019. https://www.clientearth.org/media/ralda0bh/responsible-sourcing-recommendations-for-the-spanish-seafood-supply-chain-coll-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2019responsible, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Responsible sourcing recommendations for the Spanish seafood supply chain}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/ralda0bh/responsible-sourcing-recommendations-for-the-spanish-seafood-supply-chain-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }