Goal

Sourcing only from healthy stocks and support thriving oceans.

Tuna sustainability is a complex topic that can be addressed only by using a scientific, global, and systematic approach. For these reasons, we choose to source only from supply chains that are managed responsibly with the participation of all those involved: companies, fishermen, and institutions.

The challenge involves working with all partecipants, including vessel owners, the canning industry, NGOs and institutional bodies, to finad a balance among the three different aspects that make fishing sustainable: the status of tuna stocks, marine ecosystem health, and the management of fishing areas.

Our support to scientific research

In 2009, we were among the founders of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF), a global, non-profit organization whose members include the most eminent scientists, marine biologists and various NGOs, including WWF International.

We believe that each fishing method has its advantages and areas of improvement. For this reason, to ensure a holistic approach to tuna supply, we source from different fishing methods: Purse Seiners using FADs

Tri Marine has been our strategic partner for more than 25 years and is the exclusive supplier of the precooked tuna loins processed in our Cermenate plant.

Our commitment to marine

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is a global, voluntary, and independent body that supports sustainable fishing practices and defines the standards for the responsible procurement of fish resources.

We have been working together with WWF since 2017 to safeguard the health of the oceans and the livelihoods of the communities that depend on them.

We understand the importance in cooperating with public entities to develop new initiatives aiming at protecting our planet. For this reason, since 2014 our brand Rio Mare is partner with the Protected Marine Area of the Aegadian Islands (Italy, Sicily) is Europe’s largest protected marine areas.