Royal Caribbean to Source Majority of Seafood from MSC or ASC Certified Suppliers by 2020
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] January 26, 2016
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announced today a five-year global partnership to help ensure the long-term health of the oceans, which includes a committment by Royal to source its seafood from fisheries certififed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).
The agreement will see Royal and WWF set measurable and achievable sustainability targets to reduce Royal the crusie line's environmental footprint. The pair will also raise awareness about ocean conservation among Royals' more than five million guests. Royal will also support WWF's global oceans conservation work.
One major comittment by Royal will be to source 90 percent of its wild-caught seafood by volume from MSC certified sustainable fisheries and 75 percent of its farmed seafood by volume from ASC certified operations by 2020. Royal will be able to use fisheries in full assessment for MSC certification; in a comprehensive Fishery Improvement Project ; and sourced from International Seafood Sustainability Association (ISSA) member companies.
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