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WHAT IS RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD?
We consider responsible seafood as the intersection of the sustainability of fish stocks or aquaculture products, the social equity that those practices produce, and the economic viability of this work to sustain systems in the long term. This often means fisheries and farms that are rated or in an improvement program, and fisheries and farms that are responsible but not yet assessed or certified.
It is built on three principles
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Sustainability
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Social Equity
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Economic Viability
A RESOURCE IN RAPID DECLINE
WHY IS SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD SO IMPORTANT?
Seafood is one of the last wild harvests and worldwide fisheries are collapsing. The capture of fish, crustaceans and mollusks has been declining by approximately 233,000 tons since 1989 and at least 70% of the world fish stocks are estimated to be fully exploited or recovering from a period of depletion.
Overfishing is the greatest global threat to the future production of fish, but there are many other problems that directly impact this threat such as climate change. Overfishing is one of a number of human pressures that has resulted in a global decline in biodiversity. This raises concerns over the role biodiversity plays in maintaining ecosystem services and the level of resilience towards climate change.
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40%
of the world’s population lives within 100 km of the coast.
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70%
of the world’s fish stocks are estimated to be fully exploited or recovering from a period of depletion.
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233,000 TONS
the capture of fish, crustaceans and mollusks has been declining by approximately 233,000 tons since 1989.
SOLUTION
A REGENERATIVE MODEL
ONE PROPOSED SOLUTION IS TO WORK WITH FISHERIES, LOCAL AND OTHERWISE, TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE SEAFOOD THEY PROVIDE IS SUSTAINABLE, ENSURING THAT SEAFOOD POPULATIONS CAN PROVIDE FOR YEARS TO COME.
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE
Responsible seafood is really about the people who depend on seafood for their livelihoods. Sustainable and regenerative wild populations allow communities to maintain a primary source of protein that has sustained billions across the planet for centuries. The cultural heritage around the gastronomy of seafood makes it a treasured component of cultures we want to preserve for generations to come.
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44 MILLION
people were employed by capture fisheries and aquaculture in 2006
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520 MILLION
people relied on income from seafood production in 2006
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4.6%
of the world’s aquaculture production is currently certified
HOW WE BRING RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD TO IBEROSTAR
WE HAVE OUTLINED A STRATEGY FOR WORKING TOWARDS 100% RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION BY 2025.
For Iberostar, the responsible consumption of seafood means the intersection of prioritizing environmental sustainability, livelihoods and safe working practices, and the economic viability of fisheries - environment, people, and economy.
We consider fisheries and farms to be responsible if they are:
Certified by a certification benchmarked and recognized by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative.
Rated or in an improvement program.
Responsible, but not yet assessed or certified.
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