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Alaska pollock catchers become world’s second fleet to gain FISH labor certification

The label 'gives confidence to buyers and consumers that the crews who harvest seafood like that from the APA catcher-processor fleet are treated with respect and fairness'

By Jason Huffman | Aug. 25, 2022 15:51 BST
The Trident Seafoods pollock processing vessel Isand Enterprise.
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The 14 catcher-processor vessels of the US state of Alaska's pollock and Pacific hake fleets have been certified as meeting the Fairness, Integrity, Safety and Health (FISH) Standard for Crew, a new third-party labor practices certification program, the At-sea Processors Association (APA) reports [...]

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