Tag: sustainability
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Bermeo Tuna Forum is leading the way towards sustainable management of tuna fishing
The Euskalduna Conference Centre in Bilbao hosted the first Bermeo Tuna Forum (BTF) event, an international meeting that brought together institutions, scientific organisations and representatives from the fishing industry to commit to tuna sustainability
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Discover some of the main problems threatening the oceans
According to the UN, oceans produce approximately 50% of the planet’s oxygen and house an important amount of the earth’s biodiversity. Likewise, they represent the main source of protein for over a thousand million people. This life force is under threat from multiple factors, and if actions are not taken now, they may degrade it…
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«Bermeo wants to lead the battle for tuna sustainability»
The president of Bermeo Tuna World Capital and the mayor of the coastal village submitted Bermeo Tuna Forum’s goals
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Tuna is the jewel in the crown of canned food exports
88% is exported to EU countries, followed by the USA, UK and Morocco.
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“The Bermeo tuna industries are working on sustainability in a cutting-edge and exemplary way”
Ignacio Serrats is the president of Bermeo Tuna World Capital (BTWC), the public-private alliance that seeks to involve all the key agents in the tuna value chain in Bermeo, the Basque Country and internationally, in sustainable tuna management as a natural resource.