All of TRATA’s tuna suppliers are members of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). The ISSF is a non-profit organization whose members include scientists participating in environmental and non-governmental organisations (such as WWF) and the world’s leading tuna canning industries.

All TRATA tuna products bear the label dolphin-safe used to denote that our suppliers respect the laws and regulations designed to minimize dolphin fatalities during tuna fishing.

We cooperate only with suppliers who are not listed on the IUU list (ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, UNREGULATED fishing). Thus, we contribute to international efforts to promote effective ocean management and biodiversity protection.

For sardines and anchovies, our sole suppliers are the Greek fish auctions, which are strictly abide by the following regulations for fishing:

• Close cooperation of the company with its permanent representative in the auctions
• Fishing logbook keeping – transparency
• TRACK AND TRACE traceability software implementation
• Cessation of fishing activities during the breeding season
• Fishing gears harmless to the seafloor / nets with a permissible mesh size to prevent the fish brood and reduce the amount of discards from fishing vessels

Surrounding nets enclose fish in net on the sides and underneath, effectively preventing escape. The purse seine is an example of a surrounding net.

PURSE SEINING ADVANTAGES

• No impact on the seabed
• Guarantee of traceability
• Hygiene assurance all the way from the fishing nets to the specialised refrigerators
• Minimum environmental effect - limited fuel consumption

	SARDINES AND ANCHOVIES	Fishing with small fishing vessels using purse seine surrounding nets and boat-operated lift nets
	TUNA	Fishing with PVR FLEET using surrounding nets and boat-operated lift nets

We source tuna from all oceans, in accordance with geographical and time-related regulations, to ensure the normal reproduction of tuna populations.

We respect protected species and we do not source bluefin tuna (THUNNUS THYNNUS), which is an endangered species.

We source only sardines and anchovies that have a legally allowed catchable size

The MSC is an independent, global, non-profit organisation that awards certification to sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The MSC Fisheries Standard comprises three core principles:

SUSTAINABLE TARGET FISH STOCKS

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FISHING

EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT

	HERRING MACKEREL	We have begun the process of cooperating with herring and mackerel fishermen certified in accordance with the MSC eco-certification standard
	SARDINES AND ANCHOVIES	We develop partnerships with auctions and state bodies to promote the initiative to help the Greek sardine and anchovy fishermen receive the MSC certification
	TUNA	Our goal, in the following years, is to get all tuna products MSC certified