Asian Alliance Joins Management of World’s Tuna Stocks

Asian Alliance Joins Coalition for Better Management of World’s Tuna Stocks

Number Of ISSF Industry Participating Companies reaches 19

6 December 2011 – Asian Alliance International Co., Ltd. is the latest tuna processor to become a participant in the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation, a coalition of industry, leading scientists and WWF, the world’s leading conservation organization, to improve the sustainability efforts of tuna stocks around the world.

“As an international coalition designed to improve a global industry, the added participation of Asian Alliance energizes our collective sustainability efforts,” ISSF President Susan Jackson said. “We have more than doubled our membership since 2009, which is encouraging for the work that remains in fisheries management.”

Asian Alliance International Co., Ltd is based in Samutsakorn, Thailand and is a processor of frozen seafood, especially tuna fish.

ISSF Participating Companies work with the Foundation to advocate for improved fishing methods, fund scientific advancement and take direct action to spur change. Asian Alliance is committed to the purposes and standards of the organization and met all the requirements set forth by the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation.

The partnership launched in 2009 with eight Participating Companies and today has nineteen industry partners with well-known brands produced and sold in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Pacific Islands and Asia.

About the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
The International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) is a global coalition of scientists, the tuna industry and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the world’s leading conservation organization, promoting science-based initiatives for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of tuna stocks, reducing bycatch and promoting ecosystem health. To learn more, visit their website at iss-foundation.org

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