TUNACONS, ALCANZA CERTIFICACIÓN SOSTENIBLE PARA SU FLOTA EN ECUADOR

Las 5 empresas atuneras que crearon la fundación reúnen a la flota atunera de cerco más numerosa que opera en el Océano Pacífico para obtener la certificación de sostenibilidad pesquera MSC

Guayaquil, 7 de julio de 2022.- TUNACONS, fundación con sede en Ecuador para la pesca responsable de atún a través de SCS Global Services recibe la certificación internacional de sostenibilidad pesquera más reconocida a nivel mundial. Esta fue otorgada por el Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), organización internacional sin fines de lucro que distingue el manejo responsable de la pesquería de cerco de atunes producidos, procesados y comercializados en varios países del mundo, principalmente en la Unión Europea.

Los 5 miembros fundadores de TUNACONS, que representan 47 barcos, y que hoy alcanzan la primera certificación para los productos de atún “aleta amarilla” son las empresas ecuatorianas: Negocios Industriales Real NIRSA S.A., Servigrup, Eurofish; la empresa panameña Pesquera Jadran y la estadounidense Tri Marine, con el respaldo técnico del Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza (WWF) capítulo Ecuador.

Estamos muy orgullosos por certificar atún aleta amarilla y nos motiva para lograr alcanzar la certificación con las otras dos especies de atunes. Esta celebración no es solo de TUNACONS, ni tan solo del Ecuador, sino de toda la región por ser la flota más numerosa en certificar MSC en este lado del Pacífico”, afirma Guillermo Morán Velásquez, Director General TUNACONS.

Desde el año 2017, las empresas iniciaron sus actividad bajo un proyecto de mejora pesquera y luego de 3 años  logró entrar en la evaluación final para la certificación, para cumplir los estándares científicos y técnicos del MSC que mantiene bajo tres principios para lograr una pesca sostenible y responsable: mantener las poblaciones de atúnes saludables, minimizar los impactos en el ecosistema, promover un manejo ordenado y responsable de la pesquería.

Para lograr cumplir con los estándares que la certificación MSC evalúa, desarrollaron una serie de actividades como:

  • Investigación y Pruebas con materiales degradables para la elaboración de Dispositivos agregadores de peces (Plantados/FADs) que, con materiales ecológicos los denomina EcoFADs.
  • Monitoreo y Recogida de información de capturas y fauna acompañante, voluntaria, a través de observadores a bordo de los buques más pequeños en los que esto no es una exigencia aún, pero que TUNACONS promueve hacia toda la región.
  • Aplicar un código de buenas prácticas para la reducción de la captura incidental de especies vulnerables como tiburones, mantarrayas y tortugas marinas
  • Apoyar las evaluaciones científicas de las poblaciones de atunes tropicales, necesarias para sustento científico sus condiciones de salud.
  • Promover la adopción de medidas de conservación en cooperación con las instituciones gubernamentales y la Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical (CIAT) que rige en el Océano Pacífico Oriental.
  • Desarrollar la Iniciativa CUIDANDO GALAPAGOS, para ayudar a reducir la contaminación marina.
  • Apoyar la cooperación técnica regional para el reciclaje de redes de pesca sin uso. 

El próximo desafío de TUNACONS y de la flota atunera ecuatoriana, es lograr la certificación en las especies de atunes Barrilete y Patudo, las otras dos especies de pesca de atún en el país.  

Obtener esta certificación le permite al Ecuador ser más competitivo a nivel internacional, debido a que el 80% de los productos de atún procesados en el país se exportan a diversos mercados internacionales, siendo los países de la Unión Europea, los más importantes.

TUNACONS, atún sostenible y responsable

Acerca de TUNACONS

Tuna Conservation Group, fundación ecuatoriana que agrupa a las empresas pesqueras que están en busca de alcanzar la certificación ecológica en pesca de atún. Su misión es promover un Proyecto de Mejoramiento Pesquero (FIP) para las pesquerías que atún con red de cerco que se realizan a través de sus embarcaciones, que ayude adecuadamente a construir un Proceso de certificación bajo el Estándar del Marine Stewardship Council MSC. Las empresas miembros de TUNACONS son: Negocios Industriales Real NIRSA S.A., Servigrup, Eurofish,; la empresa panameña Pesquera Jadran y la estadounidense Tri Marine, con el respaldo técnico del Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza (WWF).

Acerca de MSC

El Marine Stewardship Council es una organización internacional sin fines de lucro. Reconoce y recompensa los esfuerzos para proteger los océanos y salvaguardar los suministros de productos del mar para el futuro.

Acerca de SCS Global Services

Desde 1984, SCS ha sido pionera y líder en el campo de los estándares de sostenibilidad y de certificación a terceros, trabajando en la economía de los sectores de recursos naturales, entorno construido, alimentos y agricultura, productos de consumo y clima. Al asociarse con empresas, agencias gubernamentales, ONG y partes interesadas, nos esforzamos por avanzar en los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible a través de una evaluación independiente, la aplicación de ciencia sólida y soluciones innovadoras. A través de estos servicios, permitimos que los responsables de la toma de decisiones y los compradores tomen decisiones informadas, brindando a los innovadores una ventaja competitiva y ayudando a impulsar el desarrollo de estándares de liderazgo para crear un marco para la mejora continua. Con sede en Emeryville, California, SCS Global Services tiene representantes y oficinas afiliadas en toda América, Asia/Pacífico, Europa y África. Su amplia red de auditores es experta en sus campos, y la empresa es un socio de confianza para empresas, organismos y organizaciones de defensa de los derechos humanos gracias a su dedicación a la calidad y la profesionalidad. Para más información, visite www.scsglobalservices.com.

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TUNACONS, Foundation for responsible tuna fishing,

achieves sustainable certification for its fleet in the Pacific Ocean Region.

Despite the economic crisis still being experienced worldwide due to the effects of the pandemic caused by COVID 19, the tuna companies involved in the TUNACONS Foundation have worked against all odds to achieve the most recognized international certification of sustainable fishing worldwide given by the Marine Stewardship Council MSC, which now distinguishes the responsible management of the tuna purse seine fishery produced, processed and marketed from Ecuador to the world.

About TUNACONS

The 5 founding members of TUNACONS, representing 47 vessels, which today achieve the first certification for “yellowfin” tuna products are the Ecuadorian companies: Negocios Industriales Real NIRSA S.A., Servigrup, Eurofish, the Panamanian company Pesquera Jadran and the American company Tri Marine with the technical support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

From the beginning, in 2017 it was an ambitious project, so it was able to go into the final evaluation finishing its third year of the work plan, under a strategy and permanent commitment of companies to cooperate with several public and private organizations at national and international level to develop effective actions to help reduce the different impacts on marine environments.

Tunacons worked on three principles towards sustainable fishing: maintaining healthy tuna populations, minimizing impacts on the ecosystem, and promoting organized and responsible management of the fishery.

In order to achieve these standards that MSC certification evaluates, a series of activities must be developed, such as:

  • Research and Testing with degradable materials for the elaboration of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs/FADs) which, with ecological materials denominated EcoFADs.
  • Monitoring and Collection of information on catches and by-catch, on a voluntary way, through observers on board the smaller vessels in which this is not a requirement yet, but which TUNACONS promotes towards the whole region.
  • Implement a code of good practices for the reduction of bycatch of vulnerable species such as sharks, manta rays and sea turtles.
  • Support scientific assessments of tropical tuna populations, necessary for scientific support of their health conditions.
  • Promote the adoption of conservation measures in cooperation with governmental institutions and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) that governs the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

Tuna fishing and processing for Ecuador

The tuna industry is the main activity of the country’s industrial fishing sector. In its 3 phases: catching, processing and commercialization.

The tuna industry is the most regulated by governmental entities and world organizations.

It is the 3rd most important non-oil export, and the first in industrialized products of our country.

Worldwide Ecuador is the 2nd largest exporter of tuna only after the giant Thailand. 80% of processed products are exported to various international markets, the most important being the countries of the European Union.

The fishing vessels that catch the most tuna in the Eastern Pacific are those of Ecuadorian flag with approximately 300 thousand tons, making us the first tuna producing country in the Eastern Pacific.

Ecuador has more than 20 Tuna Processing Plants with a processing level between 550 and 600 thousand tons per year.

The Ecuadorian tuna fishing fleet is one of the most important in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). There are 115 Ecuadorian-flagged fishing vessels, the largest fleet in the region, of which 60 are part of TUNACONS. 

It is estimated that, between catching and processing, the industry generates more than 50,000 direct jobs, leading to a total of 120,000 indirect jobs throughout the tuna value chain, and at least 53% of the people employed in tuna processing plants are women.

Did you know that there are several types of tuna? The Ecuadorian tuna industry is particularly focused on catching the following species: yellowfin tuna, big eye tuna and skipjack.

We are the largest (tuna purse seine) fleet in the region to be MSC certified.

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