Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions aims for bigger impact
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The Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions has announced a series of changes aimed at helping the seafood industry achieve greater adoption of sustainable practices and innovation. The changes are intended to support the organization’s 10-year goal of achieving 75 percent of global seafood production rated as environmentally sustainable or making verifiable improvement, and making sure safeguards are in place to ensure social responsibility.
The goal is part of the organization’s mission to drive alignment between NGOs, businesses, scientists, seafood experts, and governments around the world.
“It is a very ambitious goal. It sets a waypoint for our community to work toward and it helps us to focus on the most impactful work,” CASS Executive Director Mariah Boyle said. “While a goal of this magnitude is not achievable by any one organization, we believe the collective impact of the
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