RD Group is fully committed to skipjack and yellowfin tuna caught in
our Ocean (Western Pacific Ocean) will remain a sustainable resource.
Our fishing Group RD Fishing focuses primarily on Free School Fishing
and we are proud that we are already close to a 90% Free School Fishing
rate for our entire fleet.
In addition to our Free School Fishing practice (which began in
2014), we have applied Chain of Custody certification for our vessels
and factories when joining the Pacifcal MSC Program in 2018.
From 2020 all our fishing trips will be done under MSC trip number.
We are entering into partnerships with our customers to work on
detailed sustainability programs for their canned products. In theory,
our entire fishing fleet (estimated fishing capacity 100.000 MT) can be
fully MSC accredited. This is a significant MSC resource enabling brand
owners to switch their brand into a fully sustainable brand.
Future developments will be working with other stakeholders to
develop an responsible fishing vessel standard, to guarantee ethical and
good social working condition on board of our vessels.