Holland America Becomes Only Cruise Line Certified Sustainable for Alaska Seafood

Holland America Line has been awarded Accountable Fisheries Administration (RFM) certification — making it the primary and solely cruise line to attain this credential by serving solely recent, licensed sustainable and traceable wild Alaska seafood. RFM licensed all six of the cruise line’s ships that sail to Alaska following an unbiased audit, based on a press launch.

“Holland America Line has shared Alaska adventures with our friends for 75 years, and supporting sustainable fishing and native enterprise is a vital dedication for us,” stated Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line. “We have pledged to purchase and serve solely native, sustainable, recent seafood on Alaska voyages, and RFM certification is a vital step within the dedication to sustainability that we share with our friends and fishing households of Alaska.”

RFM is a third-party certification program for wild-capture fisheries and is aligned with the United Nations Meals and Agriculture Group (FAO) Code of Conduct for Accountable Fisheries, probably the most complete set of worldwide requirements and greatest practices for wild fisheries. The RFM ecolabel contains the seafood product’s origin and tells shoppers the place their meals comes from each step of the way in which — beginning with the Alaska fishers and processors and persevering with to the cruise line’s receipt of product and to the visitor’s plate.

Utilization of the RFM brand signifies strong dedication to a particular Chain of Custody program that assures consumers and friends their seafood is legally harvested, obtained from responsibly managed licensed sustainable fisheries, and may be traced again to its origin.

“We applaud Holland America Line for its long-standing dedication to sustainable seafood and its laborious work to grow to be the primary cruise line to supply RFM licensed Alaska seafood,” stated Tomi Marsh, Alaska seafood harvester and CSC RFM board member.

“Alaska fisheries are extremely valued as an integral a part of the tradition of coastal communities. Thus, fisheries are fastidiously managed, together with enter by locals, with a precedence for sustainability in a continuously altering ocean so as to be certain that these fisheries can be found for the following era. Holland America Line’s help for RFM not solely highlights its dedication to sustainability, but in addition its dedication to selling native values.”

The RFM certification announcement comes on the heels of Holland America Line’s newly fashioned partnership with Alaska Seafood Advertising Institute (ASMI), each sharing a dedication to serving sustainably sourced Alaska seafood. Holland America Line continues to encourage stewardship of the surroundings and operates in partnership with the individuals and organizations within the areas that it visits.

Serving Alaska seafood on Holland America Line ships has lengthy been a part of the model’s immersive culinary experiences. On any Alaska cruise, the road serves greater than 2,000 kilos of Alaska Salmon, 1,000 kilos of Alaska cod, 800 kilos of Alaska halibut, 500 kilos of Alaska rockfish and extra.