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As demand for seafood grows due to more widespread seafood diets throughout the world, interest in the sustainability of marine resources has been increasing globally as difficulties in securing marine resources over the world arise due to overfishing and illegal fishing methods and operations. The world needs ways of fishing that appropriately conserve and effectively utilize marine resources, while considering ecosystems and preventing overfishing.
As a corporation that handles marine resources, the Kyokuyo Group is striving for the sustainable and effective use of ocean resources.
Conducting the Marine Resources Survey
Based on this idea, we conduct this Marine Resources Survey to evaluate the Group’s procurement status at a regular interval, understand the issues, and take appropriate measures to address those issues as one of our responsible procurement initiatives.
Follow the link below to see the details of the survey.
We surveyed, analyzed, and disclosed the procurement status of the Group as a whole.
Internally we shared the analysis results for each department, branch, and affiliated company that conducts procurement in order to improve on issues in conjunction with disclosure of the survey results.
Handling of certified marine products
As one of our responsible procurement initiatives, we are also advancing our handling of certified marine products which are fishery and aquaculture products under scientifically-backed resource management.
For learning and brushing up on the fundamental key points of certified marine products such as traceability of the paths from raw materials to finished products, we conduct annual in-house training on each certified marine product for relevant personnel who handle certified marine products. We communicate that dealing in certified marine products contributes toward a sustainable society and leads to increases in company value.
We began carrying MSC certifications and labels in 2006 and ASC certifications and labels in 2014. Regarding Marine Eco-Label Japan (MEL), in June 2018 our Group joined the Marine Eco-Label Japan Council which owns the MEL scheme, and between 2023 and 2024 we obtained aquaculture certification for red sea bream and burihira (a yellowtail-gold stripeped amberjack crossbreed species) along with certification for the chain of Custody (CoC).
We will continue contributing to the sustainable use of marine resources and conservation of ecosystems.
Farming bluefin tuna for aquaculture
The fishing of bluefin tuna, a type of tuna particularly beloved by the Japanese and considered a luxury item, is internationally regulated due to concerns about marine resources conservation. In 2007,We established the company for farming bluefin tuna in Kochi Prefecture , and have been shipping farmed tuna since 2009.
