June 16, 2015 — New Zealand salmon industry is leading the way in fish sustainability measures. According to New Zealand King Salmon chief executive Grant Rosewarne, the recent global sustainability report has praised the country profusely. The report called, “Global Salmon Initiative Sustainability” also carried several key social and environmental data on salmon companies worldwide and made an in-depth comparative study.
The report’s release in New Zealand coincided with World Environment Day. The Marlborough salmon producer and CEO of King Salmon took the lead in releasing the inaugural Global Salmon Initiative Sustainability Report. It was originally launched at the Economist’s World Ocean Summit 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal.