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Bumble Bee's VP of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability joined the Global Ghost Gear Initiative's Annual Meeting alongside a diverse group of attendees that included fishers, government representatives, NGOs, and technology companies to discuss solutions that address the industry-wide issue of abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear ("ghost gear"). Traci Linder presented on the industry leading work that Bumble Bee is spearheading to address this issue and develop practical and sustainable solutions for its supply chain. Bumble Bee is proud to be leading the seafood industry on this issue and to be GGGI's largest financially contributing corporate partner. #BumbleBee #Sustainability #Tuna

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While the construction of non-entanglement FADs could reduce mortality of vulnerable (to entanglement) species. Can you please share/publish the data that indicate that this FAD design will reduce the by-catch of sharks, turtles and other species that associate with fads - entangled rf otherwise. As well as the data that this FAD design will prevent over fishing - and how?

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Michael Cohen

Supporting sustainability is in your strategic business interest.

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For those interested, you may wish to download the new ISSF Jelly-FAD Construction Guide: https://bit.ly/4a5nESV. This new netting-free, biodegradable fish aggregating device can help to reduce overfishing, bycatch, and marine pollution. In the world’s tuna fisheries. Dr. Gala Moreno, senior scientist at ISSF, explains, “The Jelly-FAD Construction Guide shows tuna fishers how to build what we believe is the most sustainable non-entangling FAD to date.” Progressive. Proven. Continual Improvement.

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