Kanaloa and ISO 14001

We love fish. Fish are our business, our passion, and our livelihood. We are not alone. Globally, seafood provides the livelihood for over 500 million people. Perhaps more importantly, according to the United Nations, seafood provides critical protein for over 2.5 billion people world-wide. In many developing countries fish provides over 50% of the animal protein consumed.

Fish stocks, the population of this vital resource, remain under pressure across the globe. Some, like the Atlantic cod, are in complete collapse, a result of wanton over-fishing. Others, like pacific white sea bass, also near collapse by the 1960s, is now a model of sustainable fishing practices, and the population has made a complete recovery.

We feel a deep responsibility to promote and support only environmentally responsible scientifically sustainable fisheries. Clearly the stakes are huge, and when it comes the health of the oceans, an the life they contain, we are all stake-holders. You can do your part by purchasing and consuming seafood only when you can verify it has been Sourced from a responsible, sustainable fishery. This is often difficult, as the final seller, whether it be a restaurant, supermarket, or fish market, may not have done the necessary homework to verify the sustainability of their sources. However, when you purchase fresh seafood from Kanaloa for home delivery, you can be sure our sources have been subjected to a rigorous, and scientifically sound evaluation to ensure they follow current sustainability best practices; both in terms of the fish they take, and the manner used to take them.

Kanaloa is the only International Organization of Standardization certified seafood company in North America. We earned our ISO 14001 certification through regular 3rd party audits of our environmental management practices, and our continuous effort to reduce the size of the environmental footprint of our entire business. You can trust Kanaloa to provide the finest, fresh seafood available, and to ensure it arrives at your door by the most sustainable and environmentally responsible path available. When you eat fish do so responsibly.