Reference companys

Albacora and Pevasa are two leading companies within the tuna industry in Bermeo, an industry that is notable for:

• Its tradition and history.
• Its social and economic impact at an international level (accounts for 10% of worldwide catches of tropical tuna).
• Being a world leader in sustainable fishing practices.
• Its commitment to sustainability science.

Albacora (www.albacora.es/es/) is a company with an international presence that is dedicated to the fishing and processing of tropical tuna. Their extensive fleet allows them to operate in all the various oceans where tropical tuna is present, applying fishing and processing techniques that are fully transparent to any observers, auditors or customers who wish to see how they work. Being subject to controls by flag states and coastal countries, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFO) and the governments of their trading partners' countries, the organisation is fully committed to improving its operations on a continual basis, for which it carries out research and development activities and has its own scientific department.

Pesquería Vasco-Montañesa (PEVASA) (www.pevasa.es/) is a company dedicated to extracting and supplying tropical tuna of the highest quality to the global canning and food industry. It exercises responsible fishing practices strictly in compliance with the set of standards that regulate its activities, being currently involved in a number of different FIPs (Fishery Improvement Projects) and an MSC certification process for one of the species in the Atlantic Ocean, and continuing its involvement with the Friend of the Sea certification. With its modern fleet and strategic bases in the Indian and Atlantic oceans, Grupo PEVASA represents one of the leading companies in the industry.