We are contacting you regarding our ongoing investigation into aquaculture and the global fishmeal and fish oil industry, which has uncovered an array of industry-wide environmental and human rights concerns. These concerns date from between 2018 and the present, and they pertain to events or conditions on land or at sea.
Our investigation has found:
- Pesquera Exalmar has been the subject of worker criticism over labor practices. For example, a Facebook post by the labor union for Pesquera Exalmar workers in 2019 stated: “Thursday 21st of December has been a date when Sintrapexsaa enters a…
Sorry for the Delay in response, I was out off office for medical Conditions. Attached you can find the response of your questions and I am glad to extend and others.
Official Response Pesquera Exalmar S.A.A.
- Regarding the 2019 Facebook post by Pesquera Exalmar Labor Union related to an advance vacation claim: In 2019, the La Niña phenomenon occurred, impacting the fishing industry due to anomalous cooling conditions of the sea, which forced anchovy to concentrate in very specific coastal areas, mixing adult specimens with an atypical presence of juveniles. As a result, the National Fish…
Thank you again for your engagement on the issues raised in our email to Pesquera Exalmar.
We wanted to check back with you on one element of the statement you provided. Under point 5 it said: “Regarding an alleged investigation for incorrect reporting in juvenile fish sampling: To date, we are not aware of any investigation initiated by competent authorities against our company in connection with sanctioning procedures for incorrect reporting in juvenile sampling.”
Peru’s Ministry of Production published [this document](https://cdn.www.gob.pe/uploads/document/file/2104576/RCONAS-213-2021-P…