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Gulf Wild is a nonprofit organization operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Wild works with commercial fishermen to encourage and facilitate fishery conservation and innovation. Gulf Wild has implemented traceability practices including placing a numbered gill tag on every Gulf Wild fish. This numbered tag tracks who harvested the fish, from where, and at what port the fish landed. Consumers can use the gill tag number to access this information via the Gulf Wild website. ==Conservation Standards== Gulf Wild fishermen adhere to the following current national and international regulations: * The Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Management Plan〔http://www.gulfcouncil.org/fishery_management_plans/reef_fish_management.php Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Management Plan〕 and amendments * Science-based quotas * Gear Restrictions〔http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/teds.htm Turtle excluder devices〕 including turtle excluder devices and area closures to reduce sea turtle interactions * Compliance with Federal Fisheries observer Program 〔https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/Assets/Observer-Program/pdf/NOPFactSheet_FINAL.pdf〕 * Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) requirements, including active IFQ accounts to catch, hold, land, sell and/or transport fish * Monitoring/enforcement, including fishing call-in/call-out to federal authorities, 24/7 vessel monitoring and random checks by enforcement officers Gulf Wild vessels and fishermen also participate in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIP) 〔Fhttps://www.sustainablefish.org/fisheries-improvement Fishery Improvement Project (FIPs)〕 to address sustainability issues in the Gulf of Mexico fishery. FIP Regulations include: * Prohibition on high grading (intentionally discarded low-value fish for higher-value fish) * Prohibition on discarding any target fish (except where required by regulations, such as minimum size limits) * Implementation of the Gulf Wild voluntary electronic video monitoring program (where available) with full on-board video monitoring, assuring compliance with conservation covenants and fishing regulations. * Implementation of Bird Excluder Devices designed for minimizing shorebird loss in gear entanglements. * Adherence to a maximized retention fishery. * Landing interviews with Gulf Wild staff for QA/QC standards. * Tagging of every species caught and retained to be entered into the TransparenSea System * Participation in Shareholders’ Alliance and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) research projects to establish better data collection for reef fish stock assessments. Additionally, all Gulf Wild fishermen, vessels, owners and fish houses participate in periodic voluntary audits to verify adherence to Gulf Wild's Conservation Covenants, verification requirements, and food safety testing protocols. As a last step in the process, Gulf Wild's supply chain partners who wish to participate also agree to an annual review and periodic audits to ensure all standards and practices are met. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gulf Wild」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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