Holland America Line (HAL) has been awarded Accountable Fisheries Administration (RFM) certification — making it the primary and solely cruise line to attain this credential by serving solely recent, licensed sustainable and traceable wild Alaska seafood.
RFM licensed all six of the cruise line’s ships that sail to Alaska following an unbiased audit.
“Holland America Line has shared Alaska adventures with our friends for 75 years, and supporting sustainable fishing and native enterprise is a vital dedication for us,” mentioned Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line. “We have pledged to purchase and serve solely native, sustainable, recent seafood on Alaska voyages, and RFM certification is an important step within the dedication to sustainability that we share with our friends and fishing households of Alaska.”
RFM is a third-party certification program for wild-capture fisheries and is aligned with the United Nations Meals and Agriculture Group (FAO) Code of Conduct for Accountable Fisheries, probably the most complete set of worldwide requirements and greatest practices for wild fisheries.
The RFM ecolabel contains the seafood product’s origin and tells customers the place their meals comes from— beginning with the Alaska fishers and processors and persevering with to the cruise line’s receipt of product and to the visitor’s plate.
Utilization of the RFM brand signifies strong dedication to a particular Chain of Custody program that assures consumers and friends their seafood is legally harvested, obtained from responsibly managed licensed sustainable fisheries, and may be traced again to its origin.
The RFM certification announcement comes on the heels of Holland America Line’s newly-formed partnership with Alaska Seafood Advertising Institute (ASMI), each sharing a dedication to serving sustainably sourced Alaska seafood.
The cruise line continues to encourage stewardship of the setting and operates in partnership with the individuals and organizations within the areas that it visits.
Serving Alaska seafood on Holland America Line ships has lengthy been a part of the model’s culinary providing.
On any Alaska cruise, the road serves greater than 2,000 kilos of Alaska Salmon, 1,000 kilos of Alaska cod, 800 kilos of Alaska halibut, 500 kilos of Alaska rockfish and extra.
Moreover, Holland America Line has rolled out a number of newly created seafood dishes which are featured within the Eating Room on all six of its ships cruising in Alaska this season, which incorporates Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, Westerdam and Zuiderdam.
The recipes have been developed by Holland America Line’s Culinary Council Member Chef Ethan Stowell and ASMI.
Visitors can take pleasure in a fried Alaska cod sandwich with malt vinegar aioli and savoy cabbage slaw; Alaskan salmon chop with cucumber, tomato, avocado, bacon and inexperienced beans; and roasted fennel crusted Alaska halibut with artichokes and Taggiasca olives.
That is along with a number of Alaska seafood dishes which are already on menus all through the ships.
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