A fishing boat returns to Bridlington Harbor after a day at sea on Jan. 31, 2025, in Bridlington, England. Bridlington is the leading shellfish port in Europe. / Credit: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
CNA Staff, Apr 7, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
AmajorU.K.-basedCatholicseafarersministryiscallingonregulatoryauthoritiestopushforbetterlaborconditionsforworkersintheseafoodandfishingindustries.
StellaMaris,asupportministryforseaworkersthatboasts“thelargestship-visitingnetworkintheworld,”saidinastatementtoCNAthatseafoodcertificationprograms“mustadoptastrongercommitmenttohumanrightsduediligence”toensure“laborprotections,”“fairpay,safeworkingconditions,”andothermeasurestoprotectworkersonthesea.
TimHill,theorganization’sCEOandnationaldirector,sharedStellaMaris’positionpaperwithCNAinwhichthegroupcalledon“seafoodcertificationbodies,governments,andindustryleaderstotakeimmediateandpositiveaction”tosecurethosegoals.
Theindustryshould“worktogethertocreateaseafoodindustrythatrespectshumandignityandethicalpractices,”theg
