Sustainable Fishing

At the Forefront of Sustainable Fishing Since 1986

1986

Founded Norpac Fisheries

1998

Working with fishing vessel owners, established swordfish fishery in Hawaii

2001

Joined Board of Blue Water Fisherman’s Association, served until 2020

2004

Developed and implemented world’s first electronic seafood traceability system

2006

Awarded “Hawaii State Employer of the Year” by the Hawaii State Senate for our work to develop jobs for mentally challenged. Several of whom worked until retirement at Norpac.

Sustainability Accomplishments

Developed World’s First Electronic Seafood Traceability System
1st Company to Support End-to-End Seafood Transparency
World’s First Tuna Fishery Improvement Project – Marshall Islands/ Micronesia
World Wildlife Fund Collaboration – Tuna Fishery Improvement in Vietnam
Nature Conservancy Collaboration – Indonesia’s 1st National Fishery Improvement (snapper/grouper FIP)
Making our Industry led Tuna C-FIP’s MSC Certified

Awards

Hawaii State Employer of the Year
Seafood Champion for Seafood Sustainability – SeaWeb Seafood Summit

Publications & Videos

UndercurrentNews – Electronic Traceability in Indonesia
The Guardian –Sustainable Fishing & Climate Change
Seafood Source – Sustainable Harvesting Practices in the Philippines
National Public Radio – Traceability System a Solution for Seafood (Video)
CoopeSolidar, Costa Rica – Seafood Industry Transparency (Video)
Seafood Source – Snapper & Grouper Fishery Improvement Project
Seafood Source – Norpac vows not to buy immature snapper & grouper
Seafood Source – Rethinking Supply Chains & Traceability
Nature Conservancy (Cover) – Counting on Fish

Associations

Blue Water Fisherman’s Association

2010

Norpac becomes one of the first companies to support electronic traceability and transparency by linking with Trace Register, a database management company, to support end-to-end seafood transparency

2011

Developed world’s first industry led Comprehensive Tuna Fishery Improvement Project (C-FIP) in the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia

2012

Awarded ‘Seafood Champion‘ at the Hong Kong SeaWeb Seafood Summit, an international award given to those making a difference in seafood sustainability

2012

Principal participant with World Wildlife Fund to develop Comprehensive Tuna Fishery Improvement Project in Vietnam

2014

Installed electronic traceability in Indonesia, in co-operation with The Nature Conservancy to develop Indonesia’s first national Comprehensive Fishery Improvement Project (C-FIP) for Snapper and Grouper (2019)

2015

UndercurrentNews publishes an article about Thomas Kraft and electronic traceability in Indonesia

2015

Norpac’s Thomas Kraft and writer Sissel Waage publish an article in the Guardian about sustainable fishing and climate change