Status Seafood, Inc. was formally incorporated in 2007. Prior to that the management and the sales team were affiliated with a number of companies in South Africa working as representatives in both Europe and the USA. This well vetted and experienced management team, coupled with the efficiently organized market structure based in the USA has allowed Status Marine to thrive.
The founder of Status Seafood holds a Masters Degree in Environmental and Energy Economics acquired from California State University, Long beach allowing an economists insight into the sustainability of all seafood procured and processed. The founder is also the chief economist of Status Economics which is an Independent Freelance Economic Sustainability Consultancy based in California. Click here for more information
About our role in Africa
Status Seafood strives to continually set the 'status quo' in seafood sustainability from both a environmental and cultural perspective. Much of our product line is comprised of seafood that is classified as BEST CHOICE - GREEN by the World Wild Life (WWF) organization. Through their branch known as the South African Seafood Sustainability Initiative (SASSI) we attempt to select as many seafood items as possible that has been classified by the WWF given South Africa's own specific ocean and environmental characteristics.
By reaching out to the local community in the Eastern Province, we are able to give back to some of the poorest households on earth. We are able to generate employment opportunities in one of the most impoverished regions of Sub-Saharan African where the unemployment rate hovers around 35%. Our staff are paid above average wages, add to this the 'in-kind' benefits, we are directly and indirectly responsible for the well being and gainful employment of 151 impoverished individuals. Taking into account these two attributes of the socio-economic well being of our staff and surrounding communities and the BEST CHOICE environmental accrediation of our products we are able to achieve a true all emcompassing triple bottom line.