Case Study: Expertise to protect biodiversity
Intertek is an industry leader in the Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification sector for agriculture, propelled by our unmatched dedication to Science-based Customer Excellence to help shape an ever better world. Intertek AgriWorld offers clients a broad selection of services in environmental analysis and monitoring, from waste water, agricultural water, soils, noise, air quality, through to emissions into the atmosphere, as well as food and water for human consumption.
Protecting Peru’s aquaculture and marine macroalgae
It’s because our clients trust us to ensure quality, safety and sustainability across their entire value chain that, for the third time since 2016, Intertek Peru has been awarded the Programme for Surveillance and Control of Fishing and Aquaculture Activities at National Scope.
This involves working with Peru’s Ministry of Production and National Fisheries on surveillance and control related to aquaculture activities, as well as supervising the extraction, collection, transport and processing of marine macroalgae.
These are very important hydro-biological resources with high ecological, economic and social value, acting as a habitat and refuge for many marine species as well as absorbing CO2 and producing oxygen. For this reason, Peruvian legislation allows only the collection of naturally stranded macroalgae to avoid over-exploitation.
There are more than 200 varieties of species of macroalgae in Peru, used for purposes such as protein food, and as gelling, thickening and stabilising compounds for the pharmaceutical, wine and textile industries.
Collection, under Intertek’s supervision, represents a vital economic activity, especially in the southern part of Peru where large areas of macroalgae directly generate employment.
We are proud to operate a surveillance programme that protects biodiversity by eliminating illegal fishing as well as the illegal extraction of macroalgae. It’s delivering support to the environment and protecting the ecosystem of macroalgae, both in Peru and across the world.