Type | Nonprofit |
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46-2090265 | |
Legal status | 501(c)(5) |
Headquarters | Madeira Beach, Florida |
Region | Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico |
Website | https://www.gulfwild.com/ |
Gulf Wild is a nonprofit organization operating in the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Wild works with commercial fishermen to encourage and facilitate fishery conservation and innovation. Gulf Wild has implemented traceability practices, including placing a numbered gill tag on every Gulf Water fish. This numbered tag tracks who harvested the fish, from where, and at what port the fish landed. The organization's website can be used to check gill tags.
Gulf Wild fishermen adhere to the following current national and international regulations:
Gulf Wild vessels and fishermen also participate in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIP) [4] to address sustainability issues in the Gulf of Mexico fishery.