Dec  3, 2025

(Photo: From left, Ms.Biol Citlali Gomez Lepe, President of the Board, COMEPESCA;
Mr. Wakao Hanaoka, Founder and CEO, Seafood Legacy Co., Ltd.)

Since its establishment in 2015, Seafood Legacy has been dedicated to transforming the seafood market, promoting ESG investment in the seafood sector, and advocating for policy reform to enhance the sustainability of fisheries in Japan and globally. Guided by its purpose—to pass on a healthy legacy of seafood that symbolizes the connection between marine ecosystems, economies, and communities to future generations—Seafood Legacy continues to drive systemic change across the seafood industry.

COMEPESCA, founded in 2003, is a Mexican nonprofit industry association that promotes the consumption of legally caught and responsibly farmed domestic seafood. Through initiatives such as the “Pesca Con Futuro” (Fishing for the Future) campaign, COMEPESCA has played a leading role in fostering collaboration among government, private sector, NGOs, and research institutions to promote responsible fishing practices.

Through this MOU, both organizations aim to mutually support market transformation in East Asia and Latin America, fostering cross-regional knowledge exchange and collaboration toward a more sustainable global seafood industry.

 

Key Areas of Collaboration

 

Exchange of knowledge to promote sustainable and responsible seafood market transformation

• Information sharing on the promotion of ESG finance in the fisheries sector
• Strengthening collaboration in policy advocacy and international dialogues
• Cooperation in awareness-raising and outreach through communication activities and events organized by both parties

Based on mutual agreement, both parties will explore opportunities for future joint projects.