Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

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Company Snapshot:

Established in 1911, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (Nissui) is a commercial fishing and marine product procurement operation. It's goal is to "Establish a global supply chain of marine products." The company is the second-largest of its kind in Japan and owns Gorton's, a US frozen seafood company.

Ownership status:

Publicly traded

Number of employees worldwide:

7,764

Chief executive officer:

Naoya Kakizoe

Website:

http://www.nissui.co.jp/english/

Corporate accountability

Environment and product safety:

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) declared a moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986. A loophole in Japanese law allows commercial fisheries to catch and kill whales, provided it is for scientific research. Nippon Suisan Kaisha paints the word "Research" on the side of their ships, in order to catch whales in protected waters using Japanese research permits, and routinely uses their catch for food products.