GSSI ANNOUNCE THE RECOGNITION OF ICELAND RESPONSIBLE FISHERIES (IRF)

GSSI Announce the Recognition of Iceland Responsible Fisheries (IRF)

GSSI is pleased to announce the recognition of the Iceland Responsible Fisheries (IRF) programme

under version 2.0 of the Global Benchmark Tool.

GSSI’s Recognition of IRF

The IRF program received its first recognition from GSSI in 2016. IRF is now recognised for their Fisheries Management Standard (version 2.1, 2016). Download the GSSI Benchmark Report here.

GSSI’s Global Benchmark Tool 

GSSI’s Global Benchmark Tool provides formal recognition of seafood certification schemes that successfully complete a rigorous and transparent Benchmark Process. The Tool is underpinned by the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the FAO Guidelines for Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine/Inland Capture Fisheries and the FAO Technical Guidelines for Aquaculture Certification. The Global Benchmark Tool aims to minimise the overall environmental impact of how we produce, catch and supply seafood to meet a growing global demand.

GSSI’s Scope of Recognition

Once a scheme is formally and publicly announced as ‘GSSI Recognised’, it means the scheme is in alignment with all applicable Essential Components of the Global Benchmark Tool. The number of Supplementary Components, which are voluntarily applied for, varies for each scheme. GSSI recognition does not include a ranking, nor does it make any claims related to a scheme being ‘sustainable’. The process looks at environmental, governance and operational criteria and how seafood certification scheme’s meet these.

Find out more about the GSSI Global Benchmark Tool and GSSI Recognised schemes at https://www.ourgssi.org/benchmarking/

Iceland Responsible Fisheries (IRF)

The Iceland Responsible Fisheries Certification is an FAO-based, third-party certification programme aimed to preserve the fisheries management principles adopted by the international community, document well-managed Icelandic fisheries to the highest level of assurance, promote community consensus behind good discipline in fisheries management and offer our customers a choice in certification.

The Iceland Responsible Fisheries Foundation, established in 2011, owns and operates the brand of Iceland Responsible Fisheries on a cost basis, as a non-profit organisation.

Learn more here: www.responsiblefisheries.is

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