Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Launches Grading Tool for Fishery Improvement Projects
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] May 27, 2016
The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership launched a first-of-its-kind evaluation tool and grading system for fishery improvement projects (FIPs) that will allow the seafood industry and other stakeholders to assess the effectiveness of these initiatives.
The tool defines six “stages” of achievement for each FIP. Each stage has a number of criteria, ranging from requiring fishery evaluations or assessments from third parties to demonstrating publicly that a FIP is working to achieving sustainability certification from a third party such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)...
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