Global Seafood Sustainability Initiative votes unanimously to revise its benchmark tool
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton Dec 15, 2014
The Steering Board of GSSI - the Global Seafood Sustainability Initiative - voted unanimously last week to revise the structure of the GSSI Benchmark tool, which is designed to reduce confusion in the field of seafood ecolabeling and certification.
The first draft of the tool was released last summer for comment. A majority of the commentators, including the FAO, objected to a multi-tiered scheme of benchmarking. It appears that the Board has listened, and is now revising the GSSI tool.
"After careful consideration of the comments received during the public comment period and from its partners, the GSSI Steering Board made a unanimous decision to revise the GSSI Global Benchmark Tool," said Hermann Weisse, Program manager....
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