The Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI) has recognised the Iceland Responsible Fisheries Management (IRFM) Certification Programme as meeting all the Essential Components of the GSSI Benchmark Tool.
Announced on 8 November, the IRFM Certification Programme met performance areas related to scheme governance, operational management and applied wild-capture fisheries audit standards.
“We are proud that the IRFM Certification Programme is recognized as meeting all the Essential Components of the GSSI Benchmark Tool,” added Dr Hrefna Karlsdóttir, manager at IRFM.
He added: “Participation in the GSSI process has been a valuable journey for us and has given us the opportunity to look at our own certification program in a critical way.”
“We expect that this tool, which honours internationally adopted principles and guidelines, will level the playing field and promote order in the market for seafood.”
The mission of GSSI is to ensure confidence in the supply and promotion of seafood, by increasing comparability and transparency in seafood certification and enable informed choice for procurement of certified seafood.
This Benchmark Tool is based on international reference documents from FAO and will identify and recognise robust and credible certification schemes.
