The Iceland Responsible Fisheries Foundation (IRFF) has announced that the Iceland Responsible Fisheries Management Specification (IRFM) is now available for 30 days public comment.
Public comment on the IRFM standard will be available from 13 October – 12 November and parties interested in submitting comments should do so via the IRFM.
The main objective of the IRFM certification is to allow IRFF to transparently demonstrate that fisheries management and practices are conducted responsibly in a credible and internationally recognised manner.
It is based on the 1995 Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and on the Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries adopted in 2015. Before the issue in 2010, which was the first of its kind, the specification was published for a 60 day period for public and stakeholder review and comment.
Following this current 30 day comment period, the received comments will be considered by the IRFF Technical Committee and the final draft will be made available for a further 60 day second public comment period prior to its implementation.
