Saving Seafood

Updated Sustainable Fisheries Partnership tool will improve tracking of fishery improvement efforts

August 20, 2021 โ€” With the intention of increasing accountability and transparency in reporting on fisheries improvement projects (FIPs), Sustainable Fisheries Partnership has published an update to its FIP Evaluation Tool. This revision, the fourth since the tool launched in 2007, clarifies guidelines for use, addresses the need for improved accountability, and more explicitly identifies connections between FIP actions and fishery improvements.

โ€œThese changes were driven by requests from seafood buyers and stakeholders to see increased verification of progress and a clearer linkage between FIP activity and impact on the water,โ€ SFP Global Policy Director Brad Spear said. โ€œMore and better information can help us all do a better job.โ€

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GSA spotlights โ€œWorker Voiceโ€ in fight to ensure fair labor standards

December 14, 2020 โ€” A new white paper commissioned by Global Seafood Assurances (GSA) is offering a comprehensive look at the tools and resources that exist to ensure social welfare on board the worldโ€™s fishing vessels.

The paper, Worker Voice on Fishing Vessels, documents the initiatives, organizations, and projects available around the world that offer fishing crews a means to voice concerns, have influence over matters that affect them in the workplace, and have access to third party advice and grievance mechanisms for remediation. It also identifies common definitions and terms used to describe these concepts.

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