The need to address environmental and social issues in the Thai fishmeal industry has led via a complex journey, to a well-subscribed Fisheries Improvement Project in the Gulf of Thailand and to the fishery applying to join the MarinTrust (formerly IFFO RS) Improver Programme.
The World Economic Forum held Virtual Ocean Dialogues from June 1 - 5, 2020. Libby Woodhatch, Executive Chair of MarinTrust, was invited to speak at one of the sessions, on June 3, focusing on innovative aquaculture.
MarinTrust, independent business to business certification programme for the marine ingredient value chain, has been accepted as a full member of the ISEAL Alliance, the global membership organisation for sustainability standards systems.
Amid the outbreak and rapid spread of COVID-19, MarinTrust wants to support its stakeholders and cause minimal disruption whilst maintaining the assurance of the programme.
In order to safeguard assurance and increase accessibility to the Programme, IFFO RS today announced a call for Certification Bodies (CBs) to apply to become an approved CB to certify against the IFFO RS programme.