IFFO RS are looking for a consultant to develop an impacts research design project as part of our MEL system to investigate the following hypothesis: ‘IFFO RS activities lead to improved or protected environmental parameters, and improved or protected social conditions’.
IFFO RS is delighted to announce that the Panamanian small pelagics Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) has successfully transitioned onto the new IFFO RS Improver Programme (IFFO RS IP) procedures against V2.0 of the standard.
(June 4th 2019) IFFO RS applauds the work done by the Gulf of Thailand (Thailand) and the Vung Tau (Vietnam) Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) over the last few years on their journey to improve the fisheries in both regions.
IFFO RS is aware of the forthcoming publication, “Fishing for Catastrophe” and welcomes this opportunity to clarify how it operates as an independent 3rd party standard.
(Tuesday October 29th 2019) In 2020 IFFO RS is changing the fees and pricing structure of the IFFO RS programme, due to a huge increase in the demand of IFFO RS certification and the need to ensure that the programme remains credible, robust and relevant for stakeholders.
(Shanghai,November 5th 2019) Libby Woodhatch, Executive Chair of IFFO RS, and Cayetana Aljovin, President of the Sociedad Nacional de Pesquería (Peru), signed a Memorandum of understanding on 5 November.