Seafood assurance has a major role to play; the benefits of sustainable fisheries and fish farm and the need to have safe and high-quality seafood products from fishing and aquaculture as well as global concern such as social responsibility, environmental impact and sustainability are increasingly in the public consciousness.
The lack of properly implemented schemes has often failed to curb fishing effort, prevent overfishing and avoid environmental degradation. Having a clearly defined understanding of each relevant standard’s intent are very important by those seafood supply chain actors concerned.