Approved whole fish

Although the unit of certification is the plant, assessment of species is a necessary prerequisite in order to provide assurance for the responsible sourcing of raw materials used for the production of  marine ingredients. It is important that each company applying for the standard indicates the specific species that each individual plant uses so that this can be listed correctly in the certificate scope.

Recognition of equivalence - fisheries verification

The MarinTrust fisheries verification process provides certificate holders with an alternative route for whole fish raw material approval. This process reduces duplication of efforts and provides a credible, cost-effective option for certificate holders wishing to source from fisheries already certified by MarinTrust recognised equivalent standards: 

All wild-capture Fisheries Standards successfully “GSSI recognised”, having completed the full GSSI Benchmark Process, are recognised as equivalent to the MarinTrust Whole Fish Fisheries Criteria Version 3. 

• Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
• Certified Seafood International (CSI)
• Iceland Responsible Fisheries (ISF)
• MEL Japan

Read more about the MarinTrust fisheries verification process here.

Access MSC Verification Reports here.