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In December 2023, MarinTrust published their new fees and price structure, to be effective from 1 January 2024. The full breakdown of the new prices is listed below, alongside the current prices which were last revised in January 2020. These price increases have largely been driven by global inflation and will allow the MarinTrust programme to continue to meet the constantly evolving and demanding market expectations, while driving continued improvement. The revised prices are only for administrative fees whilst all fees related to fisheries are still under review and an update will be sent in early 2024.
Only the fisheries assessment prices for whole fish assessments are shared between companies within a country.
Item | Current Fees |
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Administration |
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Annual charge/company | £3,210 |
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Annual charge/factory | £600 |
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Recognition of Standards | £2,000 | ||
Annual Subcontractor charge – per unit (if applicable) | £125 |
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Scope extension or update fee | £75 |
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Whole Fish Fisheries Assessment (Initial V2.0) | Current Fees | Fees 2024 (from 1 January | Assessment Activity |
Baseline | £8,200 | Under review | M1, M2, F1, F2, F3 Species characterisation |
Category A Species | £1,500 | Under review | A1, A2, A3, A4 |
Category B Species | £1,500 | Under review | Disqualification from CAT A the Risk Assessment |
Category C Species | £500 | Under review | C1 |
Category D Species | £500 | Under review | Disqualified from CAT C the Risk Assessment |
Whole Fish Fisheries Assessment – (Surveillance) | Current Fees | Fees 2024 (from 1 January | Assessment Activity |
Baseline | £2,000 | Under review | M1, M2, F1, F2, F3 update on management system, any changes in regulations |
Category A Species | £600 | Under review | Refresh key areas - current stock status, B/Bmsy;F/Fmsy |
Category B Species | £600 | Under review | Short review to confirm B category accuracy |
Category C Species | £300 | Under review | Short review to confirm - current stock status & that species is not overfished. Where overfishing occurs; risk that approved fishery is impacting |
Category D Species | £300 | Under review | Short review to confirm D category accuracy & productivity & that attributes remains same for susceptibility |
Fisheries By-product Assessment – Full assessment and Surveillance set price (per company) | Current Fees | Fees 2024 (from 1 January | |
Category C Species | £500 | Under review | |
| Category D Species | £500 | Under review | |
Fisheries By-product from Aquaculture (per company) | Current Fees | ||
| Full assessment and Surveillance set price | £300 | ||
On Site Audit | Current Fees | ||
Paid to local auditor every year | Varies |
MSC Verification
| Item | Current Fees | Fees 2024 (from 1 January) |
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| MSC Verification Fishery / Unit of Certification | £750 | Under review |
| MSC Verification fee per plant | £285 |
Logo Licensing
| Item | Current Fees |
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| Fee per plant | £300 |