Rewarding long-term sustainability commitments

The Recertification Assistance Fund helps MSC certified fisheries with the cost of Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) fees for their second or subsequent recertification audit. Recertification Assistance Fund grants are calculated in proportion to the applicant's audit fee costs.

2021 Recertification Assistance Fund grants

• Gulf of St Lawrence northern shrimp trawl fishery

Certificate holders: L’Association Québécoise de l’Industrie de la Pêche (AQIP), L’Association Coopérative des Pêcheurs de L’îIle Ltée, Association of Seafood Producers Inc. (ASP), Produits Belle-Baie Ltée

• Canada Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) British Columbia Albacore Tuna North Pacific

Certificate holder: Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF)

• Norway North Sea herring

Certificate holder: Norwegian Fishermen’s Association

• Norway Spring Spawning herring

Certificate holder: Norwegian Fishermen’s Association

• OCI Grand Bank yellowtail flounder trawl fishery

Certificate holder: Ocean Choice International

• Ross Sea toothfish longline fishery

Certificate holder: Silvifish Resources Ltd.

• Eastern Canada Offshore Scallop

Certificate holder: Seafood Producers Association of Nova Scotia

• BSAI and GOA flatfish

Certificate holder: Alaska Seafood Cooperative

• BSAI and GOA Pacific cod

Certificate holder: Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation

2020 Recertification Assistance Fund grants

The 2020 funds have been granted to:

How do I apply to the fund?

MSC certified fisheries can apply for funding after the Public Certification Report (PCR) of their second or subsequent recertification is published.