Seafish Responsible Fishing Scheme The Seafish Responsible Fishing Scheme is a BSi Publicly Available Specification (PAS 72:2006) awarded to individual vessels for vessel operations and traceability in the sea fishing industry. It specifies requirements relating to fishing practices, vessel criteria, crew competence, environmental considerations and record maintenance. It is applicable to the supply chain from the fisherman to the point of first sale. In late 2009 around 500 vessels are involved in the scheme with 325 vessels fully certified covering about 70% of UK landings by weight. The scheme is independently audited by UKAS approved auditors. Notes External links Seafish website Quality Award database Suppliers database Seafood Awards Fish Update – related website The stealth tax that says to hell with North Sea cod stocks Fishing in the United Kingdom Fishing trade associations Fisheries and aquaculture research institutes Organisations based in Edinburgh Organisations based in Lincolnshire Fishing in Grimsby Organizations established in 1981 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government Fishing in Scotland 1981 establishments in the United Kingdom