Aquaculture and fisheries
Aquaculture and fisheries industry
Global presence
The fishing industry is struggling with environmental and welfare issues, including overfishing and occupational safety. Additionally, climate change, biodiversity loss and overfishing endanger the livelihoods and food security of a large group of people depending on this business.
The fisheries and aquaculture industry becomes more sustainable with certification programs such as MSC and ASC. Control Union Certifications contributes and assists globally.
In 2016, Control Union acquired a shareholding in MacAlister Elliott and Partners (MEP), a leading fisheries and aquaculture consultancy with over 40 years experience. We completed projects on every major continent and our staff work on a huge variety of projects, in both the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, with particular focus in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Read more about the transformation of the fishing industry [article].
Our services include
With the acquisition in 2016 from “ME Certification” (MEC), the largest UK based MSC Chain Of Custody certification, and MSC fisheries provider, our position grew enormously.
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MSC Fisheries Assessments
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MSC Chain of Custody
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ASC Chain of Custody
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Auditing services
The way we work
We have developed a niche for the completion of feasibility and due diligence projects within both the fishing and aquaculture industries. However, this commercial aspect has not stopped us completing biological and analytical projects including large tuna tagging programs in the IOTC region and observer programs across the globe. We work with a large variety of stakeholders, from scientists and commercial organizations right through to the individual fisher folk, who fish simply to feed their family.
