Stakeholder Involvement in the CSI Certification Program
Who Are Stakeholders?
An individual or group of individuals — whether at an institutional or personal level — who formally registered an interest or claim with a CSI Certification Body (CB) regarding a specific fishery during the assessment process. The interest or claim of a stakeholder can be stated or implied, and direct or indirect. Stakeholders and stakeholder groups can be at the household, community, local, regional, national, or international level.
Stakeholders can comment on the Standards or Program to CSI or on the Assessment of Fisheries to the Certification Body (CB).
Comments related to CSI Standards or CSI Program Management can be provided to the Standard owner, Certified Seafood International, Inc., by submitting them online via the Comments, Appeals and Complaints Submission Form. CSI provides Official Public Comment opportunities for the Standards; however Stakeholders are welcome to submit information to CSI at any time about Program Standards or Program Management. The information will be reviewed and considered as it is received.
Eligibility Criteria for Submissions to Standard Owner
Eligible submissions must meet the following requirements:
- Submissions must have an objective basis, supported by evidence and specific to the Fishery Standard or the Unified Chain of Custody Standard
- Submissions must contain the name and contact details of the submitting entity or person and their relationship with the fishery subject to the submission.
- Submissions must contain the name and contact details of the submitting entity or person and their relationship with the fishery subject to the submission.
- Submissions must be made on the official Submission Form. Submitted material that is not accompanied with the official submission form will not be eligible for assessment purposes.
Comments regarding fishery certification, re-certification, annual surveillance audits or a specific fishery go directly to the relevant Certification Body (CB). Interested stakeholders can register for comment with the appropriate CB – please refer to the individual fishery assessment notifications and certification reports to identify the CB.
Comments and information relevant to Standards received outside of official Public Comment periods will be held by CSI until the Standards review activity commences.
Consultations
Open Consultations
No open consultations at this time.