The Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard enables fishing operations to provide assurance of decent working conditions and operational best practice from catch to shore.

Today's marketplace needs the confidence that their seafood supply chains are free of human rights abuses; that fishing crews are treated fairly, trained appropriately, and are working in safe conditions with payment, meals, and rest time provided. The Responsible Fishing Vessel Standard (RFVS) provides these assurances.

The RFVS is a world leading certification program helping the industry showcase best practices through independent, third-party auditing.

The RFVS is a fishing vessel-based program certifying high standards of vessels management and safety systems including crew rights, safety and well being.

Created through a rigorous and transparent development process in compliance with the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) requirements.

The RFVS program categorizes vessels by length of time at sea as this is the key factor in determining crew health, safety and well-being. This will ensure that the standard is accessible for all types of commercial fishing vessels.

The RFVS is the only vessel level certification program available on a global scale.

The RFVS will be independently validated by pursuing relevant third party benchmarking.