#LOUISIANA BLUE CRAB CODE#

'It’s exciting to see the Louisiana blue crab achieve G.U.L.F. continues to work closely with fishermen and resource managers to facilitate communication and outreach to ensure the process is transparent and thorough.” consulted with a Technical Advisory Committee comprised of researchers, resource managers, industry members, and other stakeholders from the Gulf of Mexico region. 'This is the culmination of a comprehensive process to create a certification unique to the fisheries and management systems of the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico,” said Laura Picariello, technical programs manager for G.U.L.F., in a news release.“Throughout the process, G.U.L.F. was created in sync with those guidelines, as well as with principles set forth by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

#LOUISIANA BLUE CRAB CODE#

The Louisiana blue *crab fishery has become the first to successfully complete the auditing process for Audubon Nature Institute’s Gulf United for Fisheries’ (G.U.L.F.) Responsible Fisheries Management (RFM) certification, which gauges and encourages responsible practices for the sustainable harvest of Gulf of Mexico seafood.Ĭarried out by the independent assessment body Global Trust, which specializes in fisheries auditing, the certification is based on internationally accepted principles laid out by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in its Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and Ecolabeling Guidelines for Fish and Fishery Products.