The Seafood EMS

The Seafood Environmental Management Systems for the Fishing Industry

The ‘Seafood EMS’ is an FRDC funded project completed by Seafood Services Australia and SEANET. It was designed to assist the fishing industry develop their own Environmental Management Systems. This system is based upon the National ESD framework and was designed to compliment this activity.

The System includes the tools “that enable industry participants to achieve and demonstrate continual improvement in their environmental, social and economic performance”.

It includes an introductory brochure outlining the process, the Seafood EMS, which describes the types of approaches that can be used, and a step-by-step guide to develop an EMS.