No fish or shellfish marked as red or vulnerable
Level: Core
Approximately one third of the worlds fish stocks are according to the FAO overfished and the fishing pressure on stocks which are assessed as vulnerable need to diminish. Trough the use of special contract terms, procuring agencies can contribute to assuring that products which are delivered does not come from stocks which are assessed as vulnerable. The contract terms also include aquaculture products.
Details
- Type:
- Special contract terms
- ID:
- 11325
- Group:
- Fish and shellfish
Criterion text
The supplier undertakes to, from the start of the contract, only deliver products of fish and/or shellfish which are not from species and/or stocks which are assessed as marked red or vulnerable in a list, resource overview or similar which reflect the state of fish stocks in different fishing areas and/or the environmental effects of the aquaculture practice.
The assessment in the list or resource overview can, for wild species, include parameters as for example:
- stock size
- reproductive capacity
- fishing pressure
- management
For aquaculture species:
- feed use
- chemical use
The procuring agency decides on the basis, i.e list, resource overview or similar, for the contract term.
The following list or resource overview is the basis for the contract term: […………………………………………]
The procuring agency will notify the supplier of the updated version if the indicated list och resource overview is updated during the term of the contract. Stocks of fish and/or shellfish marked as red or assessed as vulnerable may be added to or deleted from the list or overview when updated. The supplier shall apply the updated version at the latest [30] days from the notification.
Verification
The tenderer confirms in the tender that only products of fish and shellfish in conformity with the contract term will be delivered.
Proposed follow-up
- A plan for monitoring of the contract terms together with the supplier is recommended.
- Control delivery and request documentation which can verify that delivery has been made in accordance with the chosen base for the contract term, for example species/scientific name, fishing area and reference to chosen list, resource overview or similar.
Subject matter of contract
Fish and shellfish with sustainability criteria
Information about the criterion
The procuring agency chooses the basis, i.e list, resource overview or similar, for the contract term and states the chosen one in the contract documents. Here (only in Swedish) is a record of examples of available lists and resource overviews which can be used as a basis for the contract term. The record is a sample, without ranking, based on relevance, actuality, scope and usability. Other lists may occur. The procuring agency may also request that the tenderer describe how they will fulfil the contract terms in in the tender.
Environmental goals
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 11325
- Version date
- 2019-06-26