Find a FIP Consultant

FisheryProgress requires that some documents and audits be completed by a qualified consultant. There are two types of FIP consultants recognized:

• Comprehensive FIP Consultants must be used to prepare comprehensive FIPs’ pre-assessment and related scoping document (if submitting), environmental workplans, and three-year audits.
• Human Rights and Social Responsibility (HRSR) Consultants must complete any risk assessment that uses the Social Responsibility Assessment Tool (SRA) tool and the development of any SRA-based workplan. 

Below is information to help FIPs understand the qualifications needed and find consultants that meet these requirements.

Below is FisheryProgress’ requirements for qualified consultants:

• Comprehensive FIP Consultants must be a party experienced with applying the MSC standard (e.g., a registered MSC technical consultant or accredited conformity assessment body or has other demonstrated qualifications approved by the reviewer). Read more about the qualifications here.
• HRSR Consultants must be a qualified individual or team. As needed, a team of individuals that collectively meets the FisheryProgress requirements can be formed in lieu of a single person that individually meets all requirements. Read more about the qualifications here.

Please note that documents completed by individuals that lack the necessary qualifications will not meet the criteria laid out in the FIP Review Guidelines and the HRSR Policy and, therefore, will not be approved to meet FisheryProgress’ reporting requirements.

For this reason, please obtain pre-approval for your FIP's selected consultant(s) prior to entering into a formal contract with them, even if they are already listed in the database below. This pre-approval will help avoid having to repeat the requirements should your consultant(s) not be qualified. Obtain pre-approval by contacting FisheryProgress at contact@fisheryprogress.org.

Consultants that meet FisheryProgress’ requirements are included in the following database. Please note FisheryProgress does not endorse any of these consultants.

View the Database of FIP Consultants, located in our user dashboard's Capacity Building section, here.

Note that although the consultants presented in the database have been reviewed for their fisheries and/or social expertise, FIPs must also ensure that they meet FIP-specific requirements for language and/or conflict of interest requirements necessary for the work they are contracted to implement. For example, a consultant selected to implement the FIP's risk assessment must include someone with the necessary language skills to interview fishers in the FIP and all individuals on the assessment team must not be an employee, employer, or buyer with a financial or commercial interest in the FIP. Three-year audits must not be completed by individuals employed by one of the FIP leads or FIP participants within the past three years. This means that a consultant that is qualified to support one FIP may not be qualified to support another FIP. 

To become a qualified Comprehensive FIP Consultant:

1. Ensure you meet the qualifications outlined here.
2. Contact FisheryProgress at contact@fisheryprogress.org and provide evidence of qualifications.

To become a qualified HRSR Consultant:

1. Ensure you meet the qualifications outlined here.
2. Complete this form and email contact@fisheryprogress.org to inform them that it is ready for their review. All individuals on a team must complete and submit the form.