１．Recruitment of MEL Certification Bodies
The MEL Council is looking to increase the number of Certification Bodies to assess seafood producers that are taking proactive measures to manage fishery resources for their sustainable use and the conservation of marine ecosystems, as well as processors and distributors that are making positive efforts to procure seafood from such producers.
Businesses wishing to register as MEL Certification Body, please contact the MEL Council.
２．Requirements for Certification Bodies
＊Requirements for Certification Bodies (FMS) Ver.2.1
＊Requirements for Certification Bodies (AMS) Ver.2.0
＊Requirements for Certification Bodies (CoC) Ver.2.1
３．Certification Bodies (Fisheries)
JFRCA: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association
Towa-akashi Building 5F, 1-1 Akashi-sho, Chuo, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan
Tel: +81-3-6680-4277 Fax: +81-3-6680-4128
URL: http://www.fish-jfrca.jp
４．Certification Bodies (Aquaculture)
JFRCA: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association
Towa-akashi Building 5F, 1-1 Akashi-sho, Chuo, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan
Tel: +81-3-6680-4277 Fax: +81-3-6680-4128
URL: http://www.fish-jfrca.jp
MERI: Marine Ecology Research Institute Central Laboratory
300 Iwawada, Onjuku-machi, Isumi-gun, Chiba 299-5111, Japan
Tel: +81 (470) 68-5111 Fax:+81-470-68-5115
URL: https://www.kaiseiken.or.jp/en/index.html
５．Certification Bodies (CoC)
JFRCA: Japan Fisheries Resource Conservation Association
Towa-akashi Building 5F, 1-1 Akashi-sho, Chuo, Tokyo 104-0044, Japan
Tel: +81-3-6680-4277 Fax: +81-3-6680-4128
URL: http://www.fish-jfrca.jp
MERI: Marine Ecology Research Institute Central Laboratory
300 Iwawada, Onjuku-machi, Isumi-gun, Chiba 299-5111, Japan
Tel: +81 (470) 68-5111 Fax:+81-470-68-5115
URL: https://www.kaiseiken.or.jp/en/index.html