Irish Quality Seafood Alliance (IQSA)
Supporting and Representing Assurance and Compliance Interests
The Irish Quality Seafood Alliance is a new dedicated ‘membership group’ and 'dedicated consultancy and validation services' developed to ‘support and represent’ the assurance, certification, and regulatory compliance interests of Ireland’s seafood sector.
Managed by RS Standards, the leading specialists in national and global seafood standards and certification, the Alliance provides expert assistance with standards interpretation, mapping, benchmarking, lobbying, and industry’s quality standards promotion.
Become a IQSA Member: If your organisation is involved in the Irish Seafood sector in any way via fishing, farming, markets, packaging, equipment, or services it would benefit by being associated as a Supporter of this group and service. Producers can become ‘Engaged’ and promote standards efforts.
RS delivers practical, sector-specific consultancy to help Irish seafood businesses to help achieve and maintain compliance and voluntary assurance standards, strengthen market credibility and enhance their competitive position; both domestically and internationally. We complement the initiatives of BIM and Bord Bia.
A trusted voice and strategic ‘integrity standards’ partner for the Irish seafood industry.
Our Impact
Serving All Organisations: From SMEs to large corporations, we help every seafood sector to meet assurance standards and thrive sustainably.
Island of Ireland Focus
Proven Results: Our clients achieve measurable accolades and enhanced credentials.
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Become part of IQSA : If your organisation is involved in the Irish Seafood sector in any way via fishing, farming, markets, packaging, equipment, or services it would benefit by being associated as a Supporter of this group and service.
Producers and Processors can become ‘Actively Engaged’ and promote standards efforts.
We deliver
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Group recognition’ and information
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Practical, sector-specific consultancy
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Member recognition - validation services
Aim: to help Irish seafood businesses achieve and maintain compliance and voluntary assurance standards, strengthen market credibility and enhance their competitive position; both domestically and internationally.
We complement and add-to the initiatives of BIM and Bord Bia.
A trusted voice and strategic ‘integrity standards’ partner for the Irish seafood industry.
RS are the leading specialists in national and global seafood standards and certification
Experienced in Standards and Requirements for:
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Responsible Fishing (Manage RSS Scheme and Managed UK RFS Scheme)
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Fishery Management (Co-Created RFM Standard / Ex-CB for MSC Standards)
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Responsible Ports (Co-Created and Managed UK RPS)
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Good Aquaculture Practices (Co-Created a number of GSA Standards)
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Organic Aquaculture (Co-Created Irish Organic Aquaculture Standard)
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Area Management (Co-Created GSA Standard)
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GlobalGAP / ASC (Ex-CB for both)
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PGI /PDO / Label Rouge / TSG (Project Experience)
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BRCGS (Co-Created original standard and CB)
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Origin Green (Project Experience)
RS has leading competence, confidence and experience in ISO, sustainability and corporate integrity type standards and our clients engage us for development, benchmarking, training and consulting services.
Contact us for more information on our IQSA services and Seafood Standards
