RS STANDARDS Methods-and-Guidance for the HKSCC Sustainable Seafood Risk Assessment Tool Final 2020

DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION

This document outlines the risk assessment method for Seafood Risk assessment (SRA) tool. The scope
of the SRA risk assessment comprises a rapid assessment of the environmental risks for 1) wild capture
species and 2) for farmed (aquaculture) species that are relevant to the Hong Kong seafood market.
Guidelines to help ensure that different assessors interpret the risk assessment criteria consistently
are provided. A process is also described that details how the risk assessment results will be converted
into a single score for wild caught and farmed species that aligns with the Hong Kong Sustainable
Seafood Coalition (HKSSC) Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) on Responsible Fish and Seafood
Sourcing.