To be eligible for membership, applicants must be:
- persons who are engaged on a full time basis in some aspect of fish, seafood and associated products inspection, quality management or control of fish and seafood processing technology; or
- have a continuing interest in one of the above areas.
Benefits of membership include:
- Professional member designation;
- Member discount on IAFI and WAS conferences, including the biannual World Seafood Congress.
- Access to the Members area and contact details of IAFI’s global network of Seafood Professionals
- Membership voting privileges;
- Periodic newsletter; “The Fish Inspector”
- Association representation at International Organizations (eg. Codex Alimentarius Commission meetings and conferences).
- 20% Discount on new subscriptions to Seafood International (Approx. value £27 per year)
Membership Fees
IAFI Membership will normally run from one World Seafood Congress to the next (every 2 years), with the membership fees included in the WSC registration fee (except for attendance sponsored by FAO or UNIDO). There are various classes of membership available, including 1 year membership for those that wish to join before the next WSC in 2013.
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| Regular | US$ 90.00 – 2 yrs |
US$ 50.00 – 1 yr
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| Regular (LDC) | Click here to see list of LDCs | US$ 45.00 – 2 yrs |
US$ 25.00 – 1 yr
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| Student |
In full time education at the time of joining and for period of membership. |
US$ 45.00 – 2 yrs | US$ 25.00 – 1 yr | |
| Lifetime |
US$ 500.00 – lifetime
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| Associate | US$ 90.00 – 2 yrs |
US$ 50.00 – 1 yr
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| Sustaining | Corporate support for IAFI. Please contact us for full details |
US$ 900.00 – 2 yrs | US$ 500.00 – 1 yr | |
NOTE: Regular Members from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are eligible for discounted membership fees and may apply for sponsorship for attendance at conferences meetings etc.
Questions? Please send them to info@iafi.net
(The membership registration, logon and payment systems are being developed and will be online soon, in the meantime access to the site is unrestricted)
