Those involved were:European Sustainable Use Specialist Group (
ESUSG);AIPCEE - European fish processors' association;World Conservation Union (IUCN);European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD);European Community of consumer cooperatives (EUROCOOP);The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF);Greenpeace International;Humane Society International (HIS);The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society;The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CRPM);The International Collective in support of Fishworkers (ICSF).