Close to 38% of global fish stocks are overfished, according to the UN’s 2024 fisheries report. The necessity for well-managed fisheries is more urgent than ever and progress needs to be rapid. Over ...

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating progress in sustainable fishing ...

With the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 16) in Cali, Colombia underway, we must confront a critical imbalance: marine ...

Our Improvement Program aims to incentivise better, faster improvement, towards levels where fisheries can confidently enter the MSC certification program.

Many studies have found that seafood, especially wild-caught seafood, can have a much lower carbon footprint than land-based proteins like beef and pork, and even eggs or chicken. Overfishing is a ...

For fisheries not yet operating at a level that meets the MSC Standard, the MSC Improvement Program provides a framework to make progress. It complements the existing efforts of the many fisheries ...

Although there is no one globally agreed-upon definition, the MSC standards and program are built off a specific definition. Within the MSC program, “sustainable fishing” means leaving enough fish in ...

The MSC blue fish label means the product carrying it is made with wild-caught and certified sustainable seafood that meets the MSC Fisheries Standard, a set of requirements for sustainability that a ...

Choosing products with the MSC blue fish label allows you to enjoy eating seafood with the knowledge you have made a positive choice to support well-managed, sustainable fisheries. These fisheries are ...

The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. To become MSC certified, fisheries voluntarily apply to be assessed against the Standard. It’s open to all ...

The MSC created and maintains two Standards that help bring sustainable seafood to dinner tables around the world. One is for products in the supply chain - that's our Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard ...