“The Covid situation showed us who we really are,” explains Umar Jamaal, President of the Maldives Seafood Processors and ...

Climate change is having a profound impact on our oceans and marine life. Its effects are changing the distribution of fish stocks and their food. Balancing economic and environmental priorities is ...

Senegal’s Atlantic tuna fishery, has made history by becoming the first in West Africa to receive Marine Stewardship Council ...

MSC The MSC theory of change Fishing methods and gear types Can a ‘super trawler’ fish sustainably? The size of a fishing boat alone does not determine whether it can fish sustainably. Any fishing ...

What is pole and line fishing? Pole and line fishing uses a wooden or fibreglass hand-held pole attached to fishing line and is used to catch fish one at a time. This gear type is typically used to ...

A range of gears are used in commercial fishing. Every type of gear has some effect on the ocean environment. However, if carefully managed, virtually all gear types can be used responsibly and ...

Most people understand bycatch as marine species that are caught unintentionally while fishing for other species. Some fish caught unintentionally might be valuable so they are retained, while others ...

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 ...

Purse seines are used in the open ocean to target dense schools of single-species pelagic (midwater) fish like tuna and mackerel. A vertical net ‘curtain’ is used to surround the school of fish, the ...

Biodiversity refers to both the variety and the abundance of life on our planet. It includes all the different animals, plants and micro-organisms living on Earth and in the ocean, from tiny ants to ...

The Chain of Custody Standard provides assurance that all seafood sold with the blue MSC label comes from a fishery that has been certified as sustainable. Seafood products can pass through long and ...

We set the world's most recognised standards for sustainable fishing and for the supply chains that sell sustainable fish and seafood. When you see fish or seafood products with the blue MSC label, ...