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CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE FISHING

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an international nonprofit on a mission to end overfishing and ensure future generations have a healthy ocean and sustainable seafood.

What is the MSC label?

When you see the MSC blue fish label on seafood, it means that fish wild and caught with fishing practices that have been independently assessed as meeting the MSC's requirements for environmental sustainability. These requirements focus on minimizing the impact that fishing can have on fish stocks and the ocean environment.
What is the MSC label?

The MSC in numbers

20.6%

of marine wild catch is engaged with the MSC program (certified, in assessment, suspended, and in the MSC Improvement Program)

738

fisheries are engaged in the MSC program

2,625

improvements made by MSC certified fisheries

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Read the latest blogs from the MSC about sustainable fishing, certified sustainable seafood in the kitchen, and more.