Resources, links and support

Our research into and collaboration with Developing World Fisheries has helped us develop a range of materials and resources aimed at helping fisheries move towards certification...

Technical assistance for fishery improvements
If your fishery doesn’t yet meet the MSC standard, there are tools and fishery consultants available to help. 

Funding support
Advice on finding financial support for getting your fishery certified as sustainable.

Access for all fisheries
The MSC project to develop small-scale and data-deficient fisheries with additional tools and guidance to use in the assessment process. 

Risk-Based Framework
A specific set of assessment methods used when sufficient data is not available to score fisheries under the standard set of Scoring Guideposts.

Brochures and other documents

Developing World Program overview (PDF, 552kb)
An introduction to the MSC Developing World Program for fisheries. 

Protecting fisheries, improving livelihoods (PDF, 1018kb)
How the MSC engages with developing world countries and how small-scale fisheries can become part of the MSC program.

CommunityCatch - Developing World Program newsletter

A newsletter for the MSC Developing World Program.