Supply chain

Companies such as processors, wholesalers, suppliers and packagers are among the unsung heros of the MSC process. A lot of attention naturally focuses on the fisheries achieving certification and the retail outlets promoting the MSC ecolabel. However, none of this is possible without every step in the supply chain achieving the MSC Chain of Custody certification.

This ensures that every company 'from boat to plate' has been audited to check that seafood bearing the MSC label has come from a fishery that meets the MSC fishery standard. It can create clear market advantages. Attaining Chain of Custody certification allows suppliers to:

• Meet demand from retailers and foodservice companies for MSC-labelled seafood
• Offer more MSC products as new fisheries gain certification (by extending the scope of their Chain of Custody certificate)
• Prove their own sustainable sourcing credentials by stocking seafood from MSC certified fisheries.

Find a certified supplier

The MSC 'Find a supplier' search enables you to find businesses with an MSC Chain of Custody certificate to supply you with MSC certified sustainable seafood meeting your needs.

Commercial commitments

Download a PDF brochure with current examples of commitments to the MSC ecolabel and program being made by the commercial sector of the seafood industry around the globe.