Today, sustainable fishing helps to protect our oceans for the future. The MSC is partnering with sustainable fisheries across the globe, from large-scale industrial fisheries to small artisanal fisheries, to drive the market for sustainable seafood.
Certified fisheries
Meet the pioneering certified fisheries that have met the MSC environmental standard for sustainable fishing and discover how they demonstrated their sustainability.
Fisheries in assessment
Find out about fisheries currently undergoing assessment against the MSC environmental standard for sustainable fishing and track their progress.
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Certified fisheries on the map
Visit certified sustainable fisheries on the map and find out more about them.
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Why should I get involved?
10 June 2008
If you are a stakeholder in a fishery, you are an essential source of information that will be needed to conduct a meaningful assessment of that fishery. Find out more about why you should get involved.
Comment on an assessment
10 June 2008
At each stage of a fishery assessment there is a chance for stakeholders to contribute - find out when and how.
Latest news
Two Pacific cod fisheries gain MSC certification
29 January 2010
Two Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) fisheries, one located in the Gulf of Alaska and the other in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, have earned MSC certification having been independently assessed and found to be sustainable and well managed.
Dutch blue shell suspended culture mussel producers seek MSC certification
26 January 2010
The Dutch Association of Suspended Mussel Culture Farmers has entered full assessment for the internationally recognized MSC standard for sustainable fishing
Argentine hoki fishery seeks MSC certification
25 January 2010
The hoki trawl fishery operation in the Argentine Economic Exclusive Zone and adjacent waters entered full assessment to be considered for MSC certification.
