Track a fishery
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.
Fisheries by species
View a list of fisheries in the MSC program grouped by species for quick reference.
Certified fisheries on the map
Visit certified sustainable fisheries on the map and find out more about them.
Have your say
Comment on a fishery in assessment. Your input can help ensure well-informed, robust assessments.
Side orders
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
Basque company Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez SA first Spanish fishery to obtain MSC certification for sustainable fishing
02 February 2012
The Marine Stewardship Council[1] today announced that Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez has been awarded MSC sustainable fishing certification, making PESCAFRIA the first Spanish fishery and the first European Union Barents Sea cod fishery to be awarded this distinction.
MSC responds with corrections regarding ASMI statements
20 January 2012
There are numerous local seafood sustainability schemes around the world. Some, including ASMI, make claims about credibility and equivalency to the MSC standard. For the following reasons, we do not accept that the ASMI scheme is an equivalent scheme to the MSC program.
MSC Statement Regarding Alaska Salmon
20 January 2012
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has been informed by the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF), the organization that serves as the client for the Alaska salmon fishery, that it is withdrawing the fishery from assessment toward a possible third 5-year certification. The existing MSC certification runs until October 29, 2012 and any Alaska salmon caught prior to that date may be sold as MSC certified.
