Marine Stewardship Council

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.

Reaching out to fisheries in South America

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.

Sign up for fisheries announcements

Get email updates on the progress of all fisheries that are certified or in assessment.

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 assessement. Your input can help ensure well-informed, robust assessments.

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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.