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Annual Report 2020-2021

This year’s report highlights the resilience of our partners in the fishing and supply chain sectors in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Despite the challenges, the MSC program continued to grow in reach, scope and impact over the last year. This is an encouraging sign: showing that fisheries, processors, brands, retailers, restaurants and consumers understand the grave threat that overfishing poses to the health of our oceans and remain committed to the sustainable seafood movement.   

Our Annual Report provides an update on the progress and impact the MSC program has had on the water and in the market in 2020-21. Highlights include:

• Features on key species groups, including: whitefish, small pelagics, tuna, octopus and squid, crab and lobster, prawn and shrimp, salmon, bivalves and seaweed.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• Small-scale and developing region fisheries: An overview of how the Fish For Good project and the In-Transition to MSC program are increasing accessibility.
• Ocean Stewardship Fund: OSF grants fund a wide range of sustainability research. This year’s projects are spread across the globe from Iceland to Indonesia and Australia to South Africa.
• Update on our Fisheries Standard Review: Moving online has proved no barrier to stakeholder engagement as we work to keep our Standard the leading global benchmark in sustainable fishing.

At its core, the MSC remains a certification and labelling program that uses the power of the market to drive improvements in global fisheries.

Rupert Howes, Marine Stewardship Council CEO

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