Our Preserving Ocean Life Report, launched for World Ocean Day 2025, demonstrates how well-managed, sustainable fishing practices are vital to ensure the long-term health and resilience of marine ecosystems.
How sustainable fishing supports ocean biodiversity
Central to the concept of sustainable fishing is that fishing practices should not adversely or irreversibly impact ocean biodiversity. In practice this means that fisheries must be managed effectively to maintain healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and actively minimize impacts on endangered, threatened, and protected species, a core principle of the MSC Fisheries Standard.Sustainable fishing in numbers
357
improvements by MSC certified fisheries to safeguard habitats and endangered, threatened, and protected species in the past five years
716
fisheries engaged in the MSC program*
19%
of all wild marine catch is engaged with the MSC
Future-Proofing Our Ocean: How Sustainable Fishing Supports Biodiversity
On June 2, we hosted a panel discussion at the historic National Press Club in downtown Washington, D.C. that explored how ocean biodiversity and sustainable fishing practices are shaping the future of our planet. Watch the recording to hear from experts in the marine science and conservation fields.