Sustainable fishing and communities | Marine Stewardship Council

According to the UN FAO

1 billion people depend on fish as their main source of protein (largely in developing countries).
Around 200 million people are directly or indirectly employed in the fish and seafood industries.
Over 50% of the world’s traded seafood comes from developing countries.

Impact on communities.

Billions of people around the world depend on the fishing industry for both their food and livelihoods. For many, sustainable fishing is a necessity, not a luxury. The alternatives are poverty, malnutrition, and hunger.

people get at least 20% of their daily animal protein intake from fish

people employed directly in wild capture fisheries

Over

of the world’s traded seafood comes from developing countries

Up to

of the global population relies on fisheries for their livelihood