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    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.

    1bn

    people largely in developing countries, depend on fish as their main source of protein.
    Around

    200m

    people are directly or indirectly employed in the fish and seafood industries. 
    More than

    40 million

    people engaged in primary sector of wild capture fisheries in 2016.
    Over

    50%

    of the world’s traded seafood comes from developing countries.
    Approx.

    97%

    of world’s fishers live in developing countries and fishing is their major income source. 

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    Full shot of fishermen repairing hanging nets with their backs to the camera

    Our approach

    Our approach means everyone can play a part in that future while enjoying seafood, not avoiding it.

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    Coastguard ship (left) out on the ocean, foregrounded by rocks and under a cloudy sky

    Overfishing, illegal and destructive fishing

    The MSC was formed to address the problem of overfishing. Our program works against illegal and destructive fishing practices.

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