What is the MSC label?
When you see the blue MSC label on seafood, it means you're choosing wild-caught fish from fishing practices that have been independently assessed as meeting the MSC's requirements for environmental sustainability. These requirements focus on minimising the impact that fishing can have on fish stocks and the ocean environment.
The MSC in numbers
20.6%
of marine wild catch engaged with the MSC program (certified, in assessment, and in the MSC Improvement Program)
738
fisheries engaged in the MSC program
2,625
improvements made by MSC certified fisheries up to 31 March 2025
Fisheries
/fisherman-holding-rope-attached-to-fresh-catch-thumb.tmb-thumb300.png?Status=Master&Culture=en&sfvrsn=d0f8d0fa_1)
Why get your fishery MSC certified?
Certification ensures sustainable resources and livelihoods for future generations.
Fishery certification guide
What's needed to achieve MSC certification.
Fisheries Program Revisions
We are making further changes to Version 3 of the MSC Fisheries Standard to ensure it delivers the intended changes on the water.
News
/haddock_045_sunrise-400.tmb-thumb300.jpg?Status=Master&Culture=en&sfvrsn=71461389_1)
/msc_haddock_038_roberto-necesario_henry-bello-400.tmb-thumb300.jpg?Status=Master&Culture=en&sfvrsn=9680dfb5_1)
/msc10881_istock-648974258-400.tmb-thumb300.jpg?Status=Master&Culture=en&sfvrsn=6223e874_1)