Each time you go grocery shopping, place an online order, or visit your favorite restaurant, you have the opportunity to vote with your wallet for a healthier ocean for this and future generations.

5 reasons to choose MSC Global demand for sustainable seafood is growing. Create confidence in your products by offering independently verified sustainable seafood that protects our ocean for the ...

The Chain of Custody Standard provides assurance that all seafood sold with the blue MSC label comes from a fishery that has been certified as sustainable. Seafood products can pass through long and ...

Most people understand bycatch as marine species that are caught unintentionally while fishing for other species. Some fish caught unintentionally might be valuable so they are retained, while others ...

Sharks provide a valuable source of protein for many communities around the world. They are important predators that help keep marine ecosystems in balance. This means sharks must be fished ...

Biodiversity refers to both the variety and the abundance of life on our planet. It includes all the different animals, plants and micro-organisms living on Earth and in the ocean, from tiny ants to ...

Every few years we review the MSC Standards so they remain relevant. Industry practices and scientific understanding evolve over time, so our Standards need to evolve too. Our Standard reviews are ...

It’s vital that everyone, from fishers to retailers, scientists to consumers, has confidence in the blue MSC label. The MSC is the only global wild-capture fisheries certification program that ...

Our oceans are home to an amazing variety of life and support the livelihoods of millions - up to 10% of the world's population. Marine ecosystems are under enormous pressure Unsustainable fishing is ...

Purse seines are used in the open ocean to target dense schools of single-species pelagic (midwater) fish like tuna and mackerel. A vertical net ‘curtain’ is used to surround the school of fish, the ...

For 25 years fisheries, scientists, consumers and industry have been part of a collective effort to make sure our oceans are fished sustainably. To remain certified, fisheries have so far made over ...