The MSC is partnering with sustainable fisheries across the globe, from large-scale industrial fisheries to small artisanal fisheries, to drive the market for sustainable seafood.
Find information on fisheries in the MSC Programme
Current consultations
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Canada 2J3KL northern cod gillnet, longline, handline, and otter trawl
Announcement Comment Draft Report
closes 02 Oct 2026 -
Northern Shellfish Limfjord blue mussel
Announcement Comment Draft Report
closes 28 Sep 2026 -
Kyung Yang and Namgung Korean longline albacore, yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishery
Announcement Comment Draft Report
closes 14 Sep 2026 -
South Africa hake longline
Announcement Comment Draft Report
closes 08 Sep 2026 -
Canada 0AB 2+3KLMNO Greenland halibut bottom trawl, gillnet, and longline
Surveillance audit announcement
closes 03 Sep 2026
Recently certified
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European South Pacific mid water trawl jack mackerel fishery
04 Aug 2026 -
PNG Fishing Industry Association’s purse seine skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishery
31 Jul 2026 -
Eastern Canada offshore scallop
28 Jul 2026 -
Maldives skipjack pole & line, and yellowfin pole & line and handline
27 Jul 2026 -
Iturup Island pink & chum salmon
26 Jul 2026
Recently entered assessment
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Northern Shellfish Limfjord blue mussel
28 Jul 2026 -
Canada 2J3KL northern cod gillnet, longline, handline, and otter trawl
28 Jul 2026 -
Kyung Yang and Namgung Korean longline albacore, yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishery
15 Jul 2026 -
Natal-Brazil Longline Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna Fishery
02 Jun 2026 -
Tuvalu skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna purse seine fishery
22 May 2026
Recently entered Improvement Program
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Tawi-Tawi free dive donkey's ear abalone
08 Jul 2026 -
Lake Winnipeg North Basin Walleye & Lake Whitefish Fisheries
22 Dec 2025 -
Peru Jumbo flying squid
18 Nov 2025 -
Vietnam skipjack tuna purse seine
01 Oct 2025 -
Tuna Development Indian Ocean Tropical Tuna fishery
01 Oct 2025