Fisheries - MSC Fisheries

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.

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Fishery in Focus: Mexico Baja California red rock lobster

In 2004, the Baja California red rock lobster fishery, on the Pacific coast of northwest Mexico, became one of the first developing world fisheries...

Fishery in Focus: Normandy and Jersey lobster

This cross-border, artisanal fishery includes around 130 small fishing boats catching lobsters using pots. The fishery is spread across three areas...

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Fishery in Focus: Mexico Baja California red rock lobster

Fishery in Focus: Normandy and Jersey lobster

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PNA Western and Central Pacific skipjack and yellowfin, unassociated / non FAD set, tuna purse seine

Greenland cod, haddock and saithe trawl fishery

Owasebussan Co. Ltd. North Pacific Longline Tuna Fishery for Albacore, Yellowfin Tuna & Bigeye Tuna

ISF Iceland North East Atlantic blue whiting

ISF Iceland mackerel

Recently certified

NZRO Gulf of Riga herring and sprat trawl fishery

Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea Atka mackerel, Pacific Ocean perch, and northern rockfish and Gulf of Alaska Pacific Ocean perch, northern rockfish, and dusky rockfish

Wash Brown Shrimp

Russian and Estonian Lake Peipus perch and pike-perch

Prestige Oysters Texas and Louisiana private oyster fishery

Recently entered assessment

Owasebussan Co. Ltd. North Pacific Longline Tuna Fishery for Albacore, Yellowfin Tuna & Bigeye Tuna

Indonesia pole-and-line and handline, skipjack and yellowfin tuna of Western and Central Pacific archipelagic waters

Yalu Estuary Manila Clam Fishery

Mexican Pacific Shrimp Fishery

CFTO Indian Ocean Purse Seine Skipjack fishery