What is the MSC label?
The blue MSC label is applied to wild fish and seafood from fisheries that have been certified to the MSC Fisheries Standard, a set of requirements for sustainable fishing.
The MSC in numbers
19%
of marine wild catch engaged with the MSC program (certified, in assessment, suspended, and in-transition)
674
fisheries engaged in the MSC program
2,225
improvements made by MSC certified fisheries
Fishers' stories
Saucer scallops, science and sustainable fishing in Western Australia
Fisheries
![Why get your fishery MSC certified?](/images/default-source/msc-english/herring-400.tmb-thumb300.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=b44be714_2)
Why get your fishery MSC certified?
Certification ensures sustainable resources and livelihoods for future generations.
![Fishery certification guide](/images/default-source/msc-english/jack-mack-400.tmb-thumb300.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=2b7e9579_1)
Fishery certification guide
What's needed to achieve MSC certification.
![Revision of Fisheries Standard version 3 implementation](/images/default-source/msc-english/content-banner/sonora-400-copy00e9c535a56646b48549d383473e8596.tmb-thumb300.jpg?Status=Master&sfvrsn=768f8317_1)
Revision of Fisheries Standard version 3 implementation
We are making changes to Version 3 of the Fisheries Standard to ensure it delivers the intended changes on the water.
News
![Japan celebrates first tuna purse seine fishery to meet MSC Standard](https://www.msc.org/images/default-source/msc-english/news-images/kyowa_purse-seine-880.tmb-thumb300.jpg?sfvrsn=77883d20_1)
Japanese tuna purse seine fishery certified
18 May 2024
![Protecting deep-sea dwelling skates in an Australian toothfish fishery](https://www.msc.org/images/default-source/msc-english/news-images/colette-comp-912-b.tmb-thumb300.jpg?sfvrsn=3ab65209_1)
Protecting deep-sea dwelling skates
14 May 2024
![Papua New Guinea Rock Lobster: Traditional fishing brings sustainable rewards](https://www.msc.org/images/default-source/msc-english/content-banner/content-hero-images-1920px-x-1080px/msc20326_pngtorresstraitlobster_fishing2_credit-mhidalgofia-20231920.tmb-thumb300.jpg?sfvrsn=37ad063_1)
Papua New Guinea Rock Lobster certified
08 May 2024