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Meet the people behind sustainable seafood

The MSC program is a collective effort that could not exist without the many fishers around the world who work to safeguard stocks, ecosystems and their own livelihoods.

Fishing is more than just a job, it forms the backbone of many communities. When you buy seafood with the blue MSC label you’re not only helping preserve fish stocks, but also a way of life

Read about the passionate people bringing sustainable seafood to your plate.

Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog: Clam fishers vs climate change

Scientific guidance may enable this sustainable fishery to be as long lived as the clams they harvest.
Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog: Clam fishers vs climate change
Maldives skipjack tuna: a sustainability success story

Maldives skipjack tuna: a sustainability success story

The Indian Ocean archipelago's journey from sail-powered fishing to major global exporter of sustainably-caught skipjack tuna.

Sustainable Scotland: Future-proof fishing

Members of the Scottish Fisheries Sustainability Accreditation Group are managing whitefish stocks while protecting habitats and embracing new technology.
Sustainable Scotland: Future-proof fishing
Western Australia rock lobster: Pioneering and protecting the ocean

Western Australia rock lobster: Pioneering and protecting the ocean

The world's first ever MSC certified fishery has been a leader in sustainable fishing for more than two decades.

Japan’s all-in-one sustainable tuna company

From fishing to processing to sales: Owasebussan is revitalising the Japanese tuna industry, sustainably.
Japan’s all-in-one sustainable tuna company

Improving fisheries

The women of the Indonesia Blue Swimmer Crab fishery

In Indonesia women are at the forefront of a sustainable fishing business. Meet the female processors and factory workers of the blue swimmer crab industry.
The women of the Indonesia Blue Swimmer Crab fishery
South Africa's squid fishers

South Africa's squid fishers

The Cape's Hope: How South Africa’s squid jiggers are fishing for the future.

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Tuna fishing after the tsunami

How one man's vision brought a sustainable future to Japan's devastated Tōhoku region.
Tuna fishing after the tsunami
Julien, the Normandy lobster fisherman

Julien, the Normandy lobster fisherman

How a young fisher has made a commitment to the oceans.

Ben Tre: Saving a clam fishery in Vietnam

Community collaboration steers the Ben Tre clam fishery onto a new sustainable course.
Ben Tre: Saving a clam fishery in Vietnam
South African hake - Fishing for a future

South African hake - Fishing for a future

How a sustainable hake fishery in South Africa is supporting livelihoods and communities.

The first sustainable pearl fishery

The story of Western Australia's pioneering silverlip pearl oyster fishery.
The first sustainable pearl fishery
PNA tuna - Small islands, big opportunities

PNA tuna - Small islands, big opportunities

There's a good chance the last can of tuna you bought came from one place and after the global appetite for tuna soared and illegal and unsustainable fishing put tuna stocks at risk, these countries took control.

Salmon first

Meet the fishers of Bristol Bay in Alaska, a state committed to sustainable harvest.
Salmon first
Beating bird bycatch

Beating bird bycatch

Smarter fishing practices dramatically reduce the number of seabird deaths in a Southern ocean toothfish fishery.