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Annual Report 2022-2023

2022-23 has been another landmark year for the ocean and for seafood. In June 2022, the UN Ocean Summit called for a "Blue Transformation" to enable aquatic foods to make a greater contribution to food security. At the UN biodiversity conference (COP 15), MSC certification was officially recognised as an indicator to measure countries’ progress towards two of the targets in the new global biodiversity framework. In March 2023, UN member states reached an agreement in New York on the High Seas Treaty, the result of 20 years of talk.

At the same time, over 15 million tonnes, or 19%, of all wild marine catch is now engaged with the MSC.

There are still multiple challenges, but we are investing in research into the impacts of climate change on sustainable fishing and increasing our efforts to engage with and build support among governments, environmental NGOs and scientists.

Download our latest report for:

• Features on key species groups including white fish, small pelagics, tuna, octopus and squid, crab and lobster, salmon, prawn and shrimp, bivalves, and seaweed.
• Features on the Blue Transformation and our strategy for 2030
• Small-scale and developing region fisheries: An overview of how the Pathway to Sustainability projects and the In-Transition to MSC program are increasing accessibility.
• The revised Fisheries Standard: Now in effect, version 3.0 of the Standard strengthens measures on evidence, endangered species, ghost gear and harvest strategies.
• The Ocean Stewardship Fund: How grants have helped vital research on sharks, turtles and seabirds and habitats, from Alaska to Madagascar.

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