September 30, 2025 — The following was released by the Marine Stewardship Council:
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has today published its latest Annual Report, Working together for sustainable seafood, which this year points to the growth in appetite for sustainable seafood from both consumers and industry.
An international non-profit organisation on a mission to stop overfishing and the environmental challenges that this poses for the ocean, MSC-engaged catch now represent a fifth (20.6%) of global wild marine catch, with encouraging progress in under-represented areas such as Latin America and West Africa.
The past year also saw an 8% increase in MSC-labelled seafood sold, reaching a total retail value of US$14 billion. This growing number of sustainable seafood products gives consumers the ability to choose options which help protect the ocean. One notable area of growth has been in tuna, with 300,000 tonnes of MSC-labelled tuna sold – a 30% increase from the previous year.
As our ocean continues to warm, management is crucial so that our oceans can continue to provide a precious and renewable source of low carbon nutritious protein for humanity for generations to come.