October 22, 2022 — The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has published version 3.0 of its fisheries standard, meaning fisheries entering MSC assessment for the first time have until May 2023 to adhere to the new standard, while certified fisheries have six years to come into compliance.
MSC’s standard review and uupdate, considered the most-comprehensive ever done by the organization, began in 2018 and has important implications for tuna fisheries.