September 17, 2025 — Robert Lefebure is the fisheries manager at MarinTrust, a program dedicated to the responsible sourcing, production, and traceability of marine ingredients.
Ensuring responsible management of the fisheries providing raw materials to the marine ingredients sector is critical to the FAO’s Blue Transformation Roadmap and the responsible development of the global aquaculture sector.
Small pelagic fisheries in particular are known for their dynamic stock status. They respond rapidly to changes in their environment and are both critical to the healthy functioning of ecosystems and supporting livelihoods. It is, therefore, important to recognize progress in driving responsible management of these fisheries. Such efforts require collaboration among a wide range of stakeholders: governments, local communities, industry, and NGOs.