2025 Annual Impact Report

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  WOFCO becomes our 31st industry partner

  We welcomed Worldwide Fishing Company (WOFCO) to the SFP global partner network. WOFCO is a leader in the European seafood sector and has been an active member of SFP’s Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable (SR) for many years. SFP’s partners actively drive change in their supply chains and support continuous improvement in the seafood sector.

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  New collaboration will strengthen responsible sourcing of marine ingredients

  We formalized our collaboration with MarinTrust, the leading independent certification program for the responsible sourcing, traceability, and production of marine ingredients. Through a Memorandum of Understanding, SFP and MarinTrust committed to strengthen our collaborative efforts to promote responsible practices across the marine ingredient value chain.

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  Reduction fisheries report highlights need for stronger industry engagement

  The 15th edition of our annual reduction fisheries report showed a noticeable decline in sustainability performance of key fisheries used primarily for the production of marine ingredients. These results point to the ongoing need for stronger industry engagement in, and support for, fisheries improvement.

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  Updated FIP Database

  SFP and the Hilborn Lab at the University of Washington launched the latest update of our Fishery Improvement Projects Database (FIP-DB). With data on all FIPs that have been launched since 2003, the FIP-DB is a valuable tool for industry, NGOs, scientists, and government agencies looking to understand what makes a FIP effective.

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  Advancing gender equity in seafood

  Throughout 2025, SFP partnered with Seafood and Gender Equality (SAGE) to host a multi-part interactive webinar series about SAGE’s Gender Equality Dialogues (GED) program and ways that industry leaders can come together to advance solutions. The next phase of our partnership will include piloting SAGE’s Gender Equity Index tool to assess SFP’s internal operations.

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  SFP and partners launch initiative to strengthen fisheries governance in the Gulf of Thailand

  SFP is collaborating with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the University of Queensland to launch a regional effort to secure the long-term health of fisheries in the Gulf of Thailand, one of the world’s most productive marine ecosystems. Implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the GoTFish Project will coordinate efforts in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Viet Nam to address the growing threats facing the Gulf. SFP will lead efforts to leverage market influence and align buyers, suppliers, and producers toward responsible resource management in the multi-species trawl fishery that feeds marine ingredient production and the small pelagic fishery that supplies the fish sauce sector.

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  New government regulations will improve squid management in Peru

  In 2025, the Peruvian Ministry of Production (PRODUCE) published a new decree for the regulation and management of the jumbo flying squid fishery, the culmination of four years of collaboration among artisanal fishers, processors, government authorities, and NGOs. SFP advised artisanal fishing organizations and the private sector throughout the collaborative process. The new decree will improve monitoring and traceability, safeguard Peru’s jurisdictional waters from industrial expansion, and incorporate ecosystem-based and precautionary approaches into fisheries management policies.

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  Collaboration will strengthen the domestic market for sustainability in Mexico

  SFP signed an MOU with Comepesca, a non-profit civil association that promotes collaboration in Mexico’s fishing and aquaculture sector. This formal collaboration will strengthen the domestic market for responsible seafood in Mexico while expanding the reach of existing sustainability initiatives.

Support for bycatch solutions

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  Bycatch Solutions Hub expands its support

  In its first two years, the Bycatch Solutions Hub, SFP’s online resource that matches retailers and businesses that want to financially support bycatch-reduction projects with organizations implementing solutions, helped match and fund 16 projects, totalling nearly USD 800,000.

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  Solutions Showcase highlights bycatch-reduction efforts

  Our 4th-annual Bycatch Solutions Showcase, at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, brought together representatives of projects that have already been funded through the Bycatch Solutions Hub, and others that are currently posted and seeking funding, with industry representatives looking to support bycatch-reduction efforts.

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  Workshop brings together diverse perspectives on innovative gear

  Together with the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium, we hosted a workshop for the seafood industry, harvesters, gear innovators, and scientists on reducing entanglements of marine wildlife in pot and trap fisheries, while at the same time supporting local lobster and crab industries. Participants also traveled to Cape Cod to tour the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) Gear Lending Library and see an on-water demonstration of on-demand lobster gear.

Reducing bycatch and improving transparency in tuna fisheries

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  Teaming up to promote transparency in tuna fisheries

  SFP joined forces with Global Fishing Watch (GFW) and the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) to improve transparency in global tuna fisheries. The collaboration will integrate information from all three organizations’ tools and databases to help buyers more holistically assess the compliance and environmental impacts of their tuna supply chains.

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  Collaboration will strengthen electronic monitoring of tuna vessels

  SFP signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ocean Outcomes to collaborate on expanding electronic monitoring, reducing bycatch in longline tuna fisheries, strengthening key seafood supply chains, and building capacity in small-scale fisheries.

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  Understanding bycatch and data issues in certified fisheries

  Our industry briefing on bycatch and data collection in Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified tuna fisheries highlights conditions related to endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species, observer coverage rates, and electronic monitoring projects. SFP is using information from this analysis to develop Vessel Analysis Reports for our partners, addressing risks associated with IUU fishing and the extent to which fleets employ tuna-specific best practices.

Promoting ecosystem aquaculture

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  Aquaculture Roadmap will transform aquaculture management

  SFP and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) released a Roadmap for Landscape-Level Improvements in Aquaculture. This work, based on two years of research and field learning in the Andhra Pradesh, India, farmed shrimp industry, marks a shift from farm-level improvements to systems-level change that emphasizes collaboration among diverse stakeholders to improve the environmental and social performance of aquaculture regions.