Impact

Abundant Fisheries

Abundant fisheries are good for everyone.

When there are plenty of fish in the sea, companies have an assured supply of product, consumers have access to low-carbon protein, and fishing communities and ocean ecosystems thrive.

Yet, while governments are ultimately responsible for preserving and maintaining the health of fish stocks, not all governments have the necessary resources, capacity, or will to do what is needed to ensure fisheries abundance.

We need to find new models for managing these common resources. This is where the seafood industry comes in. Seafood companies benefit from these resources, and it makes sense that they have a stake in their sustainable management.

How industry can support fisheries abundance

Help count fish: Accurate and up-to-date stock assessments are the most important part of developing a sustainable management plan. Seafood businesses can support scientists in gathering and analyzing data on global fish stocks.
Help regulate fisheries: While governments set the rules, producers and processors have an important role to play in designing policy and regulations that will work.
Help enforce compliance: This is where the top of the supply chain can help, by setting sustainability strategies and policies that require transparency, monitoring, and the avoidance of illegal fishing.

TAKE ACTION: Retailers

Track your fish using SFP’s FishSource.
Understand your risk with SFP’s Advisory Services.
Mobilize your supply chain to join SFP’s Supply Chain Roundtables.
Verify your sourcing with SFP’s Ocean Disclosure Project.

TAKE ACTION: Suppliers

Collaborate for success as part of a Supply Chain Roundtable.
Persuade your producers to join or start a fishery or aquaculture improvement effort.
Support your producers to organize and advocate for their rights.

TAKE ACTION: Producers

Lead fishery and aquaculture improvement efforts.
Organize to amplify your voice.
Collaborate for change.

Ways to get involved

Universal Fishery IDs

With our unique, standardized IDs for fisheries and fish stocks can help you increase transparency and improve data collection, by using a common language for discussion about global fish stocks.
Electronic Monitoring

By replacing traditional in-person monitoring with electronic monitoring, you can increase transparency, traceability, and verification, allowing for more comprehensive data gathering and increased compliance with regulations and standards.
Supply Chain Roundtables

By joining an SRs or encouraging your supplier to participate, you can help scale-up individual efforts and improve advocacy for improvements in specific seafood sectors.