SFP – The Ocean Disclosure Project
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What is it?
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) is a US-registered nonprofit that operates globally to rebuild depleted fish stocks and reduce the environmental and social impacts of fishing and fish farming. The organization works by engaging fishery stakeholders and seafood businesses throughout the supply chain to promote the sustainable production of seafood.
What is it?
The Ocean Disclosure Project (ODP) was launched in 2015 by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership as a reporting framework for seafood companies, including retailers, suppliers, fish feed manufacturers, and more, to voluntarily disclose their wild-caught and seafood sourcing alongside information on the environmental performance of each source.
The project started with the support and participation of three UK retailers and two aquaculture feed producers, Biomar and Skretting.
The ODP has continued to expand in scope, number, and geographic coverage of disclosures; in 2019 the first disclosures containing farmed seafood sources were published, and by 2020 more than 20 companies from across Europe, North America, and Australia had participated in the project. Participation is expected to continue growing over the next few years through active promotion to industry in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Disclosure now includes aquaculture sources.
How to use it?
Lists of seafood sources from participating companies are translated into a public map and an accompanying table (ODP profiles). This comprises a list of their seafood sources (both fisheries and farmed fish) with information on the environmental performance of these sources, including third-party certification or involvement in improvement projects, selected sustainability rankings, and brief environmental notes.
Profiles are available for a range of seafood supply chain companies, including feed producers such as BioMar Norway, Cargill, and Skretting Global.
More details on what’s included in the ODP profiles are available here.