Publications
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March 29, 2022
Sector Reports
Squid Sector Sustainability Update 2021
Summary update on progress so far for the squid sector against the 75-percent sustainable or improving goal, along with highlights on which sources of production had the most relevant changes, as well as the most recent trends in production and trade. -
March 11, 2022
Sector Reports
Large Shrimp Sector Sustainability Update 2021
Summary update on progress so far for the large shrimp sector against the 75-percent sustainable or improving goal, along with highlights on which sources of production had the most relevant changes, as well as the most recent trends in production and trade. -
December 16, 2021
Sustainability Overviews
Reduction Fisheries: SFP Fisheries Sustainability Overview 2021
The 12th edition of SFP's annual assessment of the sustainability status of reduction fisheries around the globe. -
December 16, 2021
Reports and Papers
What is at risk due to informality? Economic reasons to transition to secure tenure and active co-management of the jumbo flying squid artisanal fishery in Peru
An economic analysis by SFP’s Fisheries Program of the jumbo flying squid (JFS) artisanal fishery in Peru, highlighting the economic reasons for all actors in the supply chain to support accelerating the formal registration of the fleet with the government and the transition to active co-management of the fishery. Published in the journal Marine Policy. -
October 27, 2021
Annual Reports
SFP@15
To mark SFP's 15th anniversary, SFP@15 chronicles the organization's history and evolution, people, and accomplishments. In addition to stories and highlights, SFP@15 includes timelines and graphic data showing the growth and expansion of SFP’s work. -
July 30, 2021
Tools and Guides
Updates to the FIP Evaluation Tool: A standardized method for measuring FIP progress
The latest update to SFP's FIP Evaluation Tool, with changes designed to help ensure the accuracy, accountability, and transparency of information about fisheries that are part of a fishery improvement project (FIP). Click here for a Spanish version of the tool's executive summary. -
July 30, 2021
Tools and Guides
Actualización de la Herramienta de Evaluación de FIP: un método estandarizado para medir el progreso de los FIP
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July 19, 2021
Briefings
Legal Liability under US Law for Importing and Selling Illegal Seafood
An SFP Policy Brief that discusses potential liability under various US laws for individuals and companies who buy or import illegal seafood. -
July 16, 2021
Tools and Guides
Implementing area-based aquaculture management with data-driven tools
This Aquaculture Technology Spotlight focuses on the growing number of data-driven tools that bring fish farmers and their data together to monitor the cumulative impacts and shared risks associated with aquaculture, beyond the traditional farm scale. -
June 9, 2021
Briefings
Importing Illegal Seafood Under European Union Laws: Liabilities for Importers
An SFP Policy Brief that identifies the various frameworks and mechanisms regulating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) seafood under European Union laws, as well as the legal and financial liabilities for importers that arise under these frameworks. -
May 11, 2021
Reports and Papers
Procurement Options to Support Use of Ropeless Gear in U.S. Lobster and Canadian Snow Crab and Lobster Fisheries
This Expert Brief examines the threat posed to the Critically Endangered North Atlantic right whale from North American lobster and crab fisheries, and the potential for ropeless gear to eliminate this threat. -
October 14, 2020
Sustainability Overviews
2020 Reduction Fisheries Report
The 2020 Reduction Fisheries Report finds that overall sustainability performance in the reduction fisheries sector has continued to decrease slightly since 2018, although industry leadership and commitment remains solid. Download the companion report on alternative aquaculture feeds here.