Publications

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.

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.

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.

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An SFP Policy Brief that discusses potential liability under various US laws for individuals and companies who buy or import illegal seafood.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

An assessment by Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, RSPB/Birdlife International, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation of the “bycatch,” the capture of non-target species, in the fisheries that supply Asda’s seafood. Download the full audit here.

SFP's 2019-2020 annual report covers our progress toward our goal of 100-percent sustainable seafood in 2019, and the challenges we're facing in 2020 and the years ahead.  

SFP's 2019 report on embedding social issues in fishery improvement efforts, updated with respect to COVID-19 in April 2020. Download the report annex here.