How can sustainable fishing mean more colour in our ocean?

Описание: Unsustainable fishing can upset the balance of delicate ocean ecosystems. It impacts not only stocks caught for food but also other marine animals including endangered, threatened and protected species. Unsustainable fishing can also cause permanent harm to the habitats of marine animals.

In this short explainer, Loren Hiller, UK commercial outreach manager for the Marine Stewardship Council, explains why it’s important that the variety of marine species and their habitats must be protected from overfishing and kept in balance.

By working with scientists, sustainable fishers actively and continually modify their fishing practices so their impact on marine species and their habitats are minimised.

By supporting the balance and variety of marine ecosystems, sustainable fishers help maintain the ocean’s resilience and its ability to recover from change and disturbance.

The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organisation.
Our mission is to end overfishing. We use our ecolabel and fishery certification program to contribute to the health of the world’s oceans by recognising and rewarding sustainable fishing practices, influencing the choices people make when buying seafood and working with our partners to transform the seafood market to a sustainable basis.

Fisheries meeting the MSC Fisheries Standard help deliver on thirty-four targets within five United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including UN SDG 14: Life Below Water and UN SDG 2: Zero Hunger.

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