Fishery Improvement Projects
About FIPs
SFP’s Philosophy: Many important fisheries are not yet managed well enough to meet the standards of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or other credible international arbiters of sustainability. This puts many major seafood buyers and producers in a bind: they need the products of these fisheries, but they are committed to sustainability in their sourcing. That’s where we come in. SFP fills a critical gap by helping less well-managed fisheries meet the environmental requirements of major markets - by utilizing the power of the private-sector to get the job done.
FIP Resources: SFP encourages industry through the supply chain, NGOs, and others to initiate and run FIPs. Please see the FIP Overview document under Related Information for a layman’s guide to understanding what a FIP is, how it is developed and implemented, and guidance for reporting. Based on lessons learned and collaboration with industry and other NGOs (through the Conservation Alliance), SFP offers a toolkit on this page for anyone interested in running FIPs.
SFP’s FIP Work: Detailed information about Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) led or coordinated by SFP are grouped by seafood sector in the list on the left of this page. These FIP pages are updated regularly so interested parties can monitor and evaluate the progress of our FIPs. Some of SFP’s improvement work does not fit the traditional FIP model. Please see our Seafood Sectors page for more information on SFP projects that involve groups of supply chain participants evaluating and driving improvements across multiple fisheries in a sector.
