fishery improvement partnerships
Many important fisheries are not yet managed well enough to meet the standards of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or other 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 SFP comes in. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership fills a critical gap by helping less well-managed fisheries meet the environmental requirements of major markets—and by utilizing the power of the private-sector to get the job done.
A Fishery Improvement Partnership is an alliance of buyers, suppliers and producers that work together to improve a fishery by pressing for better policies and management while voluntarily changing purchasing and fishing practices to reduce problems such as illegal fishing, bycatch and habitat impacts.