A new film has been launched by the Marine Stewardship Council to support the positive transformation of seafood resources management in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia.
Half of the world’s internationally traded seafood is currently produced in developing world countries, but only 16 fisheries from these countries have been certified against the MSC standard and 10 are undertaking full assessment.
Our Fisheries, Our Future: Sustainable Fishing in the Developing World follows three developing world fisheries, (the Gambia red and black sole, Mexico red rock lobster, and Maldives skipjack tuna fisheries), that are using the MSC program to improve their management, improve their environmental outcomes, increase their access to markets and so enhance their economic and social welfare.
The fishers, managers and other stakeholders of the respective fisheries speak in their own words about how they became involved with the MSC program; the progress they have made in improving and developing the fishery; how they secured funding for their improvement plan and certification; and the benefits and impacts of involvement in the program, in environmental, social and economic terms.
The film will form a core part of MSC’s engagement strategy with fishery stakeholders across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to demonstrate how the MSC Standard for sustainable fishing is open to all fisheries, regardless of size, scale, type, intensity or region.
