About Marine Stewardship Council



Marine Stewardship Council
2110 North Pacific St.
Suite 102
Seattle, WA 98103
United States
Phone: 2066910188
Fax: 2066910190
Email: LN89@aol.com

Product Name:   Fisheries and Chain of Custody Certification Program

The MSC’s environmental standard for sustainable fishing, the Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Fishing, is based on the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Under its voluntary scheme, fisheries around the world can apply to be independently assessed against this standard.

Chain of Custody is the traceability element of the MSC certification programme. If a fishery is assessed to the MSC Standard for Sustainable Fishing, use of the MSC eco-label on seafood products is permitted only where there has been independent verification that the product originated from a certified fishery. An independent certification against the Chain of Custody (CofC) Standard provides this verification.