Marine Stewardship Council

Marine Stewardship Council
Company type	Nonprofit organization
Industry	Sustainable seafood labelling
Founded	1996; London, United Kingdom
Headquarters	Marine House, Snow Hill, London, EC1
Key people	Rupert Howes (CEO); Werner Kiene (Chair of the Board of Trustees);
Revenue	29,300,000 Euro (2020)
Number of employees	c. 140
Website	www.msc.org
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The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is a non-profit organisation which aims to set standards for sustainable fishing. Fisheries that wish to demonstrate they are well-managed and sustainable compared to the MSC's standards are assessed by a team of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs).

The mission of the MSC is to use its ecolabel, for which the MSC receives royalties for licensing it to products, and fishery certification program to recognise and reward sustainable fishing practices.

The MSC has faced criticism in the past, mainly centering on its close ties to the fishing industry and conflict of interest stemming from royalties received by the industry for its certification label.

^ "MSC history". Retrieved 29 December 2015.
^ "MSC in numbers — MSC". Msc.org. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

[MSC_history-1] "MSC history". Retrieved 29 December 2015.

[msc.org-2] "MSC in numbers — MSC". Msc.org. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.

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