Seafood Stewardship Index will assess and rate the world's 30 leading companies and publish how and to what extent these contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals most relevant to the seafood sector. The methodology development is an all-inclusive process, which includes stakeholder engagement in different ways: roundtables, dialogues with individual stakeholders, public online consultations, etc. Our index will first be published late 2019 and will be updated (and published) every 2 years (2021, 2023, etc.)
Progress reports
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
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- Since we operate as a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, we rely on stakeholder input to a large extent. The exact scope for our Seafood Stewardship Index will only be set after intensive stakeholder consultation.
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
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Quantification
- Since we operate as a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, we rely on stakeholder input to a large extent. The exact scope for our Seafood Stewardship Index will only be set after intensive stakeholder consultation.
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
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Quantification
- Since we operate as a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, we rely on stakeholder input to a large extent. The exact scope for our Seafood Stewardship Index will only be set after intensive stakeholder consultation.
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
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Quantification
- Since we operate as a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, we rely on stakeholder input to a large extent. The exact scope for our Seafood Stewardship Index will only be set after intensive stakeholder consultation.
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
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Quantification
- Since we operate as a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, we rely on stakeholder input to a large extent. The exact scope for our Seafood Stewardship Index will only be set after intensive stakeholder consultation.
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want
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Quantification
- Since we operate as a so-called multi-stakeholder initiative, we rely on stakeholder input to a large extent. The exact scope for our Seafood Stewardship Index will only be set after intensive stakeholder consultation.
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