Whois & Analysis for msc.org

catch database and PP estimates derived from SeaWiFS's global ocean colour satellite data.

The maps represent total annual landings for 1950 (top) and 2005 (bottom).

Note that PP estimates are static and derived from the synoptic observation for 1998.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent non-profit organization which sets a standard for sustainable fishing.

Fisheries that wish to demonstrate they are well-managed and sustainable compared to the science-based MSC standard are assessed by a team of experts who are independent of both the fishery and the MSC.

Seafood products can display the blue MSC ecolabel only if that seafood can be traced back through the supply chain to a fishery that has been certified against the MSC standard.

The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) is the only extant species of the family Pomatomidae.

It is a marine pelagic fish found around the world in temperate and subtropical waters, except for the northern Pacific Ocean.

Bluefish are known as tailor in Australia, shad on the east coast of South Africa, and elf on the western North American coast.

Other common names are blue, chopper, and anchoa.

It is a popular gamefish.

A fishery is an area with an associated fish or aquatic population which is harvested for its commercial value.

Fisheries can be marine (saltwater) or freshwater.

They can also be wild or farmed.

An ocean (the sea of classical antiquity) is a body of saline water that composes much of a planet's hydrosphere.

On Earth, an ocean is one of the major conventional divisions of the World Ocean, which covers almost 71% of its surface.

These are, in descending order by area, the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (Antarctic), and Arctic Oceans.

The word sea is often used interchangeably with "ocean" in American English but, strictly speaking, a sea is a body of saline water (generally a division of the world ocean) partly or fully enclosed by land.