The South Georgia Patagonian toothfish longline fishery has been certified as a sustainable and well managed fishery for the third time.

Originally certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in 2004, the fishery was recertified in 2009 and has just completed its second re-assessment. Once again there are no conditions on the certification and the fishery scored an average of 96 out of 100 against the three MSC principles, making it one of the world’s highest scoring fisheries assessed against MSC standards.

Building on this success, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI), that manages the fishery, has pledged a continued commitment to further improving the fishery. This will include an extensive programme of scientific work in order to support the management of the fishery over the next five years.

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