Twelve years ago, the Maldives pole and line skipjack tuna fishery became the first Indian Ocean tuna fishery to be certified to the MSC’s Standard for sustainable fishing. Responding to the global demand for sustainably sourced tuna, the Maldives government, business, eNGOs and fishers have worked hard together to make sustainable skipjack tuna fishing a thriving part of the economy in this Indian Ocean country where pole and line fishing runs "in the blood".

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MSC & Creatica Maldives
Editors: Girschwynn Johannes, Craig Prins & Wesley Davids

With special thanks to MSPEA, MIFCO, Horizon Fisheries, ENSIS and Noo Raajje.

The Marine Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organisation aiming to end overfishing and safeguard seafood supplies for the future. The MSC program sets globally recognised, science-based standards for sustainable fishing and the seafood supply chain. Our vision is an ocean teeming with life.

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