A Vision for Seafood

To provide a roadmap of how we can achieve our vision of a world with an abundance of seafood where workers, communities, and our ocean can all thrive, we are proud to announce the release of A Vision for Seafood.

The Vision offers an outline of our work within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs.) By aligning with the SDGs we can better connect the responsible seafood movement to global discussions about development and food systems, and help stakeholders identify interconnected environmental and social issues in their work. Our goals do not correspond to all of the SDGs nor do the SDGs cover every issue in our sector with sufficient detail. However, the SDGs highlight the interdependence of social and environmental responsibility, presenting a paradigm shift for our seafood improvement efforts and offering a much-needed push to expand beyond our movement’s historical focus on the environment. It also provides examples of how different actors in our sector might promote responsible seafood production and the UN SDGs.

The Vision is one of two documents that will be replacing the Common Vision for Sustainable Seafood, created in 2008 to help businesses deliver on their commitments to responsible seafood. The second is the Guidelines for Companies, due to be completed in early 2024.

Ultimately, the Vision aims to:

• Connect the responsible seafood movement to global discussions about development and food systems. 
• Help new and existing stakeholders identify the interconnected environmental and social issues related to their project work. 
• Guide the Alliance’s work to build partnerships, host discussions on emerging issues, lead projects that unite and strengthen the responsible seafood movement, and expand our impact.

* Please note, that A Vision for Seafood was originally written in English and subsequently translated. In case of a discrepancy, the English version prevails.