About Us

We believe responsible seafood sourcing includes eliminating bycatch of endangered, threatened, and protected species in fisheries.

With founding sponsorship from Purina Europe, the Bycatch Solutions Hub was developed by the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to help the seafood industry address bycatch of marine wildlife in commercial fisheries and improve ocean biodiversity through action at all levels of the supply chain. The Hub builds on SFP’s nearly two decades of experience working with the seafood industry to develop practical solutions to sustainability challenges facing commercial fisheries.

Traditionally, sustainability has focused primarily on harvest rates, but sustainability also needs to consider impacts to wildlife.  Unintended catch (bycatch) of non-target species adversely affects ecosystem stability, as does other types of environmental degradation.  We believe for a fishery to be sustainable it must work in a way that promotes a healthy ecosystem.

We designed the Bycatch Solutions Hub to be an actionable tool designed for the seafood industry to address bycatch impacts within their supply chain. 

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Our Mission

The Bycatch Solutions Hub aims to engage all levels of the seafood supply chain to support actionable solutions to reduce bycatch of marine wildlife in commercial fisheries.

  • “We wanted to be the founding sponsor of the Bycatch Solutions Hub to kickstart action by the seafood industry to help protect ocean wildlife.”

    Nicola Bedding, Nestlé Purina Petcare Europe

  • “The Bycatch Solutions Hub has helped to support operations and inventory growth for our lending program, allowing us to remove lines from the water and help more fish harvesters continue to access closed fishing grounds.”

    Elizabeth Vézina, CanFISH Gear Lending Program

  • “With SFP's support via the Bycatch Solutions Hub, Blue Ocean Gear has helped more fishers avoid gear loss. By putting Smart Buoys on their fishing equipment, they get peace of mind that all their gear will come back on shore and doesn't contribute to ghost fishing or subsequent bycatch."

    Ryan Lind, Blue Ocean Gear

For more information on the Bycatch Solutions Hub, to get involved, or to learn more about potential bycatch issues in your seafood supply chain, please contact us!