The goal in brief
GoalEvery fish stock rebuilt to a healthy size and fished within sustainable limits.
Why it matters
Only 62.4% of the world’s assessed ocean fish stocks were at sustainable levels in 2023, down from 64.5% two years earlier.1 Seafood supplies at least a fifth of the animal protein eaten by 3.1 billion people,2 so shrinking fish populations put food and jobs at risk around the world.
How we’ll know it’s done
- Finish line
- Every assessed fish stock at or above the size that gives its maximum sustainable catch, the benchmark in SDG target 14.4.3
- What counts
- A stock whose numbers have actually rebuilt, not just one where catches are holding steady.
- How it’s checked
- FAO’s global review of fish stocks, which reports the UN’s sustainable-stocks indicator every two years.
- Our part
- We’ll fund this once our vetting team vets an organization working on it.
What follows
- More seafood for families who depend on it for protein.H-01Eliminate global hunger and malnutrition
- Steadier incomes for fishing communities.H-02End poverty
- Sharks, turtles and seabirds recovering as overfishing and bycatch ease.W-01Protect endangered and critical species
- Healthier reefs and kelp forests, where fish help keep the system in balance.O-06Protect and regenerate key ocean ecosystems
- A fuller, more resilient ocean overall.O-05Protect and regenerate 100% of the world’s oceans