Seafood Legacy Times 2025 -Category- Seafood Legacy Times

The Japan Sustainable Seafood Award (JSSA) started to activate the sustainable seafood movement in Japan.
It recognizes the projects/efforts for seafood sustainability in Japan that year and honors the most impactful practice as “champion”.

U30 (under 30 years old)

The award will be given to projects by individuals, including students, under the age of 30, or organizations primarily comprised of individuals under the age of 30. Projects aimed at making the fishing industry sustainable can also be submitted at the concept or process stage.

2025 mushrooms (champions)

Special award

Six years of collaboration between the Japan Consumers' Co-op Union and WWF: Behind the Scenes of Indonesia's Certification (Part 2)

Six years of collaboration between the Japan Consumers' Co-op Union and WWF: Behind the Scenes of Indonesia's Certification (Part 1)

Leadership

Why the Shakotan Method is Attracting Attention Nationwide: The Successful Cycle of "Region, Environment, and Economy" Created by Sea Urchin Fishing (Part 2)

Why the Shakotan Method is Now Attracting Attention Nationwide: The Successful Cycle of "Region x Environment x Economy" Born from Sea Urchin Fishing (Part 1)

2023 mushrooms (champions)

U-30

Turning local low-valued and less common fish into products! Nurturing high school students for the future fisheries(Part 2)

U-30

Turning local low-valued and less common fish into products! Nurturing high school students for the future fisheries(Part 1)

Leadership

Create Bountiful Ocean Future from Kita-Sanriku “Sea Urchin Ranch” : Clues on Visionary Fishery Model (Part 2)

Leadership

Create Bountiful Ocean Future from Kita-Sanriku “Sea Urchin Ranch” : Clues on Visionary Fishery Model (Part 1)

2022 mushrooms (champions)

U-30

Sustainable seafood in a school cafeteria for the first time in Japan! Behind the scenes of a Yokohama City University student project (Part 1)

U-30

"Respect the fish in the ocean": A young fisherman protecting the Aso Sea where inherited from his grandfather (Part 2)

U-30

"Respect the fish in the ocean": A young fisherman protecting the Aso Sea where inherited from his grandfather (Part 1)

Collaboration

Acquire Long-Desired MSC Certification for Clam Fishery in China - Five Years Cooperative Efforts by Businesses and NGOs (Part 2)

Collaboration

Acquire Long-Desired MSC Certification for Clam Fishery in China - Five Years Cooperative Efforts by Businesses and NGOs (Part 1)

Leadership

A sustainability challenge: Becoming a lucrative fisherman with the help of a long-established tempura restaurant（Part 2）

Leadership

A sustainability challenge: Becoming a lucrative fisherman with the help of a long-established tempura restaurant（Part 1）

GLOSSARY OF SEAFOOD
SUSTAINABILITY TERMS

Key terms and concepts to understand seafood sustainability.