Environmental Notes

• This fishery is not believed to be an issue for PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is a risk.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. The risk to marine mammals of entanglement in lobster gear is considered low.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have significant impacts on ETP species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is likely to be low. Furthermore, bycatch of commercial finfish is included in groundfish quotas.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Sea Scallop, Canada, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Boat dredges, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Eastern Canada offshore scallop Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch is a risk in this fishery.
• Dredges will directly impact the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Sea scallop, United States, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Boat dredges, Marine Stewardship Council Certified US Atlantic sea scallop Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to ETP species, mainly golden redfish, but management measures are in place.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but non-target species are retained. Management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species.
• Bottom trawls will impact the sea bed. MSC conditions and recommendations are in place to strengthen understanding of fishery interactions with sensitive habitat.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Atlantic cod, Northeast Arctic (Barents and Norwegian Sea), Bottom trawl (otter), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Atlantic cod, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Iceland, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Faroe Islands and Iceland North East Arctic cod, haddock and saithe Fishery

Seafood Watch, Atlantic cod, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Norway North East Arctic cod offshore (>12nm)

Seafood Watch, Atlantic cod, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Russia, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Barents Sea cod, haddock and saithe Fishery

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on ETP species.
• Bycatch is a moderate risk for this fishery. Longlining can have a bycatch of vulnerable species such as sharks and seabirds. There are a number of measures in place to reduce bycatch, but more needs to be done to ensure they are effective.
• Bottom trawling is likely to cause some damage to the seabed, but mitigation measures are in place.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Atlantic cod, Iceland, Bottom trawl (otter), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Good Fish Guide, Atlantic cod, Iceland, Hook & line (longline), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Atlantic cod, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Iceland, Marine Stewardship Council Certified ISF Iceland Cod Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are potential risks to PET species with this fishery, but mitigation actions are underway.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but non-target species are retained. Management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• The fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Canada Atlantic cod (2J3KL) - longline/trawl/gillnet/hook & line

Fishery Progress, Canada Northern cod (2J3KL) - handline/gillnet/longline

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Salmon rely on wild capture fisheries for feed. Feed inputs are required to be responsibly sourced where possible.
• There are concerns about the impact of farmed salmon escapes and disease outbreaks on wild salmonids. Overall, the Chilean industry continues to struggle with the control of bacterial diseases and sea lice parasites as indicated by the very high levels of treatment.
• Direct impacts on water quality at the site are unlikely, but there is potential for cumulative impacts in densely farmed areas. The use of antibiotic and pesticides in Chile is high; studies on impact are limited.

General Notes

• A zonal management approach has been adopted based on licenses (concessions); groups of licenses - Aquaculture Management Areas (AMAs); emergency disease zones - Macro Zones; and Areas Autorizadas para el ejercicio de la Acuicultura - Appropriate Areas for Aquaculture (AAA).

References

FishSource, Salmon - Chile

Seafood Watch, Atlantic salmon, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certified Salmon Standard

Environmental Notes

• Salmon rely on wild capture fisheries for feed. Feed inputs are required to be responsibly sourced where possible.
• There is a high risk of escape and a lower risk of competitive and genetic impact on wild species.
• Antibiotics have not been administered on Faroese salmon farms for more than ten years, but pesticide use for the treatment of sea lice is substantial, with several different treatment types being used in recent years. Regarding seabed habitat impacts of settling particulate wastes, two-thirds of sites operated with minimal or minor pollution levels and one-third of sites were “polluted” or “very polluted.”

General Notes

The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References

Seafood Watch, Atlantic Salmon, Farmed, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

• There is a risk to PET species with this fishery.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Habitat impacts in this fishery are not well understood.

General Notes

• This fishery was in the Guyana Atlantic seabob - otter trawl FIP which entered MSC full assessment in September 2018 and achieved MSC certification in August 2019.

References

Fishery Progress, Guyana Atlantic seabob - otter trawl

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Atlantic surfclam, United States, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Boat dredges, Marine Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

• All farmed Pangasius rely on feed inputs and the use of commercial pangasius aquafeed in countries such as Vietnam is the norm. Feed inputs are not required to be responsibly sourced.
• As a native species, the risk to wild populations from escapes is low. Juveniles used in pangasius farming come from Vietnamese hatcheries and the trade of wild-caught broodstock is limited.
• Panagsius farming in Vietnam is linked to illegal disposal of waste into adjoining waterways with cumulative impacts that contribute to water pollution. However, certified farms are assumed to dispose of waste properly.

General Notes

• The government requires pangasius farms to be managed under a zonal approach.

References:

Good Fish Guide, Basa, Vietnam

Ocean Wise, Catfish

Seafood Watch, Sutchi Catfish, Vietnam

Environmental Notes

• All farmed Pangasius rely on feed inputs and the use of commercial pangasius aquafeed in countries such as Vietnam is the norm. The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standard requires ingredients used in feed to be traceable to species level and wild capture fish used in feed must be responsibly sourced.
• As a native species, the risk to wild populations from escapes is low. Juveniles used in pangasius farming come from Vietnamese hatcheries and the trade of wild-caught broodstock is limited.
• Panagsius farming in Vietnam is linked to illegal disposal of waste into adjoining waterways with cumulative impacts that contribute to water pollution. However, certified farms are assumed to dispose of waste properly.

General Notes

• The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
• The government requires pangasius farms to be managed under a zonal approach.

References:

Good Fish Guide - Basa, Global, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

Seafood Watch, Sutchi catfish, Worldwide, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds with this fishery. It is unlikely to have an unacceptable level of impacts on protected, endangered and threatened (PET) species, but the cumulative impact with other fisheries should be monitored.
• Bycatch of species not managed under the Quota Management System is low and management controls are in place to reduce bycatch and discards.
• Midwater trawls may have an occasional but cumulative impact on the benthic habitat. Bottom trawls will impact the benthic habitat.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds, marine mammals, sharks and skates with this fishery.
• Bycatch is a risk in this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery is in MSC Full Assessment.

References

Marine Stewardship Council, Namibia hake trawl and longline fishery

Environmental Notes

• Very low amounts of fishmeal and fish oil are used in the catfish feed, which is made primarily from agricultural crop-derived ingredients.
• Risks of escapes, competition with, and disease outbreaks to wild catfish are low.
• Environmental impacts from effulents and chemical use are minimal and well-regulated.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, U.S. Farmed Channel Catfish

Environmental Notes

• Very low amounts of fishmeal and fish oil are used in the catfish feed, which is made primarily from agricultural crop-derived ingredients.
• Risks of escapes, competition with, and disease outbreaks to wild catfish are low.
• Environmental impacts from effluents and chemical use are minimal and well-regulated.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, U.S. Farmed Channel Catfish

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low and non-target species are released alive.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

References

SCS Global Services, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Iturup Pink & Chum Salmon Fisheries

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

Caveat
The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile.
References
Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, Alaska Salmon Fishery MSC Public Certification Report

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Flathead sole, United States (Alaska), Northwest / Northeast Pacific Ocean, Bottom trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified BSAI and GOA flatfish

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bottom trawls will impact the seabed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, United States (Alaska), Northwest Pacific Ocean, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Bottom trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified, BSAI and GOA flatfish

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. At least 50% of the feed used in certified production is required to be responsibly or sustainably sourced.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to Indonesia and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality and cumulative impacts across a region may occur.

General Notes

The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

Legislation on zonal planning that is relevant to aquaculture does exist. A zonal approach to aquaculture is being introduced via an Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) in Muncar, Banyuwangi district, East Java.

References:

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns

Seafood Watch Recommended Eco-Certifications for Whiteleg shrimp, Farmed

FishSource - Shrimp, Indonesia

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources are used. The sustainability of feed inputs is unknown.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality.

General Notes

Legislation on zonal planning that is relevant to aquaculture does exist. A zonal approach to aquaculture is being introduced via an Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) in Muncar, Banyuwangi district, East Java.

References:

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, Tiger Prawn (Farmed)

Seafood Watch, Indonesian Giant Tiger Prawn and Whiteleg Shrimp Report

FishSource - Shrimp, Indonesia

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources are used. Feed inputs are generally not traceable to species level and are not certified sustainable.
• Escape and disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a high concern.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Thailand farmed shrimp report

Environmental Notes

• The main environmental impact of concern in the haddock longline fishery is potential bycatch of seabirds and sharks. While this appears to be very low, there is a lack of monitoring and recording.
• This fishery is unlikely to impact the seabed.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Haddock, Northeast Arctic (Barents and Norwegian Sea), Hook & line (longline), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Haddock, Norway, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Norway North East Arctic haddock offshore (>12nm)

Seafood Watch, Haddock, Russia, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified FIUN Barents and Norwegian Seas cod and haddock Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to PET species with this fishery, particularly golden redfish, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch is considered low for this fishery.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Marine Stewardship Council, FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to PET species with this fishery, particularly golden redfish, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch is considered low for this fishery.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Marine Stewardship Council, Barents Sea cod, haddock and saithe

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. There are a number of measures in place to mitigate impacts of the fishery on non-target species, juveniles, and habitats.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Haddock, Iceland, Bottom trawl (otter), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Good Fish Guide, Haddock, Iceland, Hook & line (longline), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Haddock, Iceland, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles and marine mammals with this fishery.
• Bycatch for this fishery includes other fish, tuna and sharks, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Indian squid are highly susceptible to overfishing by Chinese fleets. Little is known about what else is caught in this fishery, but it does catch other squid species that may be overexploited. Based on similar fisheries around the world, it also likely catches vulnerable species of corals, turtles, marine mammals, and sharks.
• Management is rated ineffective because a conservation framework for squid doesn't exist. Also, the effectiveness of general fisheries management, which includes squid species, is unknown.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Indian squid, China

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• No feed inputs are used to support farmed mussels.
• The larval phase of mussels may be transported away from farm sites. The spread of non-native musels and unintentionally introduced species beyond their natural range may be a cause for concern.
• There is no concern regarding pollution from nutrients or organic matter. No feed or nutrient fertilization inputs are used to support farmed mussels, and water quality has been shown to improve at farmed mussel sites.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Chilean mussel, Chile, Farmed

Seafood Watch, Mussels, Farmed

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch in this fishery is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Pacific whiting, United States, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Midwater trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Pacific hake mid-water trawl Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.
• Profile not yet complete.
  

General Notes

This species plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

References

Seafish Risk Assessment for Sourcing Seafood (RASS) - Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), mutiple profiles.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is low due to the use of the Nordmore grate.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, this fishery does not overlap with sensitive habitats.

General Notes

• This MSC-certified Canada Scotian Shelf Northern prawn trawl fishery is the largest MSC-certified coldwater shrimp fishery in the world.

Caveat

The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from a FishSource profile.

References

Intertek, 2014, MSC Public Certification Report for Canadian Scotian Shelf Northern Prawn Trawl Fishery Shrimp Fishing Areas 13, 14, 15

Acoura Marine Ltd, 2017, MSC 3rd Surveillance Report for the Canada Scotian Shelf Northern Prawn Trawl Fishery

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Northern rock sole, United States (Alaska), Northwest & Northeast Pacific Ocean, Bottom trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified BSAI and GOA flatfish

Environmental Notes

• There is a well-developed strategy for managing impacts on bycatch, Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP) species, habitats and the ecosystem.
• Longlining in this area is assessed by MSC as having a negligible on seabird and sea mammal populations.
• The longline fishery has a low impact on the seabed.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Pacific cod, Aleutian Islands: Certified fleets only, Hook & line (longline), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Pacific cod, United States (Alaska), Northwest & Northeast Pacific Ocean; Longlines, Pots, Bottom trawls; Marine Stewardship Council Certified BSAI and GOA Pacific cod

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• There is a well-developed strategy for managing impacts on bycatch, Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP) species, habitats and the ecosystem.
• Longlining in this area is assessed by MSC as having a negligible on seabird and sea mammal populations.
• This fishery has a low impact on the seabed.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Pacific cod, Bering Sea: Certified fleets only, Hook & line (longline), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Pacific cod, Russia, Northwest/Northeast Pacific Ocean, Longlines, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Western Bering Sea Pacific cod and Pacific halibut longline Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds with this fishery.
• Bycatch is a significant risk for this fishery. This fish is caught as bycatch in other fisheries.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Pacific halibut, Russia, Northwest/Northeast Pacific Ocean, longline, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Western Bering Sea Pacific cod and Pacific halibut longline Fishery

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Pangasius feed includes low levels of fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources. Feed inputs are required to be responsibly sourced where possible.
• As a native species, the risk to wild populations from escapes is low. Juveniles used in pangasius farming come from Vietnamese hatcheries and the trade of wild-caught broodstock is limited.
• Panagsius farming in Vietnam is linked to illegal disposal of waste into adjoining waterways with cumulative impacts that contribute to water pollution. However, certified farms are assumed to dispose of waste properly.

General Notes

The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

The government requires pangasius farms to be managed under a zonal approach.

References:

Good Fish Guide - Basa, Tra, Catfish or Vietnamese River Cobbler

Ocean Wise ratings for catfish

Environmental Notes

• Pangasius feed includes low levels of fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources. Feed inputs are not required to be responsibly sourced.
• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• The government requires pangasius farms to be managed under a zonal approach.

Environmental Notes

• This fish is caught as a bycatch species.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.
• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• While encounters with marine mammals and birds have been documented in this fishery, the impact on PET species is not thought to be significant.
• There is no risk of bycatch for this fishery. Catches of other salmon species are accounted for in the pink salmon management.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

Caveat

The environmental notes for this fishery are based on information that is partly derived from sources other than the FishSource profile.

References

Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, MSC Public Certification Report for Alaska Salmon Fishery

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low and non-target species are released alive.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

References
SCS Global Services, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Iturup Pink & Chum Salmon Fisheries

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low and non-target species are released alive.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

References
SCS Global Services, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Iturup Pink & Chum Salmon Fisheries

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Pink salmon, Russia, Northwest Pacific Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Kolkhoz im. Bekereva-Ukinskij Liman and Belorechensk-Vyvenskoe Karaginsky Bay salmon fisheries

Seafood Watch, Pink salmon, Russia, Northwest Pacific Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Olyutorskiy Bay salmon Fishery

Seafood Watch, Pink salmon, Russia, Northwest Pacific Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Tymlat Karaginsky Bay salmon Fishery

Seafood Watch, Pink salmon, Russia, Northwest Pacific Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Vostochny Bereg-Maksimovsky, Koryakmoreprodukt-Nachikinskoe and Severo-Vostochnaya Company Karaginsky Bay salmon fisheries

Environmental Notes

• Canadian rainbow trout farming relies on fish meal and fish oil inputs, supported by a variety of wild‐caught forage fish from fisheries considered to have a range of sustainability.
• Risks of escape and competitive or genetic impact of escaped rainbow trout are considered low-moderate–high risk. Disease issues are not a major concern because of regulatory controls and best management practices.
• There is potential for discharge nutrients and wastes that can cause harmful farm‐level and cumulative effects to receiving waterbodies, but data suggest that management and regulation have been effective in reducing nutrient concerns related to effluent.

General Notes

References

Ocean Wise, Trout

Seafood Watch, Farmed Trout, Canada

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• No feed inputs are used to support farmed scallops.
• Scallops are mostly farmed within their native range and pose little risk from escapes. Predator control methods used are low-impact and there is little risk of direct or accidental mortality of predators and other wildlife.
• There is no concern regarding pollution from nutrients or organic matter as no feed or nutrient fertilization inputs are used to support farmed scallops.

General Notes

• The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References

Seafood Watch, Scallop, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certified Bivalve Standard

Environmental Notes

• There is some interaction on endangered, threatened and protected species but this is generally very low, occurring in the gillnet fisheries.
• Bycatch levels are generally very low and mostly include other salmon species.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Red salmon, Alaska, Net (purse seine or ring), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Sockeye salmon, United States (Alaska), Northeast Pacific Ocean, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Alaska salmon Fishery

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Peruvian hake - bottom trawl

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to New Zealand sea lions, New Zealand fur seals, and seabirds with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Benthic habitat interactions are low for the semi pelagic gear used in this fishery.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Southern blue whiting, New Zealand, Southwest Pacific Ocean, Midwater trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified New Zealand hake, hoki, ling and Southern blue whiting Fishery

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Habitat impacts in this fishery are not well understood.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Tilapia require relatively low inputs of fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources in their diet. However, there are significant concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs from domestic sources, which are produced from fisheries that are fully exploited overexploited, or depleted.
• There is little infomation available regarding impacts of Chinese tilapia production on wild species, includings impacts from escapes, disease outbreaks, and interactions with predators and other wildlife. Nile tilapia are considered highly invasive and there are documented examples of tilapia populations outcompeting local fish species for resources in Chinese waterways. Despite this, there is no information on tilapia escapes at a farm level. In addition, there is little information about on-farm diseases in Chinese tilapia production and disease outbreaks pose a risk to wild fish populations. There is no information regarding interactions with wildlife which may include migrating birds.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality. There is limited information regarding on-farm chemical use and the impact of effluent released by tilapia pond‐based farms in China. But there is evidence of the use of illegal chemicals and of antibiotics important to human health in Chinese tilapia production.

General Notes

• Area-based approaches to aquaculture are included in the national and provincial legislation, but it is unclear whether zonal approaches to siting and production are used.
• The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References

Good Fish Guide, Tilapia

FishSource, Tilapia, China

Ocean Wise, Tilapia

Seafood Watch, Farmed Tilapia, BAP Standard: Tilapia Farms (2, 3, 4-star)

Environmental Notes

• Tilapia require relatively low inputs of fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources in their diet. Feed inputs are required to be responsibly sourced where possible.
• The tilapia farms comply with the escape prevention measures required for ASC certification, but they are not considered to be comprehensive or robust enough to mitigate the inherently-high risk of escapement from net pens. The risk of disease transmission or retransmission from farmed to wild fish is high but there is a low incidence of disease on the farms.
• The effluent compliance criteria are farm-level restrictions that are not specific to the waterbodies in which these farms operate and do not wholly mitigate cumulative-scale impact. Tilapia aquaculture has had a demonstrably low need for chemical use.

General Notes

Although there is extensive legislation referencing area and zonal approaches to aquaculture planning and management, the tilapia farming industry still appears focused on farm-based approaches.

The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References:

FishSource - Tilapia, Indonesia

Good Fish Guide, Tilapia

Seafood Watch, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Tilapia Benchmarking Report

Seafood Watch report for farmed tilapia, Indonesia

Environmental Notes

• Tilapia require relatively low inputs of fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources in their diet.
• Risks of escapes and disease outbreaks to wildlife are low.
• There is no concern regarding water pollution from nutrients or organic matter.

General Notes

The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References:

Seafood Watch, Global Aquaculture Alliance BAP Benchmarking Report (2-, 3-, 4-star Tilapia Farms BAP Standards)

Seafood Watch, Global Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Seafood Watch Report

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. At least 50% of the feed used in certified production is required to be responsibly or sustainably sourced.
• Biosecurity measures minimise disease outbreaks and escapes.
• Chemical usage and effluent are monitored and limited.

General Notes

The government has adopted a farm-based approach to aquaculture regulations and licensing.

References

Good Fish Guide, Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns

Good Fish Guide, Prawn, Tiger prawns (Farmed)

FishSource - Shrimp, China

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. The sustainability of feed inputs is unknown.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is high. Information on escapes is limited. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to China and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes. Broodstock are sourced directly from SPF‐certified hatcheries in Hawaii and risk of escape during transshipment is low.
• Ineffective chemical regulations have resulted in the ongoing illegal use of antibiotics and antimicrobials.

General Notes

The government has adopted a farm-based approach to aquaculture regulations and licensing.

References

FishSource - Shrimp, China

Seafood Watch, China Whiteleg Shrimp Report

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. The sustainability of feed inputs is unknown.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern but infrequent water exchange on whiteleg shrimp farms moderates the risk. Information on escapes is limited. Shrimp farmed in Ecuador are raised from hatchery-raised native broodstock, therefore lowering the risk to wild shrimp populations if interbreeding does occur, however, interbreeding may still result in reduced genetic fitness.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality. Impacts on water quality vary depending on farm practices including the frequency of waste discharge from ponds.

General Notes

• The government has adopted a farm-based approach to aquaculture regulations and licensing.

References

FishSource - Shrimp, Ecuador

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns

Seafood Watch, Ecuador Farmed Whiteleg Shrimp Report

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. At least 50% of the feed used in certified production is required to be responsibly or sustainably sourced.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern but infrequent water exchange on whiteleg shrimp farms moderates the risk. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to India and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality. Waste discharge from whiteleg shrimp ponds is typically limited to once per production cycle.

General Notes

• The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
• The aquaculture industry is currently managed under a farm-based approach.

References:

Seafood Watch, Farmed Shrimp, Global Aquaculture Alliance Certified, BAP Standard: Finfish and Crustacean Farms (2, 3, 4-star)

FishSource - Shrimp, India

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP certification 2/3*

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP certification 4*

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. The sustainability of feed inputs is unknown.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern but infrequent water exchange on whiteleg shrimp farms moderates the risk. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to India and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality. Waste discharge from whiteleg shrimp ponds is typically limited to once per production cycle.

General Notes

The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

The aquaculture industry is currently managed under a farm-based approach.

References:

Seafood Watch report for farmed shrimp, India

FishSource - Shrimp, India

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns

Environmental Notes

• Commercial feeds are largely absent since farmers rely primarily on fertilizers to induce algal blooms as a food source for farm stock.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to Indonesia and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality and cumulative impacts across a region may occur.

General Notes

Legislation on zonal planning that is relevant to aquaculture does exist. A zonal approach to aquaculture is being introduced via an Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) in Muncar, Banyuwangi district, East Java.

References

FishSource - Shrimp, Indonesia

Good Fish Guide, King prawn (farmed), Asia: India, Vietnam and Indonesia

Seafood Watch, Whiteleg Shrimp, Indonesia, Ponds

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. At least 50% of the marine feed used in certified production is required to be responsibly or sustainably sourced.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern but infrequent water exchange on whiteleg shrimp farms moderates the risk. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to Thailand and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality. Impacts on water quality vary depending on the frequency of waste discharge from ponds.

General Notes

• The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
• Public information on zonal approaches to planning and production of shrimp farming in Thailand is limited.

References

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP certification 2/3*

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP certification 4*

Seafood Watch, Farmed Shrimp, Global Aquaculture Alliance Certified, BAP Standard: Finfish and Crustacean Farms (2, 3, 4-star)

FishSource - Shrimp, Thailand

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. Feed inputs are not required to be certified as sustainable or responsibly sourced.
• Disease outbreaks are uncommon in U.S. shrimp aquaculture and as such the need for chemical use is demonstrably low. Risk of escape is considered low-moderate. Juvenile shrimp for stocking are sourced exclusively from domestic hatcheries in the U.S
• There is no concern regarding pollution from nutrients or organic matter.

General Notes

The government has adopted a farm-based approach to aquaculture regulations and licensing.

References

Seafood Watch, U.S. Farmed Whiteleg Shrimp Report

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources are used. Certification criteria encourage the use of responsibly sourced marine products in feed.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern but infrequent water exchange on whiteleg shrimp farms moderates this risk. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to Vietnam and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality. Waste discharge from whiteleg shrimp ponds is typically limited to once per production cycle, moderating the impact of effluents on water quality. There is a lack of data on the quantity of chemical inputs, but evidence suggests that illegal antibiotics are sometimes used on Vietnamese shrimp farms.

General Notes

The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

The aquaculture industry is currently managed under a farm-based approach

References:

Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, ASC

Seafood Watch Recommended Eco-Certifications for Whiteleg shrimp, Farmed

FishSource - Shrimp, Vietnam

Environmental Notes

• Fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources are used.
• Disease transfer between farmed and wild prawns is a concern but infrequent water exchange on whiteleg shrimp farms moderates this risk. Whiteleg shrimp are not native to Vietnam and there is potential for ecological impacts from escapes.
• Pollution from nutrients and organic matter, as well as chemical inputs, may affect local water quality. Waste discharge from whiteleg shrimp ponds is typically limited to once per production cycle, moderating the impact of effluents on water quality. There is a lack of data on the quantity of chemical inputs, but evidence suggests that illegal antibiotics are sometimes used on Vietnamese shrimp farms. Environmental issues are mitigated by the certification standards.

General Notes

• The aquaculture industry is currently managed under a farm-based approach.

References

FishSource - Shrimp, Vietnam

Good Fish Guide, King prawn (farmed), Asia: India, Vietnam and Indonesia

Seafood Watch, Whiteleg shrimp, Farmed, Vietnam

Environmental Notes

• Of protected, endangered or threatened species, this fishery interacts with big skate (Raja binoculata).
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Yellowfin sole, United States (Alaska), Northwest / Northeast Pacific Ocean, Bottom trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified BSAI and GOA flatfish

Environmental Notes

• The interaction of this fishery with ETP species is unknown.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Yellowtail flounder, Canada, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Bottom trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified OCI Grand Bank yellowtail flounder trawl Fishery