Hilton Foods
Hilton Foods is a leading international multi-protein producer, serving customers and retail partners across the world with high quality meat, fish, vegan and vegetarian foods and meals. We are a business of over 6,000 employees, operating from 24 technologically advanced food processing, packing and logistics facilities across 16 markets in Europe and Australasia. Our main seafood businesses are Hilton Foods Seafood, based in Grimsby (UK), and Foppen in the Netherlands.
Number of wild caught species used |
% volume from certified fisheries |
% volume from a FIP |
Number of farmed species used |
% volume from certified farms |
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Number of wild caught species used21 |
% volume from certified fisheries>98 |
% volume from a FIP1.5 |
Number of farmed species used7 |
% volume from certified farms>99 |
Production Methods Used
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Summary
Our work in fisheries and aquaculture is delivered by our Sustainability teams including specialists in aquaculture and fisheries. All seafood is risk assessed in accordance with the Sustainable Seafood Coalition Sourcing Code of Conduct, where Hilton Foods Seafood were one of the first founding members.
We recognise the need for alignment on interoperable traceability protocols such as the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability and we are committed to establish full chain visibility and data collection through innovative digital technology by 2025.
Hilton Foods Seafood are active members of the Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC) and co-chair the Global Gap to support sustainable wild capture and farmed seafood. Hilton Foods Seafood have actively supported a number of fishery improvement projects that have led to MSC certifications, working closely with our suppliers and the fisheries. As part of Hilton Foods our work on improving and monitoring fish welfare has been recognised in a special recognition award for innovation in 2021 from Compassion in World Farming.
Hilton Foods is actively engaged in Human Rights within the seafood and wider food industry as founding and board members of the Food Network for Ethical Trade (FNET), and we chair the Seafood Ethical Action Alliance (SEAA) where we are seeking ways of understanding the conditions of fishers and farmers and improving their conditions.
This profile covers all primary wild-caught and farmed seafood sourced, across our group in 2021.
Associated Fisheries
Species and Location |
Production Methods |
Certification or Improvement Project |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Species and LocationAlaska pollockTheragra chalcogrammaAleutian Islands, E Bering SeaFishery countries:United States |
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationAlaska pollockTheragra chalcogrammaSea of OkhotskFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican sea scallopPlacopecten magellanicusSt Pierre BankFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences LLoyd's Register, December 2020, MSC Public Certification Report for Eastern Canada Offshore Scallop |
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Species and LocationAnglerLophius piscatoriusSouthern Celtic Sea and Bay of BiscayFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
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Species and LocationArgentine red shrimpPleoticus muelleriPatagonian: Argentina offshore industrialFishery countries:Argentina |
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaBarents SeaFishery countries:Greenland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway, Russia, United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaBarents SeaFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaIcelandicFishery countries:Iceland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Good Fish Guide - Atlantic cod, Iceland, Bottom trawl (otter), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) |
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarAustraliaFishery countries:Australia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarIrelandFishery countries:Ireland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarIrelandFishery countries:Ireland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarNorwayFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Good Fish Guide - Salmon, Atlantic (Farmed), Scotland, Norway and Faroe Islands, GlobalG.A.P. certification |
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarUnited KingdomFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBluefin gurnardChelidonichthys kumuNew Zealand EEZFishery countries:New Zealand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationCape hakesMerluccius paradoxus, Merluccius capensisNamibian coastFishery countries:Namibia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationCape Hope squidLoligo reynaudiiSouth AfricaFishery countries:South Africa |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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Species and LocationChinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytschaNew ZealandFishery countries:New Zealand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationEuropean plaicePleuronectes platessaNorth Sea and SkagerrakFishery countries:Denmark, Netherlands |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationEuropean plaicePleuronectes platessaNorth Sea and SkagerrakFishery countries: |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationEuropean seabassDicentrarchus labraxTurkeyFishery countries:Turkey |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References: FishSource - seabass/seabream, Turkey Good Fish Guide - Seabass (Farmed), European Union and Turkey, GlobalG.A.P. certification |
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Species and LocationGilthead seabreamSparus aurataTurkeyFishery countries:Turkey |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References: Good Fish Guide - Bream, Gilthead (Farmed), Europe, GLOBALG.A.P. certification |
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusBarents SeaFishery countries:Faroe Islands, Norway, Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusBarents SeaFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusIcelandicFishery countries:Iceland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusNorth Sea, West of Scotland and SkagerrakFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Species and LocationLemon soleMicrostomus kittNorth Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, and Eastern English ChannelFishery countries:Netherlands |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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Species and LocationLemon soleMicrostomus kittNorth Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, and Eastern English ChannelFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences FisheryProgress - UK European plaice & lemon sole - seine/trawl |
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Species and LocationLemon soleMicrostomus kittWestern English ChannelFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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Species and LocationNorthern prawnPandalus borealisBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationNorthern prawnPandalus borealisIcelandic offshoreFishery countries:Iceland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorthern prawnPandalus borealisNunavut and Nunavik WesternFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorth Pacific hakeMerluccius productusNE PacificFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusFarn DeepsFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress - UK Norway lobster - bottom trawl and creel |
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Species and LocationNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicusFladen GroundFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress - UK Norway lobster - bottom trawl and creel |
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Species and LocationPangas catfishes neiPangasius spp.VietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationPangas catfishes neiPangasius spp.VietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationPatagonian scallopZygochlamys patagonicaArgentineFishery countries:Argentina |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationPink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuschaAlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationSnapperPagrus auratusNew Zealand EEZFishery countries:New Zealand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesSustainability ratings are available from Seafood Watch but vary by management unit and gear type:
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Species and LocationTarakihiNemadactylus macropterusNew Zealand EEZFishery countries:New Zealand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationWhite trevallyPseudocaranx dentexNew Zealand EEZFishery countries:New Zealand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiVietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References: Seafood Watch Recommended Eco-Certifications for Whiteleg shrimp, Farmed |
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiVietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References: Seafood Watch Recommended Eco-Certifications for Whiteleg shrimp, Farmed |
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Species and LocationWellington flying squidNototodarus sloaniiEast and West NZFishery countries:New Zealand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationYellowtail flounderLimanda ferrugineaNewfoundland Grand BanksFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
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