Alcampo

Alcampo combines hypermarket and supermarket formats. It currently has a workforce of almost 24,000 people and operates 528 centers, 80 of which are hypermarkets and 448 supermarkets (128 franchises), as well as 52 petrol stations and an online commerce service.

Alcampo reúne los formatos de hipermercados y supermercados. En la actualidad cuenta con una plantilla de casi 24.000 personas y opera con 528 centros, siendo 80 hipermercados y 448 supermercados (128 franquiciados) así como 52 gasolineras y servicio de comercio online.

Number of wild caught species used
% volume from certified fisheries
% volume from FIPs
Number of farmed species used
% volume from certified farms

Number of wild caught species used

70

% volume from certified fisheries

20.8%

% volume from FIPs

17.1%

Number of farmed species used

7

% volume from certified farms

90.8%

Production Methods Used
    • Midwater trawl
    • Bottom trawl
    • Dredge
    • Purse seine
    • Associated purse seine
    • Seine nets
    • Gillnets and entangling nets
    • Hook and line
    • Longlines
    • Handlines and pole-lines
    • Pots and traps
    • Farmed
Summary

Protecting the planet is a priority for Alcampo, which aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2043 in the areas of direct emissions (Scope 1 and 2) and has defined its emissions reduction targets, aligned with a maximum temperature increase of 1.5°C, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Similarly, circular economy and biodiversity preservation are the priorities defined in the environmental domain. Taking a further step in our commitment to biodiversity, we publish this ODP (Ocean Disclosure Project) profile, which is limited to Alcampo products supplied during 2023 and covered by our purchasing policy, including our own brands and the line of fresh products (74 species of wild and farmed fish analyzed, 36% of fresh fish purchased, plus 84% ​​of fishery and aquaculture products from own brands excluding bivalves, surimi and some processed products). This profile contains sustainability ratings from FishSource and Good Fish Guide.

La protección del planeta es una prioridad para Alcampo que tiene como objetivo alcanzar la neutralidad de carbono en el año 2043 en los ámbitos de emisiones directas (Scope 1 y 2) y ha definido sus objetivos de reducción de emisiones, alineados con un incremento de temperatura máximo de 1.5°C, acorde a los objetivos del Acuerdo de París. Del mismo modo la economía circular y la preservación de la biodiversidad son las prioridades definidas en el ámbito medioambiental. Dando un paso más en nuestro compromiso con la biodiversidad, publicamos este perfil ODP (Ocean Disclosure Project), que se limita a los productos Alcampo abastecidos durante 2023 y cubiertos por nuestra política de compras, incluyendo nuestras marcas propias y la línea de productos frescos (74 especies de pescado salvaje y de acuicultura analizadas, 36% de los kilos comprados de pescado fresco, más el 84% de las compras de productos de la pesca y la acuicultura de marcas propias excluyendo bivalvos, surimi y algunos productos procesados). Este perfil contiene calificaciones de sostenibilidad de FishSource y Good Fish Guide.

Associated Fisheries

Species and Location
Production Methods
Certification or Improvement Project
Sustainability Ratings
Notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus

NE Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on ETP species but mackerel plays an important role in the marine food web so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.
  • Bycatch in this fishery is considered low.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Mackerel, Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters: All areas, Net (purse seine or ring), Net (pelagic trawl)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

North Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 1

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
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

Good Fish Guide - Albacore tuna, North Atlantic, Hook & line (pole & line), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

North Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on ETP species.
  • Handline fisheries have little bycatch but rely on the use of baitfish, but impacts on baitfish are thought likely to be low in this fishery.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Albacore tuna, North Atlantic, Hook & line (pole & line)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

South Atlantic

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on ETP species.
  • More information on the use of baitfish is needed to manage impacts on baitfish species.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Albacore tuna, South Atlantic, Hook & line (pole & line)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

South Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • While longlining is unlikely to have habitat impacts, it can have a bycatch of highly vulnerable species such as sharks, turtles, and seabirds.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Albacore tuna, South Atlantic, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

South Pacific - WCPFC

Fishery countries:
China

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals in this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • Bycatch for this fishery includes tunas, sharks, billfish and other fish.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Albacore tuna, South Pacific, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Albacore

Thunnus alalunga

South Pacific - WCPFC

Fishery countries:
Fiji

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • Bycatch of other tuna, billfishes and sharks is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Albacore tuna, South Pacific, Hook & line (longline), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Anchoveta

Engraulis ringens

Peruvian Northern-Central Industrial

Fishery countries:
Peru

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery interacts with ETP species including sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals.
  • 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.

References

Good Fish Guide - Peruvian anchovy, Peruvian North-Central Stock, Net (purse seine or ring)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

Southern Celtic Sea and Bay of Biscay

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch is moderate, but data is limited. The common skate and spurdogs, are caught as bycatch in demersal trawl fisheries within the Celtic Seas and Bay of Biscay ecoregions.
  • Interactions with Endangered, Threatened or Protected (ETP) species are possible. Deep-water sharks are reported to being caught in the mixed deep-water trawl fishery in the Celtic Seas.
  • Otter trawlers interact with the seabed and can modify bottom topography and cause damage and removal of some biogenic features including vulnerable marine habitats and benthic communities.
General Notes

References

FishSource - Angler, Southern Celtic Sea and Bay of Biscay

Good Fish Guide - White monkfish, Celtic Seas (South), Bay of Biscay, Bottom trawl (otter)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Argentine hake

Merluccius hubbsi

Patagonian South 41ºS

Fishery countries:
Argentina

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, skates and seabirds with this fishery.
  • Bycatch for this fishery is a risk, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.
General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Argentina hake - bottom trawl

Species and Location

fishery flag

Argentine hake

Merluccius hubbsi

Patagonian South 41ºS

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, skates and seabirds with this fishery.
  • Bycatch for this fishery is a risk, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Argentine shortfin squid

Illex argentinus

SW Atlantic - Argentina EEZ

Fishery countries:
Argentina

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Good Fish Guide

Think 4

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • The jig fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on ETP species. There is a lack of information on interactions with ETP species in the trawl fishery.
  • Bycatch in the jig fishery is minimal. There is a lack of information on bycatch in the trawl fishery.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Argentine shortfin squid, South Patagonian Stock: Argentina and Falkland Islands, Hook & line (jig)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Argentine shortfin squid

Illex argentinus

SW Atlantic - Argentina EEZ - CTMFM

Fishery countries:
Argentina

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Some management measures are in place to protect ETP species.
  • Information on main bycatch species is not routinely collected by all fleets.
  • Regarding bottom trawling, habitat effects are likely to be relatively small and in national waters. There are some permanent closing areas, areas banned to trawl and fishing seasons, and areas defined.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Argentine shortfin squid

Illex argentinus

SW Atlantic - CTMFM

Fishery countries:
Uruguay

Production Methods

  • Midwater trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • Squid plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Hook and line
  • Handlines and pole-lines
  • Pots and traps

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on ETP species.
  • Other species caught may include other tunas and swordfish, but bycatch is likely to be low.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Atlantic bluefin tuna, East Atlantic & Mediterranean: All areas, Fish trap

Good Fish Guide - Atlantic bluefin tuna, East Atlantic & Mediterranean: All areas, Hook & line (handline), Hook & line (pole & line)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic bonito

Sarda sarda

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Gillnets and entangling nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic chub mackerel

Scomber colias

NE Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Seine nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic chub mackerel

Scomber colias

NW Africa

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There is limited information about the catch of ETP species in this fishery but analysis of other Moroccan fisheries suggests there is potential for interactions with marine mammals.
  • There is limited information regarding the catch composition of these fisheries but impacts on bycatch species appear to be low. Morocco has measures in place to reduce bycatch.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, January 2023, Sardine, anchovy, sardinella, mackerel, Morocco: Eastern Central Atlantic, Purse seines

Species and Location

fishery flag fishery flag fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Barents Sea

Fishery countries:
Denmark, Norway, Russia

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 4

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
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)

Species and Location

fishery flag fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Barents Sea

Fishery countries:
Faroe Islands, Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 4

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are significant concerns about the cumulative impacts of the Barents Sea fishery upon the endangered species, golden redfish, for which zero catches have been advised. Interactions with other ETP species may include sharks, skates and rays, for which management measures are in place to reduce impacts.
  • There is bycatch for this fishery but non-target commercial species are retained. Management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species, including the use of area closures, catch restrictions, and gear requirements.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. Management measures such as voluntary area closures are in place to limit impacts on benthic habitats.
General Notes

References

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

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

East and South Greenland

Fishery countries:
Greenland

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Faroe Bank

Fishery countries:
Faroe Islands

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There is a lack of information on interactions with ETP for this fishery. Concern has been raised about the potential for seabird bycatches with longline gear.
  • Bycatch for this fishery is a risk, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Faroe Plateau

Fishery countries:
Faroe Islands

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch of seabirds, sharks, and marine mammals is a risk for this fishery.
  • Bycatch for this fishery is a risk, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Atlantic cod, Faroe Plateau, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Icelandic

Fishery countries:
Iceland

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Gillnets and entangling nets
  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on ETP species. Management measures are in place to reduce potential impacts including the use of protected areas.
  • Monitoring shows that bycatch is dominated by haddock. A management plan for haddock and management measures to reduce bycatch are in place.
  • The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

North Sea, E English Channel and Skagerrak

Fishery countries:
Denmark

Production Methods

  • Gillnets and entangling nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic cod

Gadus morhua

Norway

Fishery countries:
Norway

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

Atlantic Iberian waters

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
  • Bycatch for this fishery is considered low, however bycatch data for the whole fishery is incomplete.
  • 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.

References

Good Fish Guide, Horse mackerel, Atlantic Iberian waters, Bottom trawl (otter)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic horse mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

NE Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Vulnerable marine species are found in the production area, but there is little information available about the impacts of this fishery on ETP species.
  • Bycatch for this fishery is likely to be low, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • 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. Information on discarding is needed to estimate potential impacts on sea birds.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Morocco

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus

NE Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Belgium

Production Methods

  • Midwater trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to ETP species with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • Bycatch in this fishery is considered low.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Mackerel, Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters: All areas, Net (purse seine or ring), Net (pelagic trawl)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic redfishes nei

Sebastes spp

Flemish cap

Fishery countries:
Portugal

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There is a lack of information about the impacts of this fishery on ETP species.
  • Bycatch of juvenile redfish from the target fishery is a concern.
  • There is a lack of information about the specific impacts of this fishery on redfish habitat, however, bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Norway

Fishery countries:
Norway

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Salmon production relies on wild capture fisheries for feed. The sustainability of fisheries supplying fishmeal and fish oil varies.
  • There are concerns about the impact of farmed salmon escapes and disease outbreaks on wild salmonids. Escapes are a critical conservation concern in Production Areas 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11. In addition, concerns have been expressed about the impact on wild wrasse populations used as cleaner fish to control sea lice.
  • Impacts on water quality are localized, but there is potential for cumulative impacts in densely farmed areas. Chemical inputs of pesticides used to control sea lice are of particular concern for farmed Norwegian salmon. The use of chemical pesticides has been reduced over the last five years but varies by Production Areas.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • The Norwegian salmon industry has adopted a zonal approach to aquaculture management for licensing and disease management through the use of 13 Production Areas nationwide.

References

FishSource - salmon, Norway

Good Fish Guide - Atlantic Salmon, Scotland, Norway and Faroe Islands, Open net pen, marine, GlobalG.A.P.

Seafood Watch, December 2021, Atlantic Salmon, Norway, Marine Net Pens

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Norway

Fishery countries:
Norway

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in an AIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Salmon production relies on wild capture fisheries for feed. The sustainability of fisheries supplying fishmeal and fish oil varies.
  • There are concerns about the impact of farmed salmon escapes and disease outbreaks on wild salmonids. Escapes are a critical conservation concern in Production Areas 3, 4, 8, 9, 10 and 11. In addition, concerns have been expressed about the impact on wild wrasse populations used as cleaner fish to control sea lice.
  • Impacts on water quality are localized, but there is potential for cumulative impacts in densely farmed areas. Chemical inputs of pesticides used to control sea lice are of particular concern for farmed Norwegian salmon. The use of chemical pesticides has been reduced over the last five years but varies by Production Areas.
General Notes
  • The Norwegian salmon industry has adopted a zonal approach to aquaculture management for licensing and disease management through the use of 13 Production Areas nationwide.

References

FishSource - salmon, Norway

Good Fish Guide - Atlantic salmon, Norway, Open net pen, marine

Seafood Watch, December 2021, Atlantic Salmon, Norway, Marine Net Pens

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Norway

Fishery countries:
Norway

Production Methods

  • Pots and traps

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Atlantic saury

Scomberesox saurus

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Miscellaneous

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Barnacle

Pollicipes pollicipes

Galicia

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Dredge

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Beaked redfish

Sebastes mentella

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Benguela hake

Merluccius polli

North of Central Eastern Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Atlantic Ocean

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Longlines
  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, sea turtles and sea birds with this fishery.
  • Bycatch is a concern in the longline fishery.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, March 2021, Tunas and Swordfish, Atlantic Ocean; Drifting longlines, Floating object purse seine (FAD), Unassociated purse seine (non-FAD), Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines, Trolling lines, Handlines, Harpoons

Species and Location

fishery flag fishery flag

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
Ecuador, El Salvador

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks and sea turtles with this fishery.
  • Bycatch is a risk in purse seine fisheries. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries. Bycatch for this fishery includes other fishes and sharks.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Indian Ocean

Fishery countries:
Spain, Seychelles

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sea turtles with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • Bycatch varies by gear type. There is a higher risk of bycatch in the associated purse seine fishery. Unassociated purse seine fisheries typically have less bycatch. Bycatch includes billfishes, fin fishes, and sharks and rays.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Fishery Progress - Indian Ocean tuna - purse seine (SIOTI)

Species and Location

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Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Western and Central Pacific

Fishery countries:
China, Philippines

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • Bycatch for this fishery includes other fish, tuna and sharks, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

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Blackbellied angler

Lophius budegassa

Cantabrian Sea and Atlantic Iberian waters

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

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Blackbellied angler

Lophius budegassa

Southern Celtic Sea and Bay of Biscay

Fishery countries:
France, Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, skates and rays with this fishery. Occasional interactions with marine mammals occur.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. Management measures are in place to limit impacts on benthic habitats.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Black-bellied monkfish, Celtic Seas (South), Bay of Biscay: All areas, Bottom trawl (otter)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Blackbelly rosefish

Helicolenus dactylopterus

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

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Blackspot seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo

Greece

Fishery countries:
Greece

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • GLOBALG.A.P. farmed seabass is well managed and management is thought to be fully effective. The standard mitigates many areas of environmental concern in open net pen aquaculture, including discharge of effluents, use of chemicals, escapes, disease and parasite interactions.
  • Bass and bream farming in marine net pens can have negative environmental impacts, however, these impacts are reduced by the GLOBALG.A.P. standard.
  • The GLOBALG.A.P. feed standard is lacking in criteria for responsible sourcing for both marine and terrestrial ingredients, and bass and bream are net consumers of protein.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Seabass; Global, European Union and Turkey, All areas; Open net pen, marine; GLOBALG.A.P.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

NE Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Some product from FIP fisheries

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on ETP species, but available data is still limited.
  • Bycatch in this fishery is considered low. Blue whiting is also taken as bycatch in the non-directed fisheries.
  • Bottom trawls directly impact 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.

References

Marin Trust, Accepted FIPs under the MarinTrust Improver Programme, NE Atlantic Blue Whiting

Species and Location

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Broadtail shortfin squid

Illex coindetii

Atlantic Iberian waters

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Bullet tuna

Auxis rochei

Cape Verde

Fishery countries:
Cape Verde

Production Methods

  • Miscellaneous

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

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Cape hakes (multispecies)

Merluccius paradoxus, M. capensis

South Africa

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Cape Hope squid

Loligo reynaudii

South Africa

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Caramote prawn

Penaeus kerathurus

Spain Gulf of Cádiz

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Chilean mussel

Mytilus chilensis

Chile

Fishery countries:
Chile

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in an AIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • No feed inputs are used to support farmed mussels.
  • Only naturally occurring spat are used to stock the farm so the transportation of the larval phase of mussels away from farm sites is not a 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

Seafood Watch, Marine mussels, Worldwide, On and Off Bottom Culture, August 2020

Species and Location

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Common cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Pots and traps

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

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Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Cape Blanc

Fishery countries:
Mauritania

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Pots and traps

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Vulnerable marine species are found in the production area, but there is no information about the impacts of this fishery on ETP species.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, which is associated with high rates of discarding, but there is no updated information about bycatch impacts in this fishery.
  • Bottom trawls will impact the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Dakhla

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • No information about impacts on ETP species was found for this fishery.
  • Information about bycatch in the Moroccan fishery is outdated but suggests that discard rates are high.
  • Habitat impacts vary by gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. Some management measures are in place to limit impacts on benthic habitats.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Pots and traps

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Deep-water Cape hake

Merluccius paradoxus

South Africa

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch is moderate and may include vulnerable species. In this area, there are particular concerns about the bycatch of silver kob.
  • Otter trawls are likely to cause some damage to the seabed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Cape hake, South Africa: Certified fleets only, Bottom trawl (otter), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Species and Location

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Deep-water rose shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

Aegean Sea

Fishery countries:
Greece

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Deep-water rose shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Dogtooth grouper

Epinephelus caninus

Morocco

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Hook and line

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • The status of many grouper populations (or stocks) is highly uncertain. Some groupers are Endangered or Critically Endangered. There is no relevant or effective management for most grouper fisheries.
  • Fishing with hook and line (handline, tolling, lures, rod and reel) is one of the most sustainable and species-selective fishing methods available and has little to no impact on the seabed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Grouper, Global: All areas; Hook & line (handline), Net (gill or fixed), Pot, trap or creel, Harpoon

Species and Location

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Dusky grouper

Epinephelus marginatus

Morocco

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

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European anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Aegean Sea

Fishery countries:
Greece

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • There is some concern about catches of the endangered Short-beaked common dolphin in the Mediterranean Sea but interactions with the fishery are likely to be low.
  • Other species of lower commercial importance are sometimes caught. The majority of these are retained and discards are 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.

References

Seafood Watch, April 2014, European anchovy & European pilchard, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Gulf of Lion, Ionian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Spain/Mediterranean, Strait of Sicily, Black Sea, Unassociated purse seine (non-FAD), Midwater trawls (Reviewed October 2020)

Species and Location

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European anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Bay of Biscay

Fishery countries:
France

Production Methods

  • Midwater trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
  • 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.

References

Good Fish Guide - European anchovy, Bay of Biscay: All areas, Net (pelagic trawl)

Species and Location

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European anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Bay of Biscay

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Some product from certified fisheries

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
  • Measures are in place to prevent fishing from hindering the recovery and rebuilding of the main bycatch species.
  • 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.

References

Bureau Veritas, April 2020, MSC Public Certification Report for Cantabrian Sea Purse Seine Anchovy Fishery

Good Fish Guide - European anchovy, Bay of Biscay, Net (purse seine or ring)

Species and Location

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European anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Northern Alboran Sea

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch of dolphins is reported to occur in the European anchovy pelagic fisheries but information on impacts is limited.
  • Other small pelagic species are caught as bycatch.
  • 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.

References

Seafood Watch, February 2014, European anchovy & European pilchard, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Gulf of Lion, Ionian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Spain/Mediterranean, Strait of Sicily, Black Sea, Unassociated purse seine (non-FAD), Midwater trawls, Reviewed October 2020

Species and Location

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European anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

NW Africa

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch of marine mammals and sharks may occur but purse seine gear has not been linked to significant bycatch of these ETP species. More information is needed to fully assess the threat to ETP species.
  • Management measures are in place to limit bycatch by fisheries operating in Morocco.
  • 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.

References

FisheryProgress - Morocco anchovy - purse seine

Good Fish Guide - European anchovy, Northwest Africa: Zone North, A and B: All areas, FAO 34: Atlantic, Eastern Central, Net (purse seine or ring)

Species and Location

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European anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

SW Iberian western component

Fishery countries:
Spain, Portugal

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 4

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Information on impacts on ETP species is limited.
  • Bycatch in 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.

References

Good Fish Guide - European anchovy, Western and Southern Atlantic Iberian waters, Net (purse seine or ring)

Species and Location

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European hake

Merluccius merluccius

Morocco

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Hook and line

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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European hake

Merluccius merluccius

NE Atlantic northern stock

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to vulnerable species with this fishery including sharks, skates, marine mammals and seabirds. In addition, bycatch with otter trawl gear may include the vulnerable North Sea cod.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery. Some measures are in place to reduce bycatch in this fishing area.
  • Habitat impacts vary by gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. There are some mitigation measures in place to reduce impacts.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - European hake, Northern stock (North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay (north)): North Sea and Celtic Seas, Bottom trawl (otter)

Good Fish Guide - European hake, Northern stock (North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay (north)): North Sea and Celtic Seas, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

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European hake

Merluccius merluccius

NE Atlantic southern stock

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl
  • Gillnets and entangling nets
  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
  • Habitat impacts vary by gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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European pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

Adriatic Sea

Fishery countries:
Croatia, Italy

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch of dolphins is reported to occur in the Adriatic Sea pelagic fisheries but information on impacts is limited.
  • Other small pelagic species are caught as bycatch.
  • 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.

References

Seafood Watch, April 2014, European anchovy & European pilchard, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Alboran Sea, Gulf of Lion, Ionian Sea, Ligurian Sea, Spain/Mediterranean, Strait of Sicily, Black Sea, Unassociated purse seine (non-FAD), Midwater trawls, Reviewed October 2020

Species and Location

fishery flag

European pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

Balearic Islands

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Seine nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

European pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

Bay of Biscay

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Good Fish Guide

Think 4

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch is considered low.
  • Purse seine is unlikely to cause habitat impacts.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Sardine, Bay of Biscay: All areas, Net (purse seine or ring)

Species and Location

fishery flag

European pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

Cantabrian Sea and Atlantic Iberian waters

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on ETP 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.

References

Good Fish Guide - Sardine, Cantabrian Sea and Atlantic Iberian waters, Net (purse seine or ring)

Species and Location

fishery flag

European pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

Northern Alboran Sea

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Seine nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
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.

Species and Location

fishery flag

European pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

Northern Spain (Mediterranean)

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Seine nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

European pilchard

Sardina pilchardus

NW Africa central

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Available data is still limited, but interactions with ETP species are likely to be low in the purse seine fishery. Commonly reported bycatch in the area includes sharks and rays, sea turtles, marine mammals, and sunfish.
  • No more than 3% of the total catch for Moroccan small pelagic fisheries is allowed to comprise bycatch.
  • 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.

References

Good Fish Guide - Sardine, Northwest Africa: Zone A and B (Central), Net (pelagic trawl; purse seine)

Species and Location

fishery flag

European seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

Greece

Fishery countries:
Greece

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Seabass require fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources in their diet. Concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs are relatively minor though they are not necessarily certified sustainable.
  • Escapes are a concern and little is known about the risk of disease transfer to wild species.
  • Impacts on water quality are localized and have not been shown to have cumulative impacts beyond the immediate farm site. Chemical inputs are only used for health management and are applied in a controlled manner. Reports indicate responsible use, but there is a lack of data on the quantity of chemical inputs, including farm-level data on antibiotics usage. Some data indicate that antibiotics use in Greece is common.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • The industry has adopted a zonal approach to farm planning and management.

References:

FishSource - Seabass/seabream, Greece

Good Fish Guide - Seabass, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine

Good Fish Guide - Seabass, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine, GLOBALG.A.P.

Seafood Watch, July 2020, Gilthead Seabream, European Seabass and Meagre, European Union, Turkey, Egypt

Species and Location

fishery flag

European seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Seabass require fishmeal and fishoil from marine feed sources in their diet. Concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs are relatively minor though they are not necessarily certified sustainable.
  • Escapes are a concern and little is known about the risk of disease transfer to wild species.
  • Impacts on water quality are localized and have not been shown to have cumulative impacts beyond the immediate farm site. Chemical inputs are only used for health management and are applied in a controlled manner. Reports indicate responsible use, but there is a lack of data on the quantity of chemical inputs.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • The EU has committed to zonal based management of aquaculture.

References:

Good Fish Guide - Seabass, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine

Good Fish Guide - Seabass, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine, GLOBALG.A.P.

Seafood Watch, July 2020, Gilthead Seabream, European Seabass and Meagre, European Union, Turkey, Egypt

Species and Location

fishery flag

European seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

European seabass

Dicentrarchus labrax

Turkey

Fishery countries:
Turkey

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in an AIP

Sustainability Ratings

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Seabass feed is traceable and requirements are in place for responsible ingredient sourcing, however, it is a net consumer of protein.
  • Farming in marine net pens can have a negative environmental impact such as the use of chemicals, and there is a lack of data available of escapes. However, there is no use of freshwater supplies and habitat alteration is small-scale. There also is not thought to be a widespread issue of parasites or pathogens.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Seabass (Farmed), European Union and Turkey

Species and Location

fishery flag

European squid

Loligo vulgaris

Cape Blanc

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

European squid

Loligo vulgaris

Dakhla

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

European squid

Loligo vulgaris

South Africa

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Hook and line

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

Iberian Peninsula

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Frigate and bullet tunas (multispecies)

Auxis spp.

China

Fishery countries:
China

Production Methods

  • Seine nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Gilthead seabream

Sparus aurata

Greece

Fishery countries:
Greece

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bream require fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources in their diet. Concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs are relatively minor though they are not necessarily certified sustainable.
  • Escapes are a concern and little is known about the risk of disease transfer to wild species.
  • Pollution from nutrients and organic matter are a concern with open net pens. But impacts from effluent are localized. Chemical inputs are only used for health management and are applied in a controlled manner. Reports indicate responsible use, but there is a lack of data on the quantity of chemical inputs.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References

Good Fish Guide - Gilthead bream, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine, GLOBALG.A.P.

Seafood Watch, July 2020, Gilthead Seabream, European Seabass and Meagre, European Union, Turkey, Egypt

Species and Location

fishery flag

Gilthead seabream

Sparus aurata

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bream require fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources in their diet. Concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs are relatively minor though they are not necessarily certified sustainable.
  • Escapes are a concern and little is known about the risk of disease transfer to wild species.
  • Pollution from nutrients and organic matter are a concern with open net pens. But impacts from effluent are localized. Chemical inputs are only used for health management and are applied in a controlled manner. Reports indicate responsible use, but there is a lack of data on the quantity of chemical inputs.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References

Good Fish Guide - Gilthead bream, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine, GLOBALG.A.P.

Seafood Watch, July 2020, Gilthead Seabream, European Seabass and Meagre, European Union, Turkey, Egypt

Species and Location

fishery flag

Gilthead seabream

Sparus aurata

Turkey

Fishery countries:
Turkey

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in an AIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bream require fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources in their diet. Concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs are relatively minor though they are not necessarily certified sustainable.
  • Escapes are a concern and little is known about the risk of disease transfer to wild species.
  • Pollution from nutrients and organic matter are a concern with open net pens. But impacts from effluent are localized. Chemical inputs are only used for health management and are applied in a controlled manner. Reports indicate responsible use, but there is a lack of data on the quantity of chemical inputs.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Gilthead bream, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine

Seafood Watch, July 2020, Gilthead Seabream, European Seabass and Meagre, European Union, Turkey, Egypt

Species and Location

fishery flag

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Labrador and Eastern Newfoundland

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Horned octopus

Eledone cirrhosa

Bay of Biscay

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Indian squid

Loligo duvauceli

Goa

Fishery countries:
India

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch information is limited, but based on similar fisheries, it likely includes marine mammals, turtles, sharks, rays, seabirds, corals, and other species of concern. There’s no formal management plan to address bycatch.
  • Habitat impacts are a moderate concern. While squid fisheries typically avoid the seafloor, other trawlers that catch squid can impact habitats.
General Notes
  • Squid plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.

References

Seafood Watch, Indian squid, India; Eastern Indian Ocean, Western Indian Ocean; Bottom trawls

Species and Location

fishery flag

Japanese flying squid

Todarodes pacificus

East China Sea, Yellow Sea, Sea of Japan and NW Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
China

Production Methods

  • Midwater trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Interactions with the smooth hammerhead shark, which is listed as Vulnerable, are a concern.
  • Bycatch is a risk due to the low selectivity of trawl gear.
  • Habitat impacts are a risk in this fishery as the trawl gear can come into contact with the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Japanese flying squid, Japan Sea and Pacific Coast: China, Net (pelagic trawl)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Jumbo flying squid

Dosidicus gigas

SE Pacific

Fishery countries:
Peru

Production Methods

  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Some product from FIP fisheries

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on 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

FisheryProgress - Peruvian jumbo flying squid - jig

Species and Location

fishery flag

Large-eye dentex

Dentex macrophthalmus

Morocco

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Mahi-mahi

Coryphaena hippurus

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
Peru

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Longlines can interact with ETP species but information on interactions is limited. There are risks to sea turtles, sharks and seabirds with this fishery. Management measures are in place to limit impacts on protected species.
  • This fishery is selective with low levels of bycatch. Management measures are in place that state that bycatch must not exceed 5% of total landings.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

Greece

Fishery countries:
Greece

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Meagre require fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources in their diet. Concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs are relatively minor though they are not necessarily certified sustainable.
  • Escapes are a concern and little is known about the risk of disease transfer to wild species.
  • Pollution from nutrients and organic matter are a concern with open net pens. But impacts from effluent are localized. There is a lack of data on the quantity of antibiotic inputs.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • The EU has committed to zonal based management. This is reflected at an industry-level in Greece, which has adopted a zonal approach to farm planning and management.

References

Good Fish Guide - Meagre, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine, GLOBALG.A.P.

Seafood Watch, July 2020, Gilthead Seabream, European Seabass and Meagre, European Union, Turkey, Egypt

Species and Location

fishery flag

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Meagre require fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources in their diet. Concerns about the sustainability of feed inputs are relatively minor though they are not necessarily certified sustainable.
  • Escapes are a concern and little is known about the risk of disease transfer to wild species.
  • Pollution from nutrients and organic matter are a concern with open net pens. But impacts from effluent are localized. There is a lack of data on the quantity of antibiotic inputs.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • The EU has committed to zonal based management.

References

Good Fish Guide - Meagre, European Union and Turkey, Open net pen, marine, GLOBALG.A.P.

Seafood Watch, July 2020, Gilthead Seabream, European Seabass and Meagre, European Union, Turkey, Egypt

Species and Location

fishery flag

Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

West and Southwest of Ireland, Bay of Biscay

Fishery countries:
Ireland

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Bycatch data is limited but catches of ETP species have been reported in the North East Atlantic.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
  • Beam trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. Mitigation measures are in place to reduce impacts on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Megrim, Celtic Sea, west and southwest of Ireland, Bay of Biscay: All areas, Bottom trawl (beam)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Megrims nei (multispecies)

Lepidorhombus spp.

Ireland

Fishery countries:
Ireland

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5

Species and Location

fishery flag

Monkfishes nei

Lophius spp.

North Sea, Rockall and West of Scotland, Skagerrak and Kattegat

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to marine mammals, sharks, skates and seabirds with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • This fish is caught as a target species and as bycatch in mixed trawl fisheries. Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but available information is limited.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the seabed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Mud sole

Austroglossus pectoralis

South Africa

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

North Pacific hake

Merluccius productus

NE Pacific

Fishery countries:
United States

Production Methods

  • Midwater trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on ETP species.
  • Bycatch in this fishery is considered low.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Northern shortfin squid

Illex illecebrosus

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Off Horn's Reef

Fishery countries:
Netherlands

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Good Fish Guide

Improver 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery could interact with ETP species including skates, rays and sharks.
  • Bycatch may be of concern in this fishery. Norway lobster are caught as part of a mixed demersal fishery, so bycatch can include cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, plaice and sole.
  • Trawling for Norway lobster can have an impact on seabed habitats, particularly on mud which is subjected to high disturbance by fishing.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Scampi, Horn's Reef (FU 33), Bottom trawl (otter)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Pacific chub mackerel

Scomber japonicus

Ecuador

Fishery countries:
Ecuador

Production Methods

  • Seine nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • The rate of fishery interactions with ETP species is low.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but bycatch is routinely monitored and the population status of most main bycatch species has been assessed.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. Most priority habitats have been identified and mapped off Ecuador and some management measures are in place.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag fishery flag

Patagonian squid

Doryteuthis (amerigo) gahi

Falkland Islands

Fishery countries:
Falkland Islands, Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to seabirds with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • Bycatch in this fishery is considered low.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.
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.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Pharaoh cuttlefish

Sepia pharaonis

Andhra Pradesh

Fishery countries:
India

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There is a lack of information on interactions with ETP species in Pharaoh cuttlefish trawl fisheries in Andhra Pradesh. Turtle excluder devices are mandatory in all bottom trawl gears in Andhra Pradesh.
  • There is limited information on bycatch in this fishery.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. Management measures are in place to reduce impacts.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Pharoah cuttlefish

Sepia pharaonis

Kerala

Fishery countries:
India

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There is a lack of information on interactions with ETP species.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

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Pink cusk-eel

Genypterus blacodes

Southern Chile - South Coast

Fishery countries:
Chile

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • There is no information available on interactions with ETP species.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • Longline gear does not impact on the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Pink dentex

Dentex gibbosus

Morocco

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Pink shrimp

Pandalus borealis

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Norway

Fishery countries:
Norway

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Rainbow trout require fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources in their diet.
  • Rainbow trout are not native to Norway. There are concerns about the impact of farmed salmonid escapes and disease outbreaks on wild fish populations. On average, 44,000 rainbow trout were registered escaped from Norwegian fish farms per year from 2010 to 2018. The most common cause of escapes are holes in the net. Fish farmers in Norway are legally obliged to report escapes.
  • Impacts on water quality depend on the farming method used. Production using open net cages and ponds results in the discharge of waste and nutrients directly into the surrounding water.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.

References

FishSource - salmon, Norway

Føre, H.M. and Thorvaldsen, T., 2021, Causal analysis of escape of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout from Norwegian fish farms during 2010–2018 - Aquaculture, Vol. 532, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736002

Seafood Watch, Recommended Eco-Certifications for Rainbow trout, Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Certified

Species and Location

fishery flag

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Trout have a high requirement for fish in their diet. The GLOBALG.A.P. feed standard has criteria in place for responsible sourcing for both marine and terrestrial ingredients, however, rainbow trout are net consumers of protein.
  • The GLOBALG.A.P. standard mitigates many areas of environmental concern in open net pen aquaculture, including discharge of effluents, use of chemicals, disease and parasite interactions. However, escapes of farmed rainbow trout from marine net pens may still occur.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • National guidelines support a zonal approach to aquaculture.

References

FishSource - Salmon, Spain

Good Fish Guide, Rainbow trout, Europe; Open net pen, marine; GLOBALG.A.P.

Good Fish Guide, Rainbow trout, Europe; Pond, freshwater; GLOBALG.A.P.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Razor mud shrimp

Solenocera melantho

China

Fishery countries:
China

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • Information on Chinese fisheries targeting razor mud shrimp is very limited.

Species and Location

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Red swamp crawfish

Procambarus clarkii

Guadalquivir delta

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Pots and traps

Certification or Improvement Project

FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • There is a lack of information on interactions with ETP species in this fishery. The only known significant impact with this fishery is the effect of the introduced crawfish species on the indigenous crawfish species.
  • Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
  • This is a freshwater fishery close to rice fields, so the habitat impact is very limited.
General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Spain crayfish (crawfish) - fyke nets & traps

Species and Location

fishery flag

Scomber mackerels nei

Scomber spp.

China

Fishery countries:
China

Production Methods

  • Seine nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Shallow-water cape hake

Merluccius capensis

South Africa

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Previous concerns over interactions with seabirds have been mitigated using bird scaring lines and a reduction in fishing effort. However, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding the extent of fishery interactions with some ETP species.
  • There is bycatch for this fishery, but there is a strategy in place for managing retained species. The estimated discard rate for the fishery is low.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed, however, this fishery is considered highly unlikely to have an irreversible impact on habitat structure and function.
General Notes

References

Intertek, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for South Africa Hake Trawl Fishery

Species and Location

fishery flag

Shallow-water cape hake

Merluccius capensis

South Africa

Fishery countries:
South Africa

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Silver hake

Merluccius bilinearis

Scotian shelf

Fishery countries:
Canada

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Information is outdated but suggests there may be occasional interactions with sharks and marine mammals.
  • Information is outdated but suggests that bycatch is limited in this fishery.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Silver scabbardfish

Lepidopus caudatus

Morocco

Fishery countries:
Morocco

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag fishery flag

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
Ecuador, Nicaragua

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 4

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to ETP species of sharks, marine mammals, and sea turtles with this fishery, but management measures are in place.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery and includes fish and shark species, such as mahi-mahi, rainbow runner, and silky shark.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Skipjack tuna, Eastern Pacific, Purse seine (FAD & Free School)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

Indian Ocean

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear results in less bycatch than associated fisheries. However, purse seine gear still present a hazard to ETP species. Sharks, rays, and sea turtles can interact with the fishery but some measures are in place to minimise impacts. Bycatch of marine mammals and seabirds is thought to be low.
  • FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear results in less bycatch than associated fisheries. However, bycatch is still a risk for this fishery. The main bycatch species groups are other tunas, billfishes, sharks, rays and fin fishes. There are some mitigation measures in place.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Skipjack tuna, Indian Ocean, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Skipjack tuna

Katsuwonus pelamis

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
Philippines

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Purse seine gear presents a hazard to sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries is lower than in associated purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Skipjack tuna, Western and Central Pacific: All areas, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

fishery flag

South Pacific hake

Merluccius gayi gayi

Chilean

Fishery countries:
Chile

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery.
  • Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.
General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Chile common hake - bottom trawl

Species and Location

fishery flag

Southern pink shrimp

Farfantepenaeus notialis

Nigeria

Fishery countries:
Nigeria

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Southern rough shrimp

Trachypenaeus curvirostris

East China Sea and South China Sea

Fishery countries:
China

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • Information on Chinese fisheries targeting southern rough shrimp is very limited.

Species and Location

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Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

North Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Portugal

Production Methods

  • Hook and line

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Longline gear is associated with a bycatch of vulnerable species including sharks, sea turtles, and seabirds. Some mitigation measures are in place to reduce the impacts of fishing.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery. Monitoring and reporting of bycatch is poor.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Swordfish, North Atlantic: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

North Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Hook and line
  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Some product from FIP fisheries

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Longline gear is associated with a bycatch of vulnerable species including sharks, sea turtles, and seabirds. Some mitigation measures are in place to reduce the impacts of fishing.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery. Monitoring and reporting of bycatch is poor.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Swordfish, North Atlantic: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Fishery Progress, Atlantic Ocean blue shark and swordfish - surface longline (FIP-BLUES)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

South Atlantic

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 4

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • The catch of sea turtles, seabirds, and sharks is a major concern.
  • There are some measures in place to reduce bycatch impacts, but they do not follow recommended best practices.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Swordfish, South Atlantic, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Southeast Pacific

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Longline gear is associated with a bycatch of vulnerable species including sharks, sea turtles, and seabirds. Some mitigation measures are in place to reduce the impacts of fishing.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery. Monitoring and reporting of bycatch is poor.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Swordfish, South East Pacific: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Southwest Pacific

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Longline gear is associated with a bycatch of vulnerable species including sharks, sea turtles, and seabirds. Some mitigation measures are in place to reduce the impacts of fishing.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery. Monitoring and reporting of bycatch is poor.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Swordfish, South West Pacific: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Undulate venus

Paphia undulata

Viet Nam

Fishery countries:
Vietnam

Production Methods

  • Dredge

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Western king prawn

Penaeus latisulcatus

Mozambique

Fishery countries:
Mozambique

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete.
General Notes
  • No additional notes.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Western king prawn

Penaeus latisulcatus

Southern Australia

Fishery countries:
Australia

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Although the incidental capture of byproduct and bycatch species by trawling can lead to a range of indirect ecosystem effects, studies in Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia found no significant difference in biodiversity or overall distribution patterns of seabed biota between trawled and nontrawled areas.
  • Ecological risk assessments of the fishery have acknowledged the reduced impact of trawling and a general absence of high risk of overfishing bycatch species.
  • Although trawling can impact habitats, these effects are managed.
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

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Whiteleg shrimp

Penaeus vannamei

Ecuador

Fishery countries:
Ecuador

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Organic King prawns (L. vannamei) from Ecuador and Honduras rely on traceable, responsible terrestrial feed ingredients. The marine component of the feed includes trimmings, although whole fish can also be used.
  • The production of Organic King prawn does not allow the destruction of mangroves for pond construction, pond discharges are low and only minimal chemical treatments are used, if at all and all juveniles are hatchery based.
  • Surrounding wild shrimp populations are also not impacted by disease or escapes from farms.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • The government has adopted a farm-based approach to aquaculture regulations and licensing.

References

FishSource - shrimp, Ecuador

Good Fish Guide - King prawn, South America; Pond, freshwater; EU Organic

Species and Location

fishery flag

Whiteleg shrimp

Penaeus vannamei

Ecuador

Fishery countries:
Ecuador

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Criteria on responsible feed are lacking in the ASC Shrimp Standard and the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture standard with currently no requirements for responsible ingredient sourcing, however updated standards are anticipated.
  • The ASC and GGAP standards mitigate many areas of environmental concern in prawn farming, including freshwater depletion, habitat alteration, discharge of effluents, chemical usage, escapes and disease and parasite interactions. Disease outbreak and parasite interactions may occur but are thought to be at a farm level and do not threaten regional level operations. The risk of escapes have not been found to have established in the wild.
  • Prawn farms rely on chemical usage and antibiotics are widely used. Within the ASC Shrimp Standard, there is strict regulation on the use of chemicals to mitigate their impact on the surrounding environment. Within the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard, there is a veterinary health plan in place which monitors the chemical impacts on the surrounding environment and has specific criteria on when antibiotics can be used.
General Notes
  • The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification.
  • The government has adopted a farm-based approach to aquaculture regulations and licensing.

References

FishSource - shrimp, Ecuador

Good Fish Guide - King prawn, Global; Pond, freshwater; Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)

Good Fish Guide - King prawn, Global; Pond, freshwater; GLOBALG.A.P.

Species and Location

fishery flag

Whiteleg shrimp

Penaeus vannamei

Ecuador

Fishery countries:
Ecuador

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in an AIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
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 - King prawn, South America: Ecuador, Honduras, Pond, semi-intensive

Seafood Watch, March 2021, Whiteleg shrimp, Ecuador, Semi-intensive Ponds

Species and Location

fishery flag

Whiteleg shrimp

Litopeneaus vannamei

Venezuela

Fishery countries:
Venezuela

Production Methods

  • Farmed

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Criteria on responsible feed are lacking in the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture standard with currently no requirements for responsible ingredient sourcing, however updated standards are anticipated.
  • The GGAP standard mitigate many areas of environmental concern in prawn farming, including freshwater depletion, habitat alteration, discharge of effluents, chemical usage, escapes and disease and parasite interactions. Disease outbreak and parasite interactions may occur but are thought to be at a farm level and do not threaten regional level operations. The risk of escapes have not been found to have established in the wild.
  • Prawn farms rely on chemical usage and antibiotics are widely used. Within the GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture Standard, there is a veterinary health plan in place which monitors the chemical impacts on the surrounding environment and has specific criteria on when antibiotics can be used.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - King prawn, Global; Pond, freshwater; GLOBALG.A.P.

Species and Location

fishery flag

White seabream

Diplodus sargus

Spain

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

Sustainability not rated

Environmental Notes
  • Profile not yet complete
General Notes
  • No additional notes

Species and Location

fishery flag

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Atlantic Ocean

Fishery countries:
Ghana

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, sea turtles, and marine mammals with this fishery, but some mitigation measures are in place.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Atlantic, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Atlantic Ocean

Fishery countries:
Senegal

Production Methods

  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Best Choice 2

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on ETP species.
  • Bycatch is likely to be low and impacts on baitfish are thought likely to be low in this fishery. More information on the use of baitfish is needed to manage impacts on baitfish species.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Atlantic, Hook & line (handline), Hook & line (pole & line), Hook & line (troll)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Atlantic Ocean

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine
  • Hook and line
  • Longlines
  • Handlines and pole-lines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Purse seining is associated with bycatch of species such as sharks, turtles and marine mammals. Longlining can have a bycatch of highly vulnerable species such as sharks, turtles, and seabirds. Pole & line is a generally low-impact method.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Atlantic, Hook & line (handline), Hook & line (pole & line), Hook & line (troll)

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Atlantic, Hook & line (longline)

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Atlantic, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
Ecuador

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sea turtles, sharks, and marine mammals with this fishery.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin Tuna, Eastern Pacific, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Eastern Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
Mexico, Panama, Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, sea turtles, and marine mammals with this fishery, but some mitigation measures are in place.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Eastern Pacific, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Indian Ocean

Fishery countries:
France

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Purse seining is associated with bycatch of species such as sharks, rays, and turtles.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Indian Ocean, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Indian Ocean

Fishery countries:
Mauritius

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Purse seining is associated with bycatch of species such as sharks, rays, and turtles.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Indian Ocean, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Indian Ocean

Fishery countries:
Seychelles

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Purse seining is associated with bycatch of species such as sharks, rays, and turtles.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Indian Ocean tuna - purse seine (SIOTI)

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Indian Ocean, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Indian Ocean

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Purse seining is associated with bycatch of species such as sharks, rays, and turtles.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Indian Ocean tuna - purse seine (SIOTI)

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Indian Ocean, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Indian Ocean

Fishery countries:
Spain

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Avoid 5

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • Longlines present a hazard to ETP species including sharks, turtles and sea birds.
  • Bycatch in this fishery includes billfishes, sharks and rays.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Indian Ocean, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch - March 2021, Tunas and large pelagics, Indian Ocean, Hand-operated pole-and-lines, Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines, Trolling lines, Floating object purse seine (FAD), Longlines (unspecified), Unassociated purse seine (non-FAD)

Species and Location

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Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
South Korea

Production Methods

  • Associated purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Needs Improvement

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, sea turtles, and marine mammals with this fishery, but some mitigation measures are in place.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries. Other tuna species are caught as bycatch.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Western and Central Pacific, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Species and Location

fishery flag

Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery countries:
Philippines

Production Methods

  • Purse seine

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Good Fish Guide

Think 3

Good Fish Guide

  • Best Choice 1
  • Best Choice 2
  • Think 3
  • Think 4
  • Improver 5
  • Avoid 5
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to sharks, sea turtles, and marine mammals with this fishery, but some mitigation measures are in place.
  • Bycatch is a risk in this fishery. The risk of bycatch in associated purse seine fisheries is higher than in unassociated (FAD-free) purse seine fisheries.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide - Yellowfin tuna, Western and Central Pacific, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)