Ocean Disclosure Project

ALDI US

One of America’s fastest-growing retailers, ALDI operates more than 2,000 U.S. stores across 37 states. Since 1976, ALDI has offered a unique shopping experience designed to save customers money on the groceries they want most and never having to compromise on quality or selection. ALDI sells grocery and household items, primarily under its exclusive brands, which meet or exceed national name brands on both taste and quality.

Number of Fisheries Used	Fisheries Certified	Fisheries in a FIP	Fisheries Well Managed	Fisheries Managed
Number of Fisheries Used 102	Fisheries Certified 61	Fisheries in a FIP 16	Fisheries Well Managed 63	Fisheries Managed 23
Production Methods Used Midwater trawl Bottom trawl Dredge Purse seine FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine Gillnets and entangling nets Hook and line Longlines Handlines and pole-lines Rake / hand gathered / hand netted Pots and traps

Summary

ALDI promises shoppers high-quality products at the best prices. For us, quality includes consumer safety, health and well-being, and the sustainability of our products and their production. Ethical sourcing and buying practices are a vital part of our business and, together with our business partners, we are committed to responsibly sourcing our exclusive-brand seafood products. Today, 100% of ALDI-exclusive brand fresh, frozen and canned seafood comes from responsible fisheries and farms. We are also committed to human rights and fair labor practices throughout the supply chain. ALDI has also implemented a sustainable seafood buying policy that is reviewed annually by our expert partners and has been fully integrated into our internal operations.

This profile covers all main wild-caught seafood sourced in 2021.

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Associated Fisheries

Species and Location	Production Methods	Certification or Improvement Project	Sustainability Ratings
Species and Location Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma Aleutian Islands, E Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk Fishery countries: Russia, United States	Production Methods Midwater trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes This fish plays an important role in the marine food web and so potential impacts on the wider marine ecosystem must be monitored.
Species and Location Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma Gulf of Alaska Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes 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 Albacore Thunnus alalunga Indian Ocean Fishery countries: China, Taiwan	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Needs improvement
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks 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 No additional notes
Species and Location Albacore Thunnus alalunga Indian Ocean Fishery countries: Indonesia	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Needs improvement
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks 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 Fishery Progress, Indonesia Indian Ocean and Western Central Pacific Ocean tuna and large pelagics - longline FIP
Species and Location Albacore Thunnus alalunga Indian Ocean Fishery countries: Indonesia	Production Methods Handlines and pole-lines	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks 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 No additional notes
Species and Location Albacore Thunnus alalunga Indian Ocean Fishery countries: Indonesia	Production Methods Hook and line	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Needs improvement
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks 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 No additional notes
Species and Location Albacore Thunnus alalunga South Atlantic Fishery countries: Taiwan	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes Profile not yet complete. General Notes No additional notes
Species and Location Albacore Thunnus alalunga South Pacific - IATTC Fishery countries: China, Taiwan	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Sustainability not rated
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds and sea turtles with 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 No additional notes.
Species and Location Albacore Thunnus alalunga South Pacific - WCPFC Fishery countries: China, Fiji	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds and sea turtles with 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 Fishery Progress, Pacific Ocean tuna - longline (Bumble Bee/FCF Co., Ltd)
Species and Location Albacore Thunnus alalunga South Pacific - WCPFC Fishery countries: China, Fiji, Taiwan, Vanuatu	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Needs improvement
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds and sea turtles with 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 No additional notes.
Species and Location American lobster Homarus americanus Bay of Fundy Fishery countries: Canada	Production Methods Pots and traps	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes Entanglement in lobster gear presents a risk to marine mammals, in particular the critically endangered Right whale. Management measures such as seasonal closures are in place to mitigate the risk of impacts on the 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 American lobster Homarus americanus Gulf of St. Lawrence South Fishery countries: Canada	Production Methods Pots and traps	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species. The risk to marine mammals of entanglement in lobster gear is considered low. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes
Species and Location American sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus US Atlantic - Mid-Atlantic Bight Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Dredge	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There is potential for turtle interactions with this fishery, but mitigation actions are underway. Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. Bottom trawls and dredges will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes
Species and Location Argentine red shrimp Pleoticus muelleri Patagonian - Argentina inshore, Argentina offshore Fishery countries: Argentina	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to sharks and rays with this fishery. Bycatch of hake is a risk with this fishery. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Fishery Progress, Argentina onshore red shrimp - bottom trawl FIP Fishery Progress, Argentina offshore red shrimp - bottom trawl FIP
Species and Location Atlantic cod Gadus morhua Barents Sea Fishery countries: Greenland	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are concerns about the cumulative impacts of the Barents Sea fishery upon the endangered species, golden redfish. 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 directly impact on the sea bed. Management measures are in place to limit impacts on benthic habitats. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Atlantic cod Gadus morhua Barents Sea Fishery countries: Norway	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are concerns about the cumulative impacts of the Barents Sea fishery upon the endangered species, golden redfish. 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 directly impact on the sea bed. Management measures are in place to limit impacts on benthic habitats. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Atlantic cod Gadus morhua Barents Sea Fishery countries: Russia	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are potential risks to PET species with this fishery, but mitigation actions are underway. Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Atlantic herring Clupea harengus Icelandic summer-spawning Fishery countries: Iceland	Production Methods Midwater trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes The available data on the impacts of fishing on the PET species in Iceland is scarce. There are management measures in place for whales and seals. Bycatch in this fishery is considered low. There are management measures in place to prevent bycatch of juvenile herring and other species. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Atlantic herring Clupea harengus North Sea Autumn spawners Fishery countries: Denmark	Production Methods Purse seine	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact protected, endangered and threatened (PET) species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Atlantic herring Clupea harengus North Sea Autumn spawners Fishery countries: Ireland	Production Methods Midwater trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact protected, endangered and threatened (PET) species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Blue squat lobster Cervimunida johni Chilean southern Fishery countries: Chile	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes Profile not yet complete. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Blue swimming crab Portunus pelagicus Java Sea Fishery countries: Indonesia	Production Methods Gillnets and entangling nets Pots and traps	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Needs improvement
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Fishery Progress, Indonesian blue swimming crab - gillnet/trap
Species and Location Carrot squat lobster Cervimunida johni Central Chile Fishery countries: Chile	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes Profile not yet complete. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta Alaska - Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands and Chignik; Bristol Bay; Copper River; Kodiak; Prince William Sound; Southeast Alaska Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Purse seine Gillnets and entangling nets	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, Alaska Salmon Fishery MSC Public Certification Report
Species and Location European pilchard Sardina pilchardus NW Africa central Fishery countries: Morocco	Production Methods Midwater trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch in this fishery is considered low, but available data is still limited. 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.
Species and Location Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Icelandic Fishery countries: Iceland	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Longlines present a hazard to turtles, seabirds and sharks but these risks can be reduced through proper management of fishing gear. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus North Sea, West of Scotland and Skagerrak Fishery countries: United Kingdom	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. There is bycatch for this fishery but management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed, but the fishery is considered highly unlikely to irreparably reduce habitat structure and function. General Notes As a mixed fishery, the effects of management measures on other species need to be considered within an ecosystem context.
Species and Location Longfin squid Loligo pealeii NW Atlantic Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to marine mammals, sharks, and rays with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. There is some risk of bycatch by bottom trawl gear. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus Eastern Pacific Ocean Fishery countries: Ecuador, Peru	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Sustainability not rated
Environmental Notes There are risks to turtles, sharks and seabirds with this fishery. Bycatch is a significant risk for this fishery. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Fishery Progress, Ecuador mahi-mahi - longline Fishery Progress, Peru mahi-mahi - longline (WWF)
Species and Location Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus Western and Central Pacific Fishery countries: Taiwan	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Sustainability not rated
Environmental Notes There are risks to turtles and seabirds with this fishery. Bycatch is a risk for this fishery 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 Fishery Progress, Taiwan Hsin-Kang mahi-mahi - longline
Species and Location North Pacific hake Merluccius productus NE Pacific Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Midwater trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Some product from certified fisheries	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET 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 Northern brown shrimp Penaeus aztecus Northern Gulf of Mexico - Louisiana, Texas Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes There is potential for turtle interactions with this fishery, but excluder devices are fitted to nets for protection. Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Fishery Progress, US Louisiana shrimp - otter/skimmer trawl Fishery Progress, US Texas shrimp - otter trawl
Species and Location Northern white shrimp Penaeus setiferus Northern Gulf of Mexico - Louisiana, Texas Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes There is potential for turtle interactions with this fishery, but excluder devices are fitted to nets for protection. Bycatch is a significant risk for this fishery. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Fishery Progress, Louisiana shrimp - otter/skimmer trawl FIP Fishery Progress, US Texas shrimp - otter trawl
Species and Location Ocean shrimp Pandalus jordani Eastern Pacific - US Oregon Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Pacific calico scallop Argopecten ventricosus Baja California Sur Fishery countries: Mexico	Production Methods Rake / hand gathered / hand netted	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Sustainability not rated
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Fishery Improvement Project, Baja Scallops FIP
Species and Location Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus Aleutian Islands Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. Bycatch for this fishery includes other fish, skates and sea birds, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance. The impact depends on the gear type. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus Anadyr-Navarin - Russian W Bering Sea Fishery countries: Russia	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds and marine mammals in this fishery, but impacts are likely to be low and there is a management strategy in place. Bycatch for this fishery includes sea birds, but there is a strategy in place to manage impacts. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus Eastern Bering Sea Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. 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. However, management measures are in place. General Notes No additional notes
Species and Location Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis NE Pacific - US West Coast Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to seabirds with this fishery, but mitigation actions are underway. Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes
Species and Location Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Alaska - Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound, Southeast Alaska, Westward Alaska Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Purse seine Gillnets and entangling nets	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes While encounters with marine mammals and birds have been documented in this fishery, the impact on PET species is not thought to be significant. There is no risk of bycatch for this fishery. Catches of other salmon species are accounted for in the pink salmon management. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat. General Notes References Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, MSC Public Certification Report for Alaska Salmon Fishery
Species and Location Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Russia - East Kamchatka Fishery countries: Russia	Production Methods Pots and traps	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat. General Notes No additional notes
Species and Location Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Indian Ocean Fishery countries: Indonesia	Production Methods Handlines and pole-lines	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Indian Ocean Fishery countries: Maldives	Production Methods Handlines and pole-lines	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Western and Central Pacific Ocean Fishery countries: Indonesia	Production Methods Handlines and pole-lines	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. Bycatch for this fishery includes other tuna, billfishes and sharks. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Western and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFC Fishery countries: China, Kiribati, South Korea, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, United States	Production Methods FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine	Certification or Improvement Project Not certified or in a FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place. Bycatch for this fishery includes other tuna, billfishes and sharks. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Alaska - Bristol Bay, Cook Inlet, Copper-Bering, Southeast Alaska, Westward Alaska Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Gillnets and entangling nets	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat. General Notes Caveat The environmental notes for this fishery are based on a provisional assessment and are not derived from the FishSource profile. References Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, MSC Public Certification Report for the Alaska Salmon Fishery
Species and Location Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Alaska - Cook Inlet Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Purse seine	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery is unlikely to impact PET species. Bycatch for this fishery is considered low. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat. General Notes References MRAG Americas, April 2019, MSC Public Certification Report for the Alaska Salmon Fishery
Species and Location Warrior swimcrab Callinectes bellicosus West Baja California Sur Fishery countries: Mexico	Production Methods Pots and traps	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Sustainability not rated
Environmental Notes Profile not yet complete. General Notes References Fishery Progress, Mexico Gulf of California swimming crab - pot/trap/ring net
Species and Location Yellowfin sole Limanda aspera Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Fishery countries: United States	Production Methods Bottom trawl	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes In terms of endangered, protected and threatened (ETP) species, this fishery recorded catches of big skate. Bottom trawling is prohibited in waters near rookeries and haulouts to protect Steller sea lions and walruses, as well as seasonally or permanently in extensive areas of the eastern Bering Sea to minimize bycatch and habitat impacts that might affect other fisheries in the region. The most common bycatch by weight in the fishery is Alaska plaice, followed by rock sole, pollock, pacific cod, flathead sole, sculpins, arrowtooth flounder and skates. Special limitations on bottom trawling apply in several areas to avoid impacts to crab, herring, chum and Chinook salmon. Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed. General Notes References MRAG Americas, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands Alaska Flatfish Fishery
Species and Location Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Western and Central Pacific Ocean - Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) Fishery countries: Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu	Production Methods FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes This fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries. However, purse seine gear still present a hazard to PET species. This fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries. However, bycatch is still a risk for this fishery. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Western and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFC Fishery countries: Cook Islands	Production Methods Longlines	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes There are risks to turtles, seabirds and sharks, but these risks can be reduced through proper management of fishing gear. There is bycatch for this fishery but the scale of the issue is not established. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes.
Species and Location Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Western and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFC Fishery countries: Cook Islands	Production Methods FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine	Certification or Improvement Project Certified	Sustainability Ratings Well managed
Environmental Notes Purse seine gear presents a hazard to PET species, but this fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries, and the WCPFC has adopted several management measures to protect vulnerable bycatch species. Bycatch is still a risk for this fishery, but this fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes No additional notes
Species and Location Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Western and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFC Fishery countries: Micronesia	Production Methods FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine	Certification or Improvement Project FIP	Sustainability Ratings Managed
Environmental Notes Purse seine gear presents a hazard to PET species, but this fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries, and the WCPFC has adopted several management measures to protect vulnerable bycatch species. Bycatch is still a risk for this fishery, but this fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries. This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed. General Notes References Fishery Progress, Western and Central Pacific Ocean tuna - purse seine (Thai Union)