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Number of Wild-Caught Species |
Number of Certified Wild-Caught Species |
Number of Wild-Caught Species in a FIP |
Number of Farmed Species |
Number of Certified Farmed Species |
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Number of Wild-Caught Species55 |
Number of Certified Wild-Caught Species19 |
Number of Wild-Caught Species in a FIP10 |
Number of Farmed Species8 |
Number of Certified Farmed Species6 |
Production Methods Used
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Summary
Giant Eagle is committed to ensuring that all seafood products sold in its stores are harvested sustainably. We're proud to work with the nonprofit Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to create a sustainable sourcing strategy for our wild and farmed seafood. This includes limiting stock depletion by sourcing a broad variety of species, choosing species based on responsible fishery practices in addition to customer demand, forging partnerships that allow direct access to fishermen, and actively supporting many Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs). Giant Eagle commits to sell only seafood from fisheries that are managed by competent authorities and have a management plan in place that incorporates a science-based approach to ensure sustainability. We require full traceability to the point of landing or farm pond of all seafood sold fresh, frozen, or in value-added products.
Giant Eagle commits to educating its staff, suppliers and customers on seafood sustainability issues. Giant Eagle will make information available to customers in publications, in-store and online that empowers them to make responsible and informed purchasing decisions based on their own values regarding community, the environment and their health.
This profile covers all wild-caught and farmed seafood sourced in 2020.
Associated Fisheries
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Species and LocationAlaska pollockTheragra chalcogrammaGulf of AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAlbacoreThunnus alalungaIndian OceanFishery countries:China |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAlbacoreThunnus alalungaNorth AtlanticFishery countries:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAlbacoreThunnus alalungaNorth Pacific - IATTCFishery countries:Panama |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAlbacoreThunnus alalungaSouth Pacific - IATTCFishery countries:China, Taiwan |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAlbacoreThunnus alalungaSouth Pacific - WCPFCFishery countries:Cook Islands |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationAlbacoreThunnus alalungaSouth Pacific - WCPFCFishery countries:China, Fiji, Vanuatu |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican anglerLophius americanusUS North Atlantic SouthFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican lobsterHomarus americanusBay of Fundy - Canada LFA 35Fishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationAmerican lobsterHomarus americanusGeorges Bank and Off-Shore Nova ScotiaFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Intertek, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Eastern Canada Offshore Lobster Fishery |
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Species and LocationAmerican lobsterHomarus americanusGulf of Maine and Georges Bank - US Georges BankFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican lobsterHomarus americanusSE Cape Breton, Chedabucto Bay and Eastern shoreFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican sea scallopPlacopecten magellanicusUS Atlantic - Mid-Atlantic BightFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican yellow perchPerca flavescensLake Erie - Eastern Central Basin, Eastern Basin, Western Basin, Western Central Basin,Fishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationArgentine red shrimpPleoticus muelleriPatagonian: Argentina offshore industrialFishery countries:Argentina |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Argentina offshore red shrimp - bottom trawl |
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaGulf of MaineFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaIcelandicFishery countries:Iceland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaNorwegian coastalFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic mackerelScomber scombrusNE AtlanticFishery countries:United Kingdom |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarCanadaFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Seafood Watch, Canada Farmed Atlantic Salmon, Marine Net Pen |
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarChileFishery countries:Chile |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesA zonal management approach has been adopted based on licenses (concessions); groups of licenses - Aquaculture Management Areas (AMAs); emergency disease zones - Macro Zones; and Areas Autorizadas para el ejercicio de la Acuicultura - Appropriate Areas for Aquaculture (AAA). References Good Fish Guide, Atlantic salmon, Chile |
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarChileFishery countries:Chile |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in an AIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesA zonal management approach has been adopted based on licenses (concessions); groups of licenses - Aquaculture Management Areas (AMAs); emergency disease zones - Macro Zones; and Areas Autorizadas para el ejercicio de la Acuicultura - Appropriate Areas for Aquaculture (AAA). References |
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Species and LocationAtlantic salmonSalmo salarFaroe IslandsFishery countries:Faroe Islands |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesThe environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification. References Seafood Watch, Atlantic Salmon, Farmed, Aquaculture Stewardship Council Certified |
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Species and LocationAtlantic surf clamSpisula solidissimaNW AtlanticFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlack grouperMycteroperca bonaciNorthern Gulf of Mexico and NW Atlantic southernFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlack seabassCentropristis striataNW Atlantic northern stockFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlue crabCallinectes sapidusMexico Gulf of MexicoFishery countries:Mexico |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlue squat lobsterCervimunida johniChilean southernFishery countries:Chile |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlue swimming crabPortunus pelagicusJava SeaFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Indonesian blue swimming crab - gillnet/trap |
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Species and LocationCaribbean spiny lobsterPanulirus argusWestern Central AtlanticFishery countries:Bahamas |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationChannel catfishIctalurus punctatusUSFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Seafood Watch, U.S. Farmed Channel Catfish Seafood Watch Report |
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Species and LocationChum salmonOncorhynchus ketaAlaska - Bristol BayFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesCaveat |
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Species and LocationChum salmonOncorhynchus ketaAlaska - Southeast AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesCaveat |
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Species and LocationChum salmonOncorhynchus ketaRussia - East KamchatkaFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences SCS Global Services, 2015, MSC Public Certification Report for Iturup Pink & Chum Salmon Fisheries |
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Species and LocationCuttlefishes neiSepia pharaonisThailand Gulf of ThailandFishery countries:Thailand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationDeep-sea mud shrimpSolenocera hextiiIndiaFishery countries:India |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationFlathead soleHippoglossoides elassodonGulf of AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationGolden king crabLithodes aequispinusAleutian IslandsFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, RFM Certification - Alaska Crab |
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Species and LocationGolden king crabLithodes aequispinusEast SakhalinFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationGolden king crabLithodes aequispinusN Sea of OkhotskFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusGeorges BankFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusIcelandicFishery countries:Iceland |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationHard clams neiMeretrix spp.Gulf of ThailandFishery countries:Thailand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationIndian squidLoligo duvauceliKeralaFishery countries:India |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationJapanese flying squidTodarodes pacificusEast China Sea and Japan SeaFishery countries:China |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesThere is a lack of information on stock status and mortality rates for Japanese flying squid in Chinese waters. References Fishery Progress, East China Sea and Yellow Sea Japanese flying squid - trawl |
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Species and LocationJonah crabCancer borealisUS AtlanticFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationLyrate hard clamMeretrix lyrataBen Tre, VietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationMahi-mahiCoryphaena hippurusWestern and Central Pacific OceanFishery countries:Taiwan |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationMitre squidLoligo chinensisThailand Gulf of ThailandFishery countries:Thailand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationMusselsMytilus spp.ChileFishery countries:Chile |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in an AIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationNorthern brown shrimpPenaeus aztecusNorthern Gulf of Mexico - MississippiFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
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Species and LocationNorthern quahogMercenaria mercenariaCanada Saint Mary's BayFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorthern quahogMercenaria mercenariaUS NW Atlantic CoastFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorthern red snapperLutjanus campechanusNorthern Gulf of MexicoFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationNorthern white shrimpPenaeus setiferusNorthern Gulf of Mexico - LouisianaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Fishery Progress, Louisiana shrimp - otter/skimmer trawl FIP |
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Species and LocationOctopuses neiOctopus spp.Thai watersFishery countries:Thailand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationOrange roughyHoplostethus atlanticusEast and South RiseFishery countries:New Zealand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationPacific codGadus macrocephalusAleutian IslandsFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationPacific codGadus macrocephalusEastern Bering SeaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationPacific codGadus macrocephalusGulf of AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationPacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepisNE Pacific - AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationPacific ocean perchSebastes alutusBering Sea and Aleutian IslandsFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationPangasiusPangasius spp.VietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesThe government requires pangasius farms to be managed under a zonal approach. References: Good Fish Guide - Basa, Tra, Catfish or Vietnamese River Cobbler |
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Species and LocationPatagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoidesSouth GeorgiaFishery countries:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationQueen crabChionoecetes opilioBarents SeaFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Barents Sea king crab - pot/trap (Odyssey Seafood) FIP |
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Species and LocationQueen crabChionoecetes opilioNorthern Sea of OkhotskFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
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General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationQueen crabChionoecetes opilioNW Atlantic - Estuary and N Gulf of St Lawrence, Newfoundland and Labrador, S Gulf of St. LawrenceFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationRainbow troutOncorhynchus mykissChileFishery countries:Chile |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationRainbow troutOncorhynchus mykissColombiaFishery countries:Colombia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Species and LocationRainbow troutOncorhynchus mykissUSFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Species and LocationRainbow troutOncorhynchus mykissUSFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in an AIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationRed king crabParalithodes camtschaticusBarents SeaFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationRed swamp crawfishProcambarus clarkiiLouisiana territorial seaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationSkipjack tunaKatsuwonus pelamisEastern Atlantic OceanFishery countries:Senegal |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Good Fish Guide - Tuna, skipjack, Purse seine (FAD & Free School), East Atlantic Seafood Watch Recommendation for Skipjack tuna, Eastern Atlantic, Floating object purse seine (FAD) |
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Species and LocationSkipjack tunaKatsuwonus pelamisEastern Pacific OceanFishery countries:Panama |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Good Fish Guide - Tuna, skipjack, Purse seine (FAD & Free School), Eastern Pacific |
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Species and LocationSkipjack tunaKatsuwonus pelamisEastern Pacific OceanFishery countries:Ecuador, United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Good Fish Guide - Tuna, skipjack, Purse seine (FAD & Free School), Eastern Pacific |
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Species and LocationSkipjack tunaKatsuwonus pelamisIndian OceanFishery countries:Seychelles, Spain |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Seafood Watch Recommendation for Skipjack tuna, Indian Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD) |
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Species and LocationSkipjack tunaKatsuwonus pelamisWestern and Central Pacific Ocean - PNAFishery countries:Kiribati, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationSkipjack tunaKatsuwonus pelamisWestern and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFCFishery countries:South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, Tuvalu, United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Good Fish Guide - Tuna, skipjack, Purse seine (FAD & Free School), Western and Central Pacific |
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Species and LocationSnappers neiLutjanus spp.Aru Bay, Arafura Sea and Eastern of Timor SeaFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Indonesia snapper and grouper - bottom longline, dropline, trap, and gillnet (ADI) |
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Species and LocationSockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerkaAlaska - Southeast AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesCaveat |
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Species and LocationSouth Pacific hakeMerluccius gayi gayiChileanFishery countries:Chile |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusNorth AtlanticFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusNortheast PacificFishery countries:Costa Rica |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusNortheast PacificFishery countries:Ecuador |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusSouth AtlanticFishery countries:Brazil |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusSoutheast PacificFishery countries:Ecuador |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusSouthwest PacificFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
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Species and LocationTilapiaOreochromis niloticus, Oreochromis sppChinaFishery countries:China |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesArea-based approaches to aquaculture are included in the national and provincial legislation, but it is unclear whether zonal approaches to siting and production are used. The environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification. References Seafood Watch, Farmed Tilapia, BAP Standard: Tilapia Farms (2, 3, 4-star) |
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Species and LocationWalleyeSander vitreusLake Erie western and centralFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationWalleyeSander vitreusLake WaterhenFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationWarty swimming crabPortunus haaniiVietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationWhite bassMorone chrysopsLake Erie, Lake WinnipegFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationWhite perchMorone americanaLake ErieFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
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General Notes
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiChinaFishery countries:China |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 4* Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 2 and 3* |
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiIndiaFishery countries:India |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References: Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 4* Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 2 and 3* |
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiIndonesiaFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesThe environmental impacts described are addressed to some degree by certification. Legislation on zonal planning that is relevant to aquaculture does exist. A zonal approach to aquaculture is being introduced via an Aquaculture Improvement Project (AIP) in Muncar, Banyuwangi district, East Java. References Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 4* Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 2 and 3* |
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiThailandFishery countries:Thailand |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 4* Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 2 and 3* |
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiUSFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesThe government has adopted a farm-based approach to aquaculture regulations and licensing. References Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 4* Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 2 and 3* |
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiVietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 4* Good Fish Guide - Prawn, King (whiteleg), prawns, Global, GAA BAP 2 and 3* |
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Species and LocationWhiteleg shrimpPenaeus vannameiVietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in an AIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References: Good Fish Guide - King Prawn, Asia: India, Vietnam and Indonesia |
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Species and LocationYellowfin soleLimanda asperaBering Sea and Aleutian IslandsFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresAtlantic Ocean - ICCATFishery countries:Panama |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresAtlantic Ocean - ICCATFishery countries:Senegal |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Good Fish Guide - Tuna, yellowfin, Purse seine (FAD & Free School), Atlantic Seafood Watch Recommendation for Yellowfin tuna, Eastern Atlantic, Floating object purse seine (FAD) |
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresWestern and Central Pacific OceanFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Vietnam yellowfin tuna - longline/handline FIP |
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresWestern and Central Pacific OceanFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresWestern and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFCFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences |
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresWestern and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFCFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresWestern and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFCFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresWestern and Central Pacific Ocean - WCPFCFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationYellowleg shrimpPenaeus californiensisGulf of TehuantepecFishery countries:Mexico |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability Ratings |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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