Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

• No additional notes

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.

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.

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Bycatch of other tuna and billfishes 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, Indian Ocean: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Albacore, Indian Ocean, Drifting longlines

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

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

Seafood Watch, Albacore, North Atlantic, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

• There are potential risks to sea turtles, seabirds and marine mammals with this fishery, but management measures are in place.
• Bycatch for this fishery includes several species of tunas, sharks, billfish and other fish species, but management measures are in place.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Albacore, North Pacific: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Albacore, North Pacific, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

• This fishery catches species that play an essential role in the food web, and ecosystem impacts are a significant concern due to inadequate management.
• Bycatch can include 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, South Atlantic: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Albacore, South Atlantic, Drifting longlines

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

Good Fish Guide, Albacore, South Pacific: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Albacore, South Pacific, Drifting longlines

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

Good Fish Guide, Albacore, South Pacific: All areas, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Albacore, South Pacific, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

• Bycatch includes at-risk Atlantic cod and flounders and long-finned pilot whales. Work to minimize bycatch is ongoing.
• Bottom trawls will impact the seafloor habitat.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Goosefish, United States, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Bottom trawls

Environmental Notes

• The largest risk to ETP species posed by this fishery is through the entanglement of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. New management measures were introduced in 2019.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, American lobster, Canada, FAO 21: Atlantic, Northwest; Pot, trap or creel

Seafood Watch, American lobster, Canada (Nova Scotia), Southwest Nova Scotia, Pots

Environmental Notes

• The largest risk to ETP species posed by this fishery is through the entanglement of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. New management measures were introduced in 2019. This fishery has recently had its MSC certification suspended due to this issue.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, American lobster, USA: Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank: All areas; Pot, trap or creel

Seafood Watch, American lobster, United States, Georges Bank, Traps

Seafood Watch, American lobster, United States, Gulf of Maine, Traps

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species.
• This fishery is unlikely to have significant impacts on bycatch species.
• Dredges will directly impact on the sea bed, but the fishery is considered highly unlikely to reduce habitat structure and function to a point where there would be serious or irreversible harm.

General Notes

References

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

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to ETP species with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• There is a lack of information on bycatch in this fishery.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Yellow perch, Canada, Lake Erie, GIllnets, Marine Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Antarctic toothfish, New Zealand, Marine Stewardship Council Certified, Ross Sea toothfish longline Fishery

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sharks and rays with this fishery.
• Bycatch of hake is a risk with this fishery.
• Bottom trawls directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Argentina offshore red shrimp - bottom trawl

Seafood Watch, Argentine red shrimp, Argentina, Southwest Atlantic Ocean, Bottom trawls

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to marine mammals with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures 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 directly impact on the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Atlantic cod, United States, Gulf of Maine, Bottom trawls

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to have direct impacts on ETP species.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but non-target species are retained. Management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

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

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

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• There is bycatch for this fishery but non-target species are retained. Management measures are in place to reduce impacts on retained species.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Atlantic cod, Norway, Marine Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to protected, endangered and threatened (PET) 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

• The MSC certificate for this fishery was publicly suspended in March 2019 due to concerns regarding overfishing.

References

Good Fish Guide, Mackerel, Northeast Atlantic, Net (purse seine or ring), Net (pelagic trawl)

Marine Stewardship Council, MINSA North East Atlantic mackerel

Environmental Notes

• Salmon rely on wild capture fisheries for feed. Marine ingredients (herring, menhaden, anchovy) are sourced from fisheries that currently have no serious conservation concerns.
• There is an ongoing risk of impact that fish escaping from Canadian-sited farms may have on their wild counterparts (as evidenced by the higher numbers of escapees in Canadian rivers).
• The use of antibiotics was markedly high. The limited availability of registered pesticide therapeutants for the control of sea lice has resulted, at least twice, in the development of resistance to the few products permitted. There is potential for larger-scale, cumulative ecological impacts from effluents.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Atlantic Salmon, Farmed, Canada

Environmental Notes

• Salmon rely on wild capture fisheries for feed. At least 50% of the feed used in certified production is required to be responsibly or sustainably sourced.
• There are concerns about the impact of farmed salmon escapes and disease outbreaks on wild salmonids. Overall, the Chilean industry continues to struggle with the control of bacterial diseases and sea lice parasites as indicated by the very high levels of treatment.
• Direct impacts on water quality at the site are unlikely, but there is potential for cumulative impacts in densely farmed areas. The use of antibiotic and pesticides in Chile is high; studies on impact are limited.

General Notes

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

References

FishSource, Salmon - Chile

Good Fish Guide, Atlantic salmon, Chile

Seafood Watch, Farmed Atlantic Salmon, Chile

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

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

References

FishSource, Salmon - Chile

Good Fish Guide, Atlantic Salmon, Farmed

Seafood Watch, Farmed Atlantic Salmon, Chile

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

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

References

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

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

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

Environmental Notes

• The catch of overfished bigeye tuna, blue marlin, and at-risk sharks is a major concern. Bycatch management is rated ineffective because there are some conservation measures for at-risk species like sharks and turtles, but their effectiveness is unknown.
• In addition, other bycatch species of concern have no protections. This fishery catches species that play an essential role in the food web, and stronger ecosystem management is needed.
• Purses seines have minimal habitat impacts.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Atlantic Ocean tuna - purse seine (Capsen & Grand Bleu S.A.)

Seafood Watch, Bigeye tuna, Atlantic Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

• The catch of at-risk silky and whitetip sharks is a major concern. Management is rated ineffective because this fishery lacks adequate measures to reduce bycatch and prevent overfishing of target species, especially juveniles.
• This fishery catches species that play an essential role in the food web, and more robust measures may be needed to protect the ecosystem. When floating objects called "FADs" are used to catch apex predator fish like tuna and sharks, the impacts on the food web can be significant.
• Purses seines have minimal habitat impacts.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (US Pacific Tuna Group)

Seafood Watch, Bigeye tuna, Western Central Pacific Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Black grouper, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Set longlines

Environmental Notes

• Bycatch of marine mammals and many other species occurs, but none of the species are considered depleted or experiencing overfishing.
• The trawl fishery impacts offshore habitats where black sea bass burrows in the winter, but there are some measures that help to reduce these effects.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Black sea bass, United States, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Bottom trawls

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Blue squat lobster, Chile, Southeast Pacific Ocean, Bottom trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp modified Trawl Fishery

Environmental Notes

• Illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing is a critical problem. It's impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because the supply chain information isn't reliable.

General Notes

References

Crab Catchers Association, Russia Far East Crab FIP

Seafood Watch, Blue king crab, Russia, Sea of Okhotsk, Pots

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Crab Catchers Association, Russia Far East Crab FIP

Seafood Watch, Blue king crab, Russia, Bering Sea, Pots

Environmental Notes

• There is potential for interaction of bottom gillnets with turtles, sharks and dolphins. Bycatch of T. gigas was reported under non-target species data for gillnets and traps.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Indonesian blue swimming crab - gillnet/trap

Seafood Watch, Blue swimming crab, Indonesia (Jawa), Eastern Indian Ocean, Gillnets and entangling nets

Seafood Watch, Blue swimming crab, Indonesia (Jawa), Eastern Indian Ocean, Pots

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Channel Catfish, Farmed

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• Bycatch levels are generally very low and mostly include other salmon species.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

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

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

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

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

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

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

Seafood Watch, Russia, Northwest Pacific Ocean, Purse seines, Traps, Marine Stewardship Council Certified, Iturup Island pink & chum salmon Fishery

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

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

Environmental Notes

• Illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing is a critical problem. It's impossible to know when any species of crab is caught legally because the supply chain information isn't reliable. Russia doesn't acknowledge that it exports crab to the United States, only to Korea and Japan.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Golden king crab, Russia, Sea of Okhotsk, Pots

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to ETP species with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures 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 directly impact the sea bed. However, management measures are in place.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Haddock, United States, Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, Otter trawls, Marine Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

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

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

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

Environmental Notes

• External feed is not provided to farmed clams.
• There is little evidence available to support negative effects of escaped clams on ecosystems or wild populations.
• Effluent may be released from the hatchery or nursery phases, but this is not considered to have any negative effects on the environment, and filter-feeding of clams during grow-out is often cited as improving water quality and/or nutrient cycling in the vicinity near farms. No chemicals are known to be used during the grow-out phase of clam culture in North America.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Clams, Farmed

Environmental Notes

• There's very little data on what's caught, but it's likely to include other at-risk species of squid as well as corals, forage fish, turtles and sharks.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.

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

Environmental Notes

• Lake whitefish is caught with other species that are recovering.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Lake whitefish, Canada, Lake Huron, Set gillnets

Environmental Notes

• Bycatch data is not yet available, but an observer program and management measures are in place.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Dolphinfish, Taiwan, Western Central Pacific Ocean, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Chilean mussel, Chile, Farmed

Seafood Watch, Mussels, Farmed

Environmental Notes

• There is potential for turtle interactions with this fishery, but turtle excluder devices (TEDs) 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 the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Audubon G.U.L.F., Mississippi Shrimp FIP

Seafood Watch, Brown shrimp, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Bottom trawls

Environmental Notes

• Whether caught by dredge or hand-harvesting, bycatch is very low in these clam fisheries.
  
• The use of hydraulic dredges is the major concern, as these have impacts on the seafloor, even when used in sandy habitat. The impacts of hand-held rakes, shovels, and picks are unlikely to be significant, but more information is needed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Northern quahog, Canada, Gulf of St. Lawrence (Southern), Hand implements

Environmental Notes

• Whether caught by dredge or hand-harvesting, bycatch is very low in these clam fisheries.
• The use of hydraulic dredges is the major concern, as these have impacts on the seafloor, even when used in sandy habitat. The impacts of hand-held rakes, shovels, and picks are unlikely to be significant, but more information is needed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Northern quahog, United States, Hand implements

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is unlikely to impact ETP species.
• 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

Seafood Watch, Red Snapper, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Vertical lines

Environmental Notes

• There is potential for turtle interactions with this fishery, but turtle excluder devices (TEDs) are fitted to nets for protection.
• Bycatch is a significant risk for this fishery.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Louisiana shrimp - otter/skimmer trawl FIP

Seafood Watch, White shrimp, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Bottom trawls

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• There is a well-developed strategy for managing impacts on bycatch, ETP species, habitats and the ecosystem.
• In the trawl fishery, there is remote likelihood of or no known incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals. Bycatch of seabirds is thought to be low. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
• In the longline fishery, there is occasional incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in this fishery. Bycatch of seabirds is a risk. Longlines have low habitat impact.

General Notes

References

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

Good Fish Guide, Pacific cod, Aleutian Islands: Certified fleets only, Net (pelagic trawl), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

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

Environmental Notes

• There is a well-developed strategy for managing impacts on bycatch, ETP species, habitats and the ecosystem.
• In the trawl fishery, there is remote likelihood of or no known incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals. Bycatch of seabirds is thought to be low. Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
• In the longline fishery, there is occasional incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals in this fishery. Bycatch of seabirds is a risk. Longlines have low habitat impact.

General Notes

References

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

Good Fish Guide, Pacific cod, Bering Sea: Certified fleets only, Bottom trawl (otter), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

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

Environmental Notes

• There is a well-developed strategy in place for managing impacts on bycatch Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP) species. There is occasional incidental mortality and serious injury of marine mammals with the Stellar sea lion as the main marine mammal at risk.
• Bycatch of seabirds is considered low.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

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

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

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to seabirds 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

References

Seafood Watch, Pacific halibut, United States (Alaska), Northeast Pacific Ocean, Longlines, Marine Stewardship Council Certified

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Pangasius feed includes low levels of fishmeal and fish oil from marine feed sources. Feed inputs are not required to be responsibly sourced.
• As a native species, the risk to wild populations from escapes is low. Juveniles used in pangasius farming come from Vietnamese hatcheries and the trade of wild-caught broodstock is limited.
• Panagsius farming in Vietnam is linked to illegal disposal of waste into adjoining waterways with cumulative impacts that contribute to water pollution. However, certified farms are assumed to dispose of waste properly.

General Notes

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

References

Good Fish Guide, Basa, Asia, Vietnam, Mekong Delta

Ocean Wise, Catfish

Seafood Watch, Sutchi Catfish, Vietnam

Environmental Notes

• Seabirds and seals interact with this fishery. Measures are in place to mitigate impacts.
• Bycatch for this fishery is considered low.
• Bottom trawls will directly impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• This fishery is under the work of the Global Squid Supply Chain Roundtable.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Patagonian toothfish, France, Antarctic Indian Ocean, Set longlines, Marine Stewardship Council Certified SARPC Toothfish Fishery

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

• No additional notes.

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Snow crab, Russia, Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Pots, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Russia Barents Sea Opilio Trap

Environmental Notes

• There are potential risks to ETP species with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• 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

Seafood Watch, Snow crab, Russia, Sea of Okhotsk, Pots

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to leather back turtles, several species of whales and wolfish with this fishery.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Snow crab, Canada, Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Pots, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Newfoundland & Labrador snow crab Fishery

Environmental Notes

• Trout have a high requirement for fish in their diet.
• Rainbow trout are not native to Chile but have become established in the wild due to intentional stocking. However, there are still concerns about the impact of farmed salmonid escapes and disease outbreaks on wild fish populations. Available data indicates that large numbers of farmed trout have escaped each year since the early 1990s.
• 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, Chile

Seafood Watch, Rainbow trout, Chile, Farmed

Environmental Notes

• Data on the feed ingredients and sources are limited. Typical feed conversion ratios (FCR) of 1.35 for trout in raceways and 1.50 for net pens are used. Average fishmeal and fish oil inclusion levels in trout feeds are estimated to be 20.0% and 6.3% respectively. Information regarding the sustainability of the fishery sources of marine ingredients is very limited.
• The risk of escapes from raceway systems in Colombia is considered low and net pen is considered moderate. Regulations in Colombia regarding interactions with wildlife at aquaculture facilities are minimal, and there is no clear enforcement. There is limited disease reporting in Colombia; raceways and net pens are open systems that have an inherent risk of disease transmission and amplification.
• There is a lack of data on water quality, use of chemicals and effluent monitoring. While chemical use appears to be low, the legal system doesn’t adequately manage its use. Due to the openness of the net pens, there is a greater risk of affecting non‐target organisms.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Farmed Rainbow Trout, Colombia

Environmental Notes

• Rainbow trout is fed a high energy diet with moderate amounts of fishmeal and fish oil (approximately 20% and 6%, respectively).
• Potential escapes pose no significant risk of additional ecological impacts.
• Regulatory oversight of effluent and chemical use in U.S. ponds and outdoor flowthrough raceways are strong, and the industry follows best practices to minimize disease.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Farmed Rainbow Trout, U.S.

Environmental Notes

• Rainbow trout is fed a high energy diet with moderate amounts of fishmeal and fish oil (approximately 20% and 6%, respectively).
• Potential escapes pose no significant risk of additional ecological impacts.
• Regulatory oversight of effluent and chemical use in U.S. ponds and outdoor flowthrough raceways are strong, and the industry follows best practices to minimize disease.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Farmed Rainbow Trout, U.S.

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Red swamp crayfish, United States (Louisiana), Atchafalaya Basin, Traps

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles and sharks with this fishery.
• Bycatch for this fishery includes billfish, bony fish, other tuna species and sharks. Some management measures are in place.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

• All purse seine fishing vessels are listed on the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)’s ProActive Vessel Register (PVR) and are audited against ISSF conservation measures.
  

References

Fishery Progress, Atlantic Ocean tuna - purse seine (Capsen & Grand Bleu S.A.)

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

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Eastern Atlantic, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles with this fishery, but management measures are in place.
• Bycatch includes yellowtail, mahimahi, rainbow runner, silky and oceanic white tips sharks, and manta rays.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Fishery Improvement Projects, Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (US Pacific Tuna Group)

Fishery Progress, Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS)

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

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Eastern Central Pacific Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles with this fishery.
• Bycatch for this fishery includes other tuna, fin fishes, sharks and rays. Management measures are 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)

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Indian Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

• This fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries and management measures are in place.
• Purse seine gear still present a hazard to sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks, but management measures are in place.
• 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, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Western Central Pacific Ocean, Unassociated purse seine (non-FAD), Marine Stewardship Council Certified PNA Western and Central Pacific skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna purse seine fishery (FAD and non-FAD sets)

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

References

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

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Western Central Pacific Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

• This fishery uses FAD-free (unassociated) purse seine gear, which results in less bycatch than associated fisheries and management measures are in place.
• Purse seine gear still present a hazard to sea turtles, marine mammals and sharks, but management measures are in place.
• 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, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Western Central Pacific Ocean, Unassociated purse seine (non-FAD), Marine Stewardship Council Certified PNA Western and Central Pacific skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna purse seine fishery (FAD and non-FAD sets)

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles, sharks, and marine mammals with this fishery, but management measures are in place.
• Bycatch is a risk, but management measures are in place.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
  

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (US Pacific Tuna Group)

Fishery Progress, Western and Central Pacific Ocean tuna - purse seine (Dongwon Industries)

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

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Western Central Pacific Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea turtles, sharks, and marine mammals with this fishery, but management measures are in place.
• Bycatch includes other tuna, but management measures are in place.
• 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, Net (purse seine on aggregating devices or free-schooling fish)

Seafood Watch, Skipjack tuna, Western Central Pacific Ocean, Floating object purse seine (FAD)

Environmental Notes

• This fishery is a risk to sharks and rays, but further studies are needed.
• The snapper and grouper fishery is multi-species, which several other species are caught: emperors, sweetlips, and jobfishes species. Bycatch species in the longline fisheries also include species like sharks, cobia and trevallies.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Indonesia snapper and grouper - bottom longline, dropline, trap, and gillnet (ADI)

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Red salmon, Alaska, Net (gill or fixed; beach seine), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

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

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

References

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

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

Environmental Notes

• The bycatch monitoring program reported ETP species, including fishes, seabirds and the South American sea lion, can be caught in very low proportions in the industrial fleet. Several mitigation measures are in place.
• This fishery is part of a bycatch reduction program. The target species represents over 98% of the total catch proportion while bycatch species include jumbo flying squid, bigeye flounder and grenadier.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• This fishery can have a bycatch of highly vulnerable species such as other sharks, turtles, and seabirds. There are some uncertainties in the catch data, and monitoring and enforcement needs to be improved
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the benthic habitat.

General Notes

References

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

Environmental Notes

• The catch of at-risk or overfished turtles, seabirds, tuna, sharks, and other species is a major concern. Management is rated ineffective overall.
• There are some measures to reduce bycatch impacts, but they don't follow best practices, and their effectiveness is unknown. This fishery catches species that play an essential role in the food web, and more robust measures may be needed to protect the ecosystem.
• Drifting longlines have minimal habitat impacts.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Swordfish, North East Pacific, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Swordfish, Eastern Central / Northeast Pacific Ocean, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

• The catch of at-risk or overfished turtles, seabirds, tuna, sharks, and other species is a major concern. Management is rated ineffective overall.
• There are some measures to reduce bycatch impacts, but they don't follow best practices, and their effectiveness is unknown. This fishery catches species that play an essential role in the food web, and more robust measures may be needed to protect the ecosystem.
• Drifting longlines have minimal habitat impacts.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Swordfish, North East Pacific, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Swordfish, Eastern Central / Northeast Pacific Ocean, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to sea birds as well as green, hawksbill and leatherback sea turtles with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
• Common bycatch species in the longline fisheries include blue, shortfin mako, silky and oceanic whitetip sharks, opah, and blue, striped and black marlin, and bigeye and yellowfin tuna.
• This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.

General Notes

References

Fishery Progress, Vietnam swordfish - handline

Seafood Watch, Swordfish, Northwestern and Central Pacific Ocean, Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines

Environmental Notes

• The catch of at-risk or overfished turtles, seabirds, tuna, sharks, and other species is a major concern. Management is rated ineffective overall.
• There are some measures to reduce bycatch impacts, but they don't follow best practices, and their effectiveness is unknown. This fishery catches species that play an essential role in the food web, and more robust measures may be needed to protect the ecosystem.
• Drifting longlines have minimal habitat impacts.

General Notes

References

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

Seafood Watch, Swordfish, South Atlantic Ocean, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

• The catch of at-risk or overfished turtles, seabirds, tuna, sharks, and other species is a major concern. Management is rated ineffective overall.
• There are some measures to reduce bycatch impacts, but they don't follow best practices, and their effectiveness is unknown. This fishery catches species that play an essential role in the food web, and more robust measures may be needed to protect the ecosystem.
• Drifting longlines have minimal habitat impacts.

General Notes

References

Good Fish Guide, Swordfish, South East Pacific, Hook & line (longline)

Seafood Watch, Swordfish, Southeast Pacific Ocean, Drifting longlines

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

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

References

Good Fish Guide, Tilapia

FishSource, Tilapia, China

Ocean Wise, Tilapia

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

Environmental Notes

• Tilapia typically does not require large inputs of fishmeal and fish oil in commercial feeds.
• The potential impacts on wild species are limited because tilapia has been historically introduced and actively stocked into the environment.
• The chemical use and the impact of effluent from farm operations have the potential to affect the waterbody.

General Notes

References

Seafood Watch, Farmed Tilapia, Colombia

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to ETP species with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• There is a lack of information on bycatch in this fishery.
• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Ocean Wise, Walleye

Seafood Watch, Walleye, Canada, Lake Erie, Gillnets, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Lake Erie Multi-species Commercial Fishery

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

References

Ocean Wise, Walleye

Seafood Watch, Walleye, Canada, Waterhen Lake, Gillnets, Marine Stewardship Council Certified Waterhen Lake walleye and northern pike commercial gillnet fishery

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Bottom trawls will directly impact the sea bed.
• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

• There are risks to ETP species with this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
• Profile not yet complete.

General Notes

• No additional notes

Environmental Notes

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

General Notes

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

References

FishSource - Shrimp, China

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

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

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