Good Chop

Good Chop delivers high-quality, all-American proteins directly to your doorstep. Choose from USDA Choice & Prime beef cuts, wild-caught seafood, organic chicken, heritage pork and so much more. All of our products come from American family farms and fisheries, and are free from anything unnatural: no antibiotics, no added hormones, no additives, and no coloring.

Total Number of Wild-Caught Species
Number of Certified Wild-Caught Species
Percentage of Fisheries Managed or Well Managed

Total Number of Wild-Caught Species

6

Number of Certified Wild-Caught Species

5

Percentage of Fisheries Managed or Well Managed

100%

Production Methods Used
    • Bottom trawl
    • Dredge
    • Gillnets and entangling nets
    • Longlines
Summary

Good Chop sources seafood that’s wild-caught off the U.S. coasts or raised in American aquaculture farms. We’re serious about bringing you the real deal–you’ll never find artificial ingredients, colorings, added hormones, or antibiotics in any of our seafood selections.

Environmental sustainability is extremely important to us. Overfishing is a serious threat to our oceans and species, which is why we only partner with responsible fisheries that carry an eco-certification (MSC, ASC or BAP) or are green or yellow-rated by Seafood Watch. These third-party organizations work to restore wild fish populations and their ecosystems by ensuring fisheries only fish healthy stocks and keep their impact on other species and the broader ecosystem to a minimum.

This profile covers all wild-caught seafood sold by Good Chop in 2022.

Associated Fisheries

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

Species and Location

fishery flag

American sea scallop

Placopecten magellanicus

US Atlantic - Mid-Atlantic Bight

Fishery countries:
United States

Production Methods

  • Dredge

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Seafood Watch

Eco-Certification Recommended

Seafood Watch

  • Eco-Certification Recommended
  • Best Choice
  • Good Alternative
  • Avoid
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

Marine Stewardship Council, US Atlantic sea scallop

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

Species and Location

fishery flag

Pacific cod

Gadus macrocephalus

Gulf of Alaska

Fishery countries:
United States

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Seafood Watch

Eco-Certification Recommended

Seafood Watch

  • Eco-Certification Recommended
  • Best Choice
  • Good Alternative
  • Avoid
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

Marine Stewardship Council, Alaska Pacific cod - Gulf of Alaska

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

Species and Location

fishery flag

Pacific halibut

Hippoglossus stenolepis

NE Pacific

Fishery countries:
United States

Production Methods

  • Longlines

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Seafood Watch

Eco-Certification Recommended

Seafood Watch

  • Eco-Certification Recommended
  • Best Choice
  • Good Alternative
  • Avoid
Environmental Notes
  • There are risks to seabirds with this fishery, but there are mitigation measures in place.
  • Bycatch is a risk for this fishery, but there is insufficient data available to assess significance.
  • This fishery is unlikely to have a significant impact on the sea bed.
General Notes

References

Marine Stewardship Council, US North Pacific halibut and sablefish

Seafood Watch, Pacific halibut, United States, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Longlines, Marine Stewardship Council Certified US North Pacific halibut and sablefish

Species and Location

fishery flag

Rockfish (multispecies)

Sebastes spp.

US West Coast

Fishery countries:
United States

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Seafood Watch

Eco-Certification Recommended

Seafood Watch

  • Eco-Certification Recommended
  • Best Choice
  • Good Alternative
  • Avoid

Species and Location

fishery flag

Sockeye salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

Alaska

Fishery countries:
United States

Production Methods

  • Gillnets and entangling nets

Certification or Improvement Project

Certified

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Well Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Seafood Watch

Eco-Certification Recommended

Seafood Watch

  • Eco-Certification Recommended
  • Best Choice
  • Good Alternative
  • Avoid
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 benthic habitat.
General Notes

References

Marine Stewardship Council, Alaska salmon

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

Species and Location

fishery flag

White shrimp

Penaeus setiferus

Northern Gulf of Mexico

Fishery countries:
United States

Production Methods

  • Bottom trawl

Certification or Improvement Project

Not certified or in a FIP

Sustainability Ratings

FishSource

Managed

FishSource

  • Well Managed
  • Managed
  • Needs Improvement

Seafood Watch

Good Alternative

Seafood Watch

  • Eco-Certification Recommended
  • Best Choice
  • Good Alternative
  • Avoid
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.
  • Habitat impacts are a moderate concern because shrimp fishing takes place largely over sandy or muddy bottom habitats.
General Notes

References

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