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Number of Fisheries Used |
Number of Certified Fisheries |
Number of Fisheries in a FIP |
Number of Fisheries Assessed as Low Risk by Nonprofit Science Partner |
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Number of Fisheries Used42 |
Number of Certified Fisheries18 |
Number of Fisheries in a FIP8 |
Number of Fisheries Assessed as Low Risk by Nonprofit Science Partner16 |
Production Methods Used
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Summary
This profile covers all own-brand fresh, frozen, and canned wild-caught seafood sold by Hannaford in 2019. As of March 2022, Hannaford is no longer purchasing these seafood products from Russia.
Hannaford has a comprehensive sustainable seafood policy. We are committed to sourcing only seafood from fisheries and farms that are well managed to ensure that fish populations remain healthy and that fishing and farming methods have a minimum environmental and social impact. All seafood we sell, whether it’s fresh, frozen, or canned, must meet important sustainability criteria. We work with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), a nonprofit marine research institution, to help us maintain the credibility and transparency of our policy. For both wild-caught and farmed seafood, we will source a product if it has a certification benchmarked by the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative (GSSI), or if it is from an active fishery improvement project (FIP) or aquaculture improvement project (AIP). In cases where neither exists, we will only source a product if it assessed as low risk by GMRI. Low risk sources are managed by competent authorities and have management plans in place that incorporate a science-based approach to ensure sustainability. We only work with suppliers that know where the seafood they provide us comes from, and we require traceability to the source fishery or farm for every item we carry. We partner with Trace Register to document source data for all seafood products.
Hannaford is deeply concerned about the well-being of the men and women who contribute to bringing seafood to our stores. From harvesting to processing and distribution, we are committed to ensuring ethical recruitment and conditions of labor. This is a highly complex issue and spans many of our seafood supply chains. We are actively engaged in bringing together numerous stakeholders, NGOs, and other private sector companies to collaboratively address unsatisfactory human welfare conditions, the most egregious being slavery at sea. We will not knowingly sell seafood from illegal, unreported, or unregulated (IUU) sources. Hannaford also requires canned tuna suppliers to comply with the International Sustainable Seafood Foundation conservation measures, and encourages shrimp suppliers to buy from Seafood Task Force members when sourcing from Thailand. Hannaford’s parent company, Ahold Delhaize, is a member of the Seafood Task Force, as well as the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability. Ahold Delhaize is also a signatory to the World Economic Forum Tuna Declaration. Through the Tuna Declaration, we are committed to pursuing traceability to the vessel for all fresh, frozen, and canned tuna from every country.
For more information on our seafood sourcing policy, please visit:
Associated Fisheries
Species and Location |
Production Methods |
Certification or Improvement Project |
Sustainability Ratings |
Notes |
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Species and LocationAcadian redfishSebastes fasciatusGulf of Maine and Georges BankFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReference |
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Species and LocationAlaska pollockTheragra chalcogrammaGulf of AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican anglerLophius americanusUS North Atlantic NorthFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican cupped oysterCrassostrea virginicaUS AtlanticFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAmerican lobsterHomarus americanusGulf of Maine and Georges BankFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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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 RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationAtlantic codGadus morhuaGeorges BankFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationBlue musselMytilus edulisGulf of MaineFishery countries:United States |
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 LocationBlue swimming crabPortunus pelagicusJava SeaFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Indonesian blue swimming crab - gillnet/trap |
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Species and LocationBlue swimming crabPortunus pelagicusVietnamFishery countries:Vietnam |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Vietnam blue swimming crab - bottom gillnet/pot/trap |
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusE Georges BankFishery 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 LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusFaroesFishery countries:Faroe Islands |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinusGulf of MaineFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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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 RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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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 RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Jonah Crab Fishery Improvement Project |
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Species and LocationLongfin squidLoligo pealeiiNW AtlanticFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationMahi-mahiCoryphaena hippurusIndian OceanFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences
Future of Indonesian Fisheries, Indonesia Indian Ocean Tuna and Large Pelagics – Longline |
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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 RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationOcean quahogArctica islandicaUS AtlanticFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationOpalescent inshore squidLoligo opalescensEastern PacificFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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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 RatingsWell managed |
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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 RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationPink salmonOncorhynchus gorbuschaAlaska - Southeast AlaskaFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, MSC Public Certification Report for Alaska Salmon Fishery |
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Species and LocationQueen crabChionoecetes opilioBarents SeaFishery countries:Norway |
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 LocationQueen crabChionoecetes opilioNW Atlantic - Newfoundland and LabradorFishery countries:Canada |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationRainbow smeltOsmerus mordaxEastern New BrunswickFishery 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 LocationRed king crabParalithodes camtschaticusBristol BayFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
References Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, RFM Certification: Alaska Crab |
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Species and LocationSaithePollachius virensGulf of Maine and Georges BankFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSand gaperMya arenariaUS Atlantic CoastFishery countries:United States |
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 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 RatingsSustainability not rated |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Indonesia Aru and Arafura demersal fish - longline |
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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 RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Intertek Moody Marine, 2013, MSC Public Certification Report for the Alaska Salmon Fishery |
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Species and LocationSockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerkaRussia - East KamchatkaFishery countries:Russia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSummer flounderParalichthys dentatusNorthwest AtlanticFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsManaged |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusIndian OceanFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Indonesia/Indian Ocean tuna and large pelagics - longline |
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Species and LocationSwordfishXiphias gladiusNorth AtlanticFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectCertified |
Sustainability RatingsWell managed |
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Environmental Notes
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 |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationWhite hakeUrophycis tenuisGulf of Maine and Georges BankFishery countries:United States |
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 LocationWinter flounderPseudopleuronectes americanusNW Atlantic CentralFishery countries:United States |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectNot certified or in a FIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General Notes
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Species and LocationYellowfin tunaThunnus albacaresIndian OceanFishery countries:Indonesia |
Production Methods
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Certification or Improvement ProjectFIP |
Sustainability RatingsNeeds improvement |
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Environmental Notes
General NotesReferences Fishery Progress, Indonesia/Indian Ocean tuna and large pelagics - longline |