Located in Boston, MA the New England Aquarium is a world-renowned ocean research, conservation and education organization that is an active member of the sustainable seafood movement. The New England Aquarium strives to improve the environmental responsibility of seafood supply chains by rewarding progressive action on the part of business and industry and raising awareness of environmentally responsible seafood among consumers.        

As part of these efforts, the New England Aquarium provides sustainable seafood advice to some of the world’s largest seafood retailers, restaurant chains and suppliers. The New England Aquarium advises its partner companies on approaches to ensure greater environmental accountability throughout their supply chains. Utilizing in-house technical expertise and tools, services offered include, but are not limited to: seafood sourcing evaluations and recommendations, seafood policy development, employee trainings, and development of collateral and marketing materials.

The New England Aquarium ranks seafood species for FishChoice.com using its own methodology and scientific expertise, and defers to approved selections from The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Rankings list in the absence of a New England Aquarium ranking.

New England Aquarium indicates preferred Ocean-Friendly choices with the term 'A-list'. If you cannot find what you're looking for on the A-list, acceptable alternatives are indicated with the term 'B-list'.

A-LIST		Preferred Ocean-Friendly choice
B-LIST		Acceptable alternative

To learn more about the New England Aquarium please visit their website.