Check out our 2017 Sustainable Seafood Ratings Recap Infographic
Seafood Watch Updates- December 4, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Cobia | Panama | Submersible Net Pen | ![]() |
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Pollock, Walleye | Russia - Pacific Ocean (East Kamchatka region) | Danish Seine | NEW | ![]() |
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Russia - Northeast Sea of Okhotsk (West Kamchatka region) | Danish Seine | NEW | ![]() |
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Russia - West Bering Sea (Navarinsk region, east of 174°E) | Midwater Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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Russia - West Sea of Okhotsk (East Sakhalin region) | Midwater Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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Russia - Sea of Japan region | Midwater Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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Russia - Kuril Islands region | Midwater Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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Russia - West Bering Sea (West Bering Sea region, west of 174°E) | Midwater Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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NOAA Fisheries Q3 2017 Updates
Stock & Management |
Previous Status |
Current Status |
Old FSSI Score |
New FSSI Score |
Blackgill Rockfish - Southern California (PFMC) | B/BMSY < 80% | B/BMSY > 80% | ![]() |
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Blue King Crab - Pribilof Islands (NPFMC) | Subject to overfishing | Not subject to overfishing | ![]() |
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Chinook Salmon - Northern California Coast: Klamath River Fall (PFMC) | Not approaching an overfished condition | Approaching an overfished condition | ![]() |
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Snow Crab - Bering Sea (NPFMC) | B/BMSY > 80% | B/BMSY < 80% | ![]() |
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Spiny Dogfish - Pacific Coast (PFMC) | Overfishing - unknown | Not subject to overfishing | ![]() |
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Yelloweye Rockfish - Pacific Coast (PFMC) | Overfished | Not overfished-rebuilding | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- October 2, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Salmon, Atlantic | Chile (Nova Austral) | Marine Net Pen |
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Shrimp, Atlantic Seabob | Mexico - Gulf of Mexico | Small Mesh Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Shrimp, Blue | Mexico - Baja (West Coast) | Bottom Trawls Magdalena |
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Mexico - Sinaloa (North Central) | Suripera | ![]() |
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Mexico - Gulf of California (Upper) Mexico - Gulf of California (Sonora) Mexico - Nayarit Mexico - Sinaloa (North Central) Mexico - Sinaloa (South) |
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Mexico - Sinaloa (North Central) Mexico - Gulf of California (Sonora) |
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Mexico - Gulf of California (Upper) | Entanglement Nets | ![]() |
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Shrimp, Brown | Mexico - Gulf of Mexico | Cast Nets | ![]() |
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Bottom Trawls Traps |
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Shrimp, Pink | Mexico - Gulf of Mexico | Bottom Trawls Traps |
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Shrimp, White | Mexico - Gulf of Mexico | Small Mesh Bottom Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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Shrimp, Whiteleg | Mexico - Nayarit Mexico - Sinaloa (South) |
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Mexico - Gulf of Tehuantepec | Bottom Trawls | ![]() |
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Mexico - Nayarit Mexico - Sinaloa (North Central) Mexico - Sinaloa (South) |
Bottom Trawls | ![]() |
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Shrimp, Yellowleg |
Mexico - Baja (West Coast) |
Bottom Trawls | ![]() |
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Mexico - Baja (West Coast) | Magdalena | ![]() |
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Mexico - Gulf of California (Sonora) Mexico - Nayarit Mexico - Sinaloa (North Central) Mexico - Sinaloa (South) |
Bottom Trawls | ![]() |
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Squid, Argentine Shortfin | Argentina | Jig | NEW | ![]() |
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Trout, Rainbow | Chile | Marine Net Pen | NEW | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- September 18, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Salmon, Atlantic | Canada - British Columbia | Marine Net Pen | ![]() |
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Scotland - Orkney Isles | Marine Net Pen | ![]() |
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Scotland - Mainland Scotland - Shetland and Western Isles |
Marine Net Pen | ![]() |
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Norway | Marine Net Pen | ![]() |
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Chile | Marine Net Pen | ![]() |
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Salmon, Chinook | Canada - British Columbia (Area D)* | Drift Gillnet | ![]() |
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Canada - British Columbia (North Coast) Canada - British Columbia (West Coast Vancouver Island) |
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Canada - British Columbia (Central Coast) Canada - British Columbia (North Coast) Canada - Transboundary rivers) |
Drift Gillnet | ![]() |
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Canada - British Columbia (South Coast) | Drift Gillnet Purse Seine - Unassociated |
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Salmon, Coho | Canada - British Columbia (Area D)* | Drift Gillnet | ![]() |
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Canada - British Columbia (North Coast) Canada - British Columbia (West Coast Vancouver Island) |
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Canada - British Columbia (Central Coast) Canada - British Columbia (Transboundary rivers) |
Drift Gillnet | ![]() |
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Canada - British Columbia (North Coast) | Purse Seine - Unassociated | ![]() |
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Canada - British Columbia (South Coast) |
Drift Gillnet |
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Chile | Marine Net Pen | ![]() |
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* Previously covered by Canada - British Columbia (South Coast) rating.
Seafood Watch Updates- September 5, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Flounder, California | USA - California (Central) | Trolling Lines | ![]() |
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Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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USA - California (Southern) | Trolling Lines | ![]() |
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Bottom Gillnet Bottom Trawl |
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Hogfish | USA - Florida (Gulf of Mexico) | Hand Implements | NEW | ![]() |
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Handlines Hand-Operated Pole-and-Lines |
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USA - South Carolina | Hand Implements | NEW | ![]() |
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Handlines Hand-Operated Pole-and-Lines |
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USA - North Carolina USA - Florida (Atlantic) |
Hand Implements Handlines Hand-Operated Pole-and-Lines |
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Puerto Rico | Hand Implements | NEW | ![]() |
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Krill, Pacific | Canada - British Columbia | Midwater Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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Prawn, Giant Tiger | Vietnam | Silvoculture Extensive Pond |
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Sea Cucumber, Orange-footed | Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador | Towed Dredges | NEW | ![]() |
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Canada - New Brunswick Canada - Nova Scotia Canada - Quebec |
Towed Dredges | NEW | ![]() |
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Shrimp, farmed | Imported (unless otherwise rated) | Ponds Inland Systems |
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Shrimp, Whiteleg | Vietnam | Intensive Pond | NEW | ![]() |
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Toothfish, Antarctic | Ross Sea | Longline | ![]() |
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Toothfish, Patagonian | Macquarie Island Falkland Islands Heard and McDonald Islands |
Longline | ![]() |
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South Georgia |
Longline | ![]() |
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Kerguelan Islands | Longline | ![]() |
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Crozet Island | Longline | ![]() |
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Turbot, Greenland | Greenland | Bottom Trawl Bottom Gillnet Bottom Longline |
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NOAA Fisheries Q2 2017 Updates
Stock & Management |
Previous Status |
Current Status |
Old FSSI Score |
New FSSI Score |
Bocacio Rockfish (PFMC) | Not overfished-rebuilding | Rebuilt | ![]() |
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Darkblotched Rockfish (PFMC) | Not overfished-rebuilding | Rebuilt | ![]() |
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Greater Amberjack - Gulf of Mexico (GMFMC) | Not subject to overfishing | Subject to overfishing | ![]() |
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Red Grouper - Southern Atlantic Coast (SAFMC) | Not subject to overfishing Not overfished-rebuilding |
Subject to overfishing Overfished |
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Witch Flounder - Northwestern Atlantic Coast (NEFMC) | Subject to Overfishing | Overfishing - unknown | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- July 10, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Catfish, Channel | USA | Ponds | ![]() |
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Cockle, New Zealand |
New Zealand - Otago Peninsula |
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New Zealand - Tasman and Golden Bays | Mechanized Dredges | NEW | ![]() |
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New Zealand - Whangarei Harbour | Hand Implements | NEW | ![]() |
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Crab, Southern King | Argentina | Pots | ![]() |
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Salmon, Chinook | USA - Alaska |
Drift Gillnet Purse Seine Troll |
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Salmon, Chum | USA - Alaska | Drift Gillnet Purse Seine Troll |
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Salmon, Coho | USA - Alaska | Drift Gillnet Purse Seine Troll |
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Salmon, Pink | USA - Alaska | Drift Gillnet Purse Seine Troll |
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Salmon, Sockeye | USA - Alaska | Drift Gillnet Purse Seine Troll |
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Swordfish | Western and Central Pacific (North Pacific Stock) Western and Central Pacific (South Pacific Stock) |
Handlines | NEW | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- June 5, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Mullet, Red | United Kingdom - Cornwall |
Bottom Gillnets |
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Prawn, Giant Tiger | Malaysia | Ponds | NEW | ![]() |
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Salmon, Atlantic | ASC-Certified | Net Pen | NEW | ![]() |
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Shrimp, Whiteleg |
Malaysia | Ponds | NEW |
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Tilapia | BAP 2/3/4-Star | Farmed | NEW | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- May 1, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Amberjack, Greater | USA - Gulf of Mexico | Diver Handline |
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USA - Southeast Atlantic | Diver | NEW | ![]() |
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Handline | ![]() |
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Bass, Largemouth |
USA | Ponds | ![]() |
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Crab, Snow | Canada - Gulf of St. Lawrence (South) | Trap | ![]() |
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Canada - Nova Scotia (East) | Trap | ![]() |
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Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador | Trap | ![]() |
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Grouper, Black | Mexico | Bottom Longline | NEW | ![]() |
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Grouper, Red | Mexico | Bottom Longline | NEW | ![]() |
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Halibut, Atlantic | Canada - Nova Scotia | Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) | ![]() |
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Rockfish, Blackspotted | Gulf of Alaska | Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Scallop, Bay | USA - Massachusetts USA - New York |
Dredge | NEW | ![]() |
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Scallop, Reddish | Canada - British Columbia | Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Scallop, Sea | USA - Georges Bank USA - Mid-Atlantic |
Dredge | ![]() |
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Scallop, Spiny | Canada - British Columbia | Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Seatrout, Spotted | USA - Mississippi | Hook and Line | ![]() |
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USA - Mississippi USA - North Carolina USA - Virginia |
Haul Seine Gillnet |
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Shad, American | USA - Connecticut River USA - Deleware River USA - Georgia USA - North Carolina USA - South Carolina |
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Shark, Blacktip | USA - Gulf of Mexico USA - Southeast Atlantic |
Bottom Longline Driftnet Strikenet |
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Shark, Common Thresher | USA - Pacific | Longline | ![]() |
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USA - Atlantic | Gillnet Longline |
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Shark, Sandbar | USA - Gulf of Mexico USA - Southeast Atlantic |
Bottom Longline | ![]() |
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Shark, Shortfin Mako | USA - Pacific | Longline | ![]() |
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USA - Massachusetts USA - New England |
Bottom Longline Pelagic Longline |
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Shark, Smooth Dogfish | USA - Mid-Atlantic | Bottom Trawl Gillnet |
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Shark, Spiny Dogfish | Canada - Atlantic | Bottom Longline | ![]() |
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Shark (All remaining from 2005 report) | USA - Atlantic Mexico |
Bottom Trawl Set Longline Set Gillnet |
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Tilapia | Colombia | Net Pens | ![]() |
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Canada - MDM Aqua Farms | Closed Tanks | ![]() |
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Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead) | USA - Washington (Hoh River) | Midwater Gillnet | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- April 3, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Opah | USA - California | Swordfish Large Mesh Drift Gillnets | NEW | ![]() |
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Prawn, Giant Freshwater | Bangladesh | Ponds | NEW | ![]() |
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Prawn, Giant Tiger | Bangladesh | Ponds | NEW | ![]() |
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Shark, Common Thresher | California (Previously USA - Pacific) |
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Hawaii (Previously USA - Pacific) |
Driftnets | ![]() |
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Shark, Shortfin Mako | Chile | Driftnets | NEW | ![]() |
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California (Previously USA - Pacific) |
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Hawaii (Previously USA - Pacific) |
Driftnets | ![]() |
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USA - New England (Massachusetts) | Bottom Longline Pelagic Longline |
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Swordfish | North Atlantic USA - North Atlantic |
Handline | ![]() |
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USA - North Atlantic Canada - North Atlantic |
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North Atlantic | Harpoon | ![]() |
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Canada | Handline | ![]() |
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South Atlantic | Handline | ![]() |
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East Pacific | Harpoon | ![]() |
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USA - Hawaii | Handline Harpoon |
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Northwest Pacific Southwest Pacific Western and Central Pacific Indian Ocean |
Handline Harpoon |
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USA - California | Driftnets | ![]() |
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Mediterranean | Gillnet Handline Harpoon |
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Peru and Chile (Previously South America) |
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Tilapia, Nile | Honduras | Net Pens | NEW | ![]() |
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Triggerfish, Queen | Puerto Rico | Bottom Longline Diving Pots |
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USA - Southeast Atlantic | Handline | NEW | ![]() |
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USA - Virgin Islands | Diving Pots |
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Tuna, Albacore | USA - California | Swordfish Large Mesh Drift Gillnets | NEW | ![]() |
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Tuna, Pacific Bluefin | USA - California | Swordfish Large Mesh Drift Gillnets | NEW | ![]() |
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NOAA Fisheries Q4 2016 Updates
Stock & Management |
Previous Status |
Current Status |
Old FSSI Score |
New FSSI Score |
Greenland Halibut - Bering Sea / Aleutian Islands (NPFMC) | B/BMSY < 80% | B/BMSY > 80% | ![]() |
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Tilefish - Southern Atlantic Coast (SAFMC) | Not Subject to Overfishing | Subject to Overfishing | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- Feb 6, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Snapper, Blacktail | USA - Hawaii | Diver Handline Surrounding Nets |
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Snapper, Bluestriped | USA - Hawaii | Handline Surrounding Nets |
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Deep-set Handline | NEW | ![]() |
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Snapper, Lane |
USA - Southeast Atlantic | Handline | NEW | ![]() |
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USA - Gulf of Mexico | Handline Bottom Longline |
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Trout, Rainbow | USA | Ponds Raceways |
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Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead) | USA - Washington (Quillayute Rivers) | Midwater Gillnet | NEW | ![]() |
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USA - Washington (Hoh River, Humptulpis River, Queets River, Quinault River) | Midwater Gillnet | NEW | ![]() |
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USA - Washington (Chehalis River) | Midwater Gillnet | NEW | ![]() |
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Tilapia | Taiwan | Ponds | ![]() |
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Seafood Watch Updates- January 9, 2017
Species |
Origin | Method(s) | Old Rating | New Seafood Watch Rating | New Ocean Wise Rating |
Abalone spp. | Worldwide | Farmed - Contained Production Systems | ![]() |
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Catfish, Channel | China | Farmed - Net Pens Farmed - Ponds |
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Cucumber, Giant Red Sea | Canada - British Columbia | Diver-caught | NEW | ![]() |
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Drum, Red | USA | Farmed - Ponds | ![]() |
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Krill, Antarctic | Southern Ocean | Midwater Trawl | NEW | ![]() |
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Mussels, Blue | USA - North Atlantic (Maine, Rhode Island, New York) | Dredge Hand Rake |
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USA - Massachusetts | Hand Rake | NEW | ![]() |
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Dredge | NEW | ![]() |
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Salmon, Atlantic | Chile - Verlasso Brand | Farmed - Net Pen | ![]() |
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Tuna, Bigeye | USA - North Atlantic | Greenstick | ![]() |
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Tuna, Yellowfin | USA - North Atlantic | Greenstick | ![]() |
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Atlantic Ocean | Troll/Pole Purse Seine - Unassociated |
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USA - Atlantic USA - Gulf of Mexico |
Pelagic Longline | ![]() |
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Wahoo | USA - Atlantic USA - Gulf of Mexico |
Pelagic Longline | NEW | ![]() |
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Walleye | USA - Minnesota | Handline Bottom Gillnet |
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