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December 2020
There are no new SFW ratings updates for December 2020.
November 2020
Species Name |
Origin |
Method |
Old SFW Rating |
New SFW Rating |
Anchovy, European |
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean and Black Sea) |
Midwater Trawls |
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Purse Seine |
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Bream, Black Sea |
United Kingdom - Northeast Atlantic (English Channel) |
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and lines |
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Set Gillnet |
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Jobfish, Crimson |
USA - Hawaii |
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines |
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Lobster, Norway |
Kattegat Bay (Northeast Atlantic) |
Bottom Trawls |
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Traps |
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Mackerel, Atlantic Spanish |
USA - West Central Atlantic Ocean |
Cast Net |
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Encircling gillnet |
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Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines |
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Drift Gillnet |
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Gillnets and entangling nets |
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USA - West Central Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Mexico) |
Encircling gillnet |
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Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines |
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Gillnets and entangling nets |
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Mackerel, King |
USA - West Central Atlantic Ocean |
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines |
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Trolling lines |
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Gillnets and entangling nets |
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USA - West Central Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Mexico) |
Encircling gillnet |
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Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines |
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Cast Net |
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Marlin, Black |
Pacific Ocean - North |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - South |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - West Central |
Drifting longlines |
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Marlin, Blue |
Pacific Ocean - North |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - South |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - West Central |
Drifting longlines |
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Marlin, Striped |
Pacific Ocean - North |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - South |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - West Central |
Drifting longlines |
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Opah |
Pacific Ocean - North |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - South |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - West Central |
Drifting longlines |
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Shark, Blue |
Pacific Ocean - North |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - South |
Drifting longlines |
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Shark, Shortfin Mako |
Pacific Ocean - North |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - South |
Drifting longlines |
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Pacific Ocean - West Central |
Drifting longlines |
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October 2020
Species Name | Origin | Method | Old SFW Rating | New SFW Rating |
Oysters (Crassostrea spp., Ostrea spp., Saccostrea spp.) | Worldwide | On-Bottom Culture | ||
Off-Bottom Culture |
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May 2020
April 2020
There are no new SFW ratings updates for April 2020.
March 2020
February 2020
Species | Origin | Method | Old SFW Rating | New SFW Rating |
Mackerel, Atlantic | USA - Atlantic (Northwest) | Bottom Trawls | ||
Midwater Trawls | ||||
Purse Seine | ||||
Canada - Atlantic (Northwest) | Purse Seine |
January 2020
Species | Origin | Method | Old OW Rating | New OW Rating |
Amberjack, Yellowtail | Mexico - Pacific Ocean | Marine Net Pen | ||
Bass, Hybrid Striped | USA | Tanks | ||
Ponds | ||||
Bass, Striped | Mexico - Pacific Ocean | Marine Net Pen | ||
Jack, Almaco | Mexico - Pacific Ocean | Marine Net Pen | ||
USA - Hawaii | Marine Net Pen | |||
Redfish, Acadian | USA - Atlantic Ocean | Bottom Trawls | ||
Salmon, Chinook | New Zealand - Pacific Ocean | Marine Net Pen | ||
Swordfish | New Zealand - Inland Waters | Freshwater Net Pen | ||
Atlantic Ocean - South | Trolling Lines | |||
Canada - Atlantic Ocean | Harpoons | |||
Drifting Longlines | ||||
Mediterranean | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean - North | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Atlantic Ocean - North (excluding USA-caught) | Drifting Longlines | |||
USA - Atlantic Ocean | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Harpoons | ||||
Drifting Longlines | ||||
USA - Gulf of Mexico | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean - South | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Drifting Longlines | ||||
Pacific Ocean - North | Drifting Longlines | |||
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Pacific Ocean - South | Drifting Longlines | |||
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Tuna, Albacore | Mediterranean | Drifting Longlines | ||
Atlantic Ocean - North (excluding USA-caught) | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean - North | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Atlantic Ocean - South | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Drifting Longlines | ||||
USA - Atlantic Ocean | Drifting Longlines | |||
Canada - Pacific Oce | Trolling Lines | |||
Hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Japan | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Pacific Ocean - North | Drifting Longlines | |||
Hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Pacific Ocean - South | Drifting Longlines | |||
Hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Tuna, Atlantic Bluefin | Atlantic Ocean - Northwest | Handlines | ||
Harpoons | ||||
USA - Atlantic Ocean | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean - West | Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | |||
Atlantic Ocean (excluding USA-caught) | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean | Hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Canada - Atlantic Ocean | Drifting Longlines | |||
Hand-operated pole-and-lines; Trolling Lines |
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Mediterranean Sea | Drifting Longlines | |||
Hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Trolling Line | ||||
Harpoons | ||||
Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
Tuna, Bigeye | Atlantic Ocean - East | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Atlantic Ocean -West | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Canada - Atlantic Ocean | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean | Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | |||
Atlantic Ocean - North | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean - South | Drifting Longlines | |||
USA - Atlantic Ocean | Drifting Longlines | |||
Greenstick | ||||
Pacific Ocean - Western and Central | Drifting Longlines | |||
Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | ||||
Tuna, Blackfin | Atlantic Ocean -West | Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | ||
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Trolling Lines | ||||
USA - Atlantic Ocean | Greenstick | |||
USA - Gulf of Mexico | Drifting Longlines | |||
Tuna, Pacific Bluefin | Japan | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Pacific Ocean - North | Drifting Longlines | |||
Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
Tuna, Skipjack | Atlantic Ocean - East | Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | ||
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
Atlantic Ocean - West | Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | |||
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
USA - Atlantic Ocean | Greenstick | |||
Pacific Ocean - Western and Central | Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | |||
Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Tuna, Southern Bluefin | Pacific Ocean - South | Drifting Longlines | ||
Tuna, Yellowfin | Canada - Atlantic Ocean | Drifting Longlines | ||
Atlantic Ocean | Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | |||
Atlantic Ocean - East | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
Atlantic Ocean - West | Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | |||
Trolling Lines | ||||
Unassociated Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
Atlantic Ocean - North (excluding USA-caught) | Drifting Longlines | |||
Atlantic Ocean - South (excluding USA-caught) | Drifting Longlines | |||
USA - Atlantic Ocean | Drifting Longlines | |||
Greenstick | ||||
USA - Gulf of Mexico | Drifting Longlines | |||
Pacific Ocean - Western and Central | Drifting Longlines | |||
Floating Object Purse Seine (FAD) | ||||
Floating Object Purse Seine (non-FAD) | ||||
Handlines and hand-operated pole-and-lines | ||||
Trolling Lines |
Species Updates (Year to Date)
Abalone
- Abalone Japanese
- Ormer, Green
Anchovy
- Anchovy, European
Bass - Croaker
- Bass, Black Sea
- Bass, European Sea
- Bass, Hybrid Striped
- Bass, Striped
- Croaker, Geelbeck
Billfish - Shark - Swordfish
- Marlin, Black
- Marlin, Blue
- Marlin, Striped
- Shark, Blue
- Shark, Shortfin Mako
- Swordfish
Bream - Porgy
- Bream, Black Sea
- Bream, Gilt Headed
Catfish - Pangasius
- Catfish, African
- Catfish, Channel
- Catfish, Wels
Clams
- Clam, Atlantic Surf
- Clam, Northern Quahog
- Clam, Ocean Quahog
- Clam, Softshell
- Cockle, New Zealand
Cod-Haddock
- Cod, Atlantic
Conch
- Conch, Queen
Cucumber
- Sea Cucumber, Orange-Footed
Eel
- Eel, American
- Eel, European
- Eel, Japanese
Flounder - Sole
- Flounder, Blackback
- Sole, Butter
- Sole, Common
- Sole, Dover
- Sole, English
- Sole, Flathead
- Sole, Northern Rock
- Sole, Rex
- Sole, Southern Rock
Grouper - Snapper
- Grouper, Black
- Grouper, Red
- Jobfish, Crimson
Halibut
- Halibut, Atlantic
- Turbot, Greenland
Jacks
- Amberjack, Greater
- Amberjack, Yellowtail
- Jack, Almaco
Lobster
- Lobster, Norway
Mackerels - Jacks - Pompano
- Mackerel, Atlantic
- Mackerel, Atlantic Spanish
- Mackerel, King
- Pompano, Florida
- Pompano, Snubnose
Mullet
- Mullet, Striped
Mussels
- Mussels, Blue
- Mussels spp.
Oysters
- Oysters, Chilean
- Oysters, Eastern
- Oysters, Edible
- Oysters, Kumamoto
- Oysters, New Zealand Rock
- Oysters, Olympia
- Oysters spp.
- Oysters, Pacific
- Oysters, Portuguese
- Oysters, Sydney Rock
Perch
- Perch, Giant
- Perch, Yellow
Rockfish
- Redfish, Acadian
Salmon
- Salmon, Atlantic
- Salmon, Chinook
- Salmon, Coho
Scallops
- Scallop, Bay
- Scallop, Pacific Calico
Shrimps - Prawns
- Prawn, Giant Freshwater
- Prawn, Giant Tiger
- Shrimp, Whiteleg
Squid
- Squid, Argentine Shortfin
- Squid, Indian
- Squid, Japanese Flying
- Squid, Mitre
- Squid, Swordtip
Sturgeon
- Sturgeon, Atlantic
- Sturgeon, Russian
- Sturgeon, Shortnose
- Sturgeon, Siberian
- Sturgeon, Stellate
- Sturgeon, Sterlet
- Sturgeon, White
Tilapia spp.
- Tilapia
- Tilapia, Nile
Trout - Char
- Char, Arctic
- Trout, Brown
- Trout, Rainbow
- Trout, Tiger
Tuna
- Tuna, Albacore
- Tuna, Atlantic Bluefin
- Tuna, Bigeye
- Tuna, Blackfin
- Tuna, Pacific Bluefin
- Tuna, Southern Bluefin
- Tuna, Yellowfin
Other Finfish
- Arapaima
- Barramundi
- Cobia
- Dolphinfish
- Meagre
- Opah
- Pacu
- Roughy, Orange
- Sablefish
- Walleye