Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise seafood recommendations are generated from assessments using the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program methodology. Recommendation updates are released once a month. Ratings updates from 2021 can be found here.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
April
| Species Name | Origin | Method | Old OW Rating | New OW Rating |
| Atlantic Sturgeon | Canada - St. Lawrence River Estuary | Set Gillnet |  |
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| Bigeye Tuna | Pacific Ocean - South (MSC) | Purse Seine |  |
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| Indian Ocean (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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| Atlantic Ocean (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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| Blue King Crab | Russia - Sea of Okhotsk (MSC) | Traps | |
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| Golden King Crab | Russia - Sea of Okhotsk (MSC) | Traps | |
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| Lake Sturgeon | Canada - St. Lawrence River Estuary | Set Gillnet | |
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| Lake Whitefish | Canada - Lake Winnipegosis | Set Gillnet | |
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| Red King Crab | Russia - Sea of Okhotsk (MSC) | Traps | |
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| Skipjack Tuna | Pacific Ocean - South (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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| Indian Ocean (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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| Atlantic Ocean (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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| Southern Australian Scallop | Australia - Bass Strait (MSC) | Dredge | |
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| White Hake | USA - Northwest Atlantic | Longline | |
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| Yellow Perch | Canada - Lake Manitoba | Set Gillnet | |
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| Yellowfin Tuna | Pacific Ocean - South (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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| Indian Ocean (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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| Atlantic Ocean (MSC) | Purse Seine | |
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March
| Species Name | Origin | Method | Old OW Rating | New OW Rating |
| Pacific Herring | Canada - British Columbia | Purse Seine | |
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| Gillnet | |
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| Southern King Crab | Argentina (MSC) | Traps | |
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| Walleye Pollock | Russia - Sea of Okhotsk (MSC) | Midwater Trawl | |
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January/February
| Species Name | Origin | Method | Old OW Rating | New OW Rating |
| Blueline Tilefish | USA - West Central Atlantic | Longline | |
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| USA - West Central Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico | Handline | |
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| Deepsea Red Crab | USA - Northwest Atlantic | Traps | |
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| Patagonian Toothfish | Australia - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (MSC) | Traps | |
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| Pollock | France (MSC) | Bottom Trawl | |
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| Sharks (All spp.) | Hawaii | Wild-caught | |
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