UK-based Marine Conservation Society’s Good Fish Guide uses scientific information from reputable and peer-reviewed sources to generate ratings for over 140 different species. Wild capture ratings are reviewed annually and farmed ratings are reviewed every three years, and updated ratings are released on a biannual basis. Rating updates from 2022 can be found here.
Winter 2023
Species Name | Origin | Method | Old GFG Rating | New GFG Rating |
Alaska Pollock | Bering Sea (West) | Pelagic Trawl | UNDER REVIEW | ![]() |
Albacore Tuna | Indian Ocean | Longline | ![]() |
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Pacific Ocean - North | Longline | ![]() |
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Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Troll | ![]() |
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Pacific Ocean - North (MSC) | Pole & Line | ![]() |
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American Lobster | USA - Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank | Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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USA - Southern New England | Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Angel Shark | Atlantic Ocean - Northeast | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna | Atlantic Ocean (East) & Mediterranean | Fish Trap | ![]() |
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Handline | ![]() |
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Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Atlantic Cod | Celtic Sea (South), English Channel (West) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Handline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Demersal Seine Net | ![]() |
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Faroe Plateau | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Jig | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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United Kingdom (Cornwall) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Handline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Black-Bellied Monkfish
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North Sea, Rockall and West of Scotland, Kattegat and Skagerrak (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Blonde Ray | Irish Sea, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Irish Sea, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) (NDFA) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Western Channel | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Blue Mussel | Dorset (Southern IFCA District) | Dredge | UNDER REVIEW | ![]() |
Northern Ireland (MSC) | Dredge | ![]() |
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Brown Crab | England - Celtic Sea (Cornwall) | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Western Channel (Cornwall) | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Cape Hake | South Africa (MSC) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Coley | Faroe Grounds (MSC) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Common Cuttlefish | France - English Channel and Celtic Seas | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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English Channel and Celtic Sea (Inshore) | Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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English Channel and Celtic Sea (Offshore) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Common Whelk | Isle of Man | Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Scotland (excluding Shetland) | Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Scotland (Shetland) | Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Conger Eel | United Kingdom - Cornwall | Longline | ![]() |
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Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Cuckoo Ray | West of Scotland, Celtic Sea (South), Western Channel and Bay of Biscay | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Dab | North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Demersal Seine | ![]() |
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Dover Sole | Celtic Sea (South), Southwest of Ireland | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Eastern Channel | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Demersal Seine | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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European Eel | Europe | RAS Closed System | ![]() |
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Atlantic Ocean - Northeast | Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Electrical Fishing | ![]() |
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Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Demersal Seine | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Gillnet | ![]() |
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European Lobster | United Kingdom - Cornwall | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Gilthead Bream | European Union and Turkey | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (GLOBALG.A.P.) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (ASC) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (BAP 3-star) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (BAP 4-star) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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Grey Mullet | United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beach Seine | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Haddock | Celtic Sea (South), Western Channel | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Faroe Grounds (MSC) | Longline | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Herring | North Sea Autumn Spawners - North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat, Eastern Channel (MSC) | Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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North Sea, Eastern Channel | Drift Net | ![]() |
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Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Skagerrak and Kattegat | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Horse Mackerel | Norwegian Sea, North Sea (North), Celtic Sea, Cantabrian Sea, English Channel (South), Bay of Biscay | Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Japanese Flying Squid | Japan Sea and Pacific Coast | Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Keta Salmon | Alaska (MSC) | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Beach Seine | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Mackerel | Northeast Atlantic Ocean and Adjacent Waters | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Southwest | Handline | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Handline | ![]() |
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Manila Clam | United Kingdom | Bottom Culture | ![]() |
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Meagre | European Union and Turkey | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (ASC) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (BAP 3-star) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (BAP 4-star) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (GLOBALG.A.P.) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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Megrim | Rockall | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Pacific Bluefin Tuna | Pacific Ocean | Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Troll | ![]() |
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Pacific Cod | Aleutian Islands (MSC) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Bering Sea (MSC) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Bering Sea (West) and Chukotskaya, Karaginskaya & Petropavlovsko-Komandorskaya Subzones | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Demersal Seine | ![]() |
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Bering Sea (West) and Chukotskaya, Karaginskaya & Petropavlovsko-Komandorskaya Subzones (MSC) | Longline | ![]() |
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Gulf of Alaska (MSC) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Peruvian Anchovy | Chile - Central, South (3-4) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Chile - Central, South (5-10) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Peru - North, Central (FIP) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Peru (South), Chile (North) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Pink Salmon | Alaska (MSC) | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Beach Seine | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Plaice | Celtic Sea (South), Southwest of Ireland | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Porbeagle | Atlantic Ocean - Northeast | Longline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Rainbow Trout | Norway, Turkey, United Kingdom (GLOBALG.A.P.) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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Freshwater Pond | ![]() |
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Razor Clam | England, Northern Ireland and Wales | Diving | ![]() |
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Dredge | ![]() |
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Electrical Fishing | ![]() |
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England & Northern Ireland | Shore Hand-Gathering | ![]() |
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Wales | Shore Hand-Gathering | ![]() |
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Scotland | Dredge | ![]() |
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Electrical Fishing | ![]() |
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Shore Hand-Gathering | ![]() |
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Diving | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Diving | ![]() |
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Shore Hand-Gathering | ![]() |
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Red Salmon | Alaska (MSC) | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Beach Seine | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Sandy Ray | Celtic Sea and West of Scotland | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Wild-Caught | ![]() |
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Sardine | Bay of Biscay | Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Cantabrian Sea and Atlantic Iberian Waters | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Africa - Northwest (Central) | Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Africa - Northwest (Southern) | Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Southern Celtic Sea and English Channel | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall (MSC) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Scampi or Langoustine | Aran, Galway Bay and Slyne Head (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Botney Cut to Silver Pit (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Celtic Sea - The Smalls (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Devil's Hole (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Farn Deeps (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Firth of Clyde and Sound of Jura (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Firth of Forth (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Fladen Ground (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Horn's Reef | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Ireland - Southwest and Southeast Coast (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Irish Sea - East (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Irish Sea - West (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Labadie, Jones and Cockburn (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Moray Firth (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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North Minch (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Norwegian Deep | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Noup (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Porcupine Bank (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Skagerrak and Kattegat | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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South Minch (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Pot/Trap/Creel | ![]() |
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Seabass | European Union and Turkey | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (GLOBALG.A.P.) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (ASC) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (BAP 3-star) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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European Union and Turkey (BAP 4-star) | Open Net Pen - Marine | ![]() |
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Bay of Biscay (North and Central) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Handline | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Demersal Seine | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Bay of Biscay (South), Atlantic Iberian Waters | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Handline | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Pelagic Trawl | ![]() |
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Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Ring Net | ![]() |
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Shagreen Ray | Celtic Sea and West of Scotland | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Skipjack Tuna | Atlantic Ocean - East | Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Troll | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Pacific Ocean - East | Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Troll | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Atlantic Ocean - West | Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Pacific Ocean - Western Central | Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Pacific Ocean - Western Central (MSC) | Pole & Line | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Smalleyed Ray | Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) (NDFA) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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English Channel | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) (Cornwall) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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English Channel (Cornwall) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Southern Bluefin Tuna | Southern Ocean | Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Spotted Ray | Celtic Sea (South) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Celtic Sea (South) (NDFA) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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West of Scotland and Southwest Ireland | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Spurdog | Northeast Atlantic and adjacent waters | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Sturgeon | Europe and USA | Closed System RAS | ![]() |
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Atlantic Ocean - Northeast | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Swordfish | Atlantic Ocean - North | Longline | ![]() |
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Atlantic Ocean - North (MSC) | Longline | ![]() |
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Atlantic Ocean - South | Longline | ![]() |
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Pacific Ocean - Southeast | Harpoon | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Thornback Ray | Irish Sea, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Irish Sea, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) (NDFA) | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Western Channel | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Irish Sea, Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea (North) - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Western Channel - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Tope | Atlantic Ocean - Northeast | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Longline | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Turbot | Spain (GLOBALG.A.P.) | Flowthrough Tanks | ![]() |
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Undulate Ray | Celtic Sea and West of Scotland | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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English Channel | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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White Monkfish | North Sea, Rockall and West of Scotland, Kattegat and Skagerrak (FIP) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Gillnet | ![]() |
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Whiting | Celtic Sea (South), Western Channel | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Demersal Seine | ![]() |
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United Kingdom - Cornwall | Beam Trawl | ![]() |
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Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Yellowfin Tuna | Pacific Ocean - East | Longline | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Dolphin) | ![]() |
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Indian Ocean (FIP) | Longline | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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