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 2022 can be found here.
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Species Name | Origin | Method | Old OW Rating | New OW Rating |
Albacore Tuna | Japan (MSC) | Pole and Line | ![]() |
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Atlantic Chub Mackerel | Morocco (Central Zone) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Morocco (North Zone) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Morocco (Zone C) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Atlantic Cod | Norway - Northeast Arctic (MSC) | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Hook and Line | ![]() |
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Longline | ![]() |
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Danish Seine | ![]() |
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Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Beaked Redfish | Norway (MSC) | Trawl | ![]() |
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Bigeye Tuna | Micronesia (MSC) | Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Blue Mussels | Sweden (MSC) | Rope grown | ![]() |
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Blue Swimming Crab | Sri Lanka - Gulf of Mannar | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Sri Lanka - Palk Strait or Palk Bay | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Chilean Jack Mackerel | Pacific Ocean - South (MSC) | Otter Trawl | ![]() |
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Chilean Nylon Shrimp | Chile (MSC) | Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Chum Salmon | Russia - Karaginsky Bay (MSC) | Traps | ![]() |
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European Anchovy | Morocco (Central Zone) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Morocco (North Zone) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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European Pilchard | Morocco (Central Zone) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Morocco (North Zone) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Morocco (Zone C) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Giant Tiger Shrimp | Vietnam | Extensive Ponds | ![]() |
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Intensive Ponds | ![]() |
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Great Scallop | France - Bay of Saint-Brieuc (MSC) | Dredge | ![]() |
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Greenland Turbot | Norway (MSC) | Gillnet | ![]() |
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Danish Seine | ![]() |
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Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Lesser Sand-Eel | Norway (MSC) | Midwater Trawl | ![]() |
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Mackerel Icefish | Australia -Heard Island and McDonald Islands (MSC) | Longline | ![]() |
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Midwater Trawl | ![]() |
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Northern Shrimp | Iceland (MSC) | Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Pacific Sardine | South Australia (MSC) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Patagonia Toothfish | Australia - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (MSC) | Longline | ![]() |
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Midwater Trawl | ![]() |
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Pink Salmon | Russia - Karaginsky Bay (MSC) | Traps | ![]() |
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Pollock | United Kingdom (MSC) | Bottom Trawl | ![]() |
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Sandfish | Western Australia (MSC) | Hand Implements | ![]() |
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Skipjack Tuna | Micronesia (MSC) | Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Japan (MSC) | Pole and Line | ![]() |
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Whiteleg Shrimp | Vietnam | Extensive Ponds | ![]() |
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Yellowfin Tuna | Micronesia (MSC) | Purse Seine (Floating Object) | ![]() |
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Purse Seine (Unassociated) | ![]() |
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Pelagic Longline | ![]() |
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Ecuador (MSC) | Purse Seine | ![]() |
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Indonesia (MSC) | Handline | ![]() |
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Pole and Line | ![]() |
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