January 2011

Sustainable Seafood Updates: January 2011

Links below will take you to specific product listings on FishChoice.com, updated January 19, 2011.

 

Updated/New Seafood Watch Ratings:

      • Clams- Worldwide: Farmed clams rating of "Best Choice " has expanded from specific species to larger families of species: Anadara spp., Cyclina spp., Merceneria spp., Meretrix spp., Tapes spp., Sinonvacula spp., Venerupis spp., & other species. View Products

  • Flounder, summer- US Northeast: Trawl-caught is rated "Good Alternative ."

  • Haddock- US Northeast: Handline is rated "Best Choice ;" and trawl is rated "Good Alternative " View Products
  • Haddock- Iceland: Multiple gear types are rated "Good Alternative ." View Products
  • Pollock, Atlantic- Norway North Sea/Northeast Arctic: Gillnet/purse seine gears are rated "Best Choice ;" and bottom trawl/Danish seine gears are rated "Good Alternative ."
  • Pollock, Atlantic- US: Gillnet/bottom trawl gears are rated "Good Alternative ." View Products
  • Pollock, Atlantic- Canada: Gillnet/bottom trawl gears are rated "Good Alternative ."
  • Pollock, Atlantic- Iceland: Gillnet is rated "Good Alternative ;" and bottom trawl/Danish seine gears are rated "Avoid ."
  • Salmon, Chinook- Oregon (south of Cape Falcon)/California: "Avoid " rating has been removed.
  • Shrimp, Pacific white- Thailand: Farmed infrequent exchange systems are rated "Good Alternative ;" and farmed frequent exchange systems & harvest exchange systems are rated "Avoid ."
  • Snapper, New Zealand tai- area SNA7: Multiple gears are rated "Good Alternative ." View Products
  • Snapper, New Zealand tai- areas SNA1/SNA2/SNA8: Bottom gillnet/beach seine/bottom longline gears are rated "Good Alternative ;" and bottom trawl/Danish seine gears are rated "Avoid ."
  • Tuna, blackfin- Western central Atlantic: Handline/rod&reel/baitboat/troll&pole gears are rated "Good Alternative " View Products
  • Tuna, blackfin- Western central Atlantic: Longline/purse seine gears are rated "Avoid ."

 

Updated/New Blue Ocean Institute Ratings:

  • Basa- Imported: All farming methods are rated "Yellow ." View Products
  • Crab, Dungeness- US: All fishing methods rating changed to "Green ." View Products
  • Eel, freshwater- Worldwide: All farming methods are rated "Red " now includes all Anguilla spp..
  • Flounder, witch- Iceland: All fishing methods are rated "Yellow ."
  • Mahimahi- Worldwide: Purse seine gear is rated "Light Green ."
  • Opah- Pacific: All fishing methods are rated "Yellow ." View Products
  • Plaice, American- Iceland: All fishing methods are rated "Orange ."
  • Pollock, American (Atlantic)- Worldwide: All fishing methods are rated "Green ." View Products
  • Salmon, Chinook (& roe)- British Columbia: All fishing methods are rated "Yellow ." View Products
  • Salmon, coho (& roe)- British Columbia: All fishing methods are rated "Yellow ." View Products
  • Shrimp, spot- Alaska: All fishing methods are rated "Green ." View Products
  • Snapper, crimson- Hawaii: All fishing methods are rated "Light Green ."
  • Swai- Imported: All farming methods are rated "Yellow ." View Products
  • Swordfish- Atlantic: All fishing methods are rated "Light Green ." View Products
  • Swordfish- Pacific: All fishing methods are rated "Light Green ." View Products
  • Swordfish- Mediterranean: All fishing methods are rated "Yellow ."
  • Patagonian toothfish- Worldwide: All fishing methods are now rated "Orange ." View Products
  • Turbot, Greenland- Greenland: All fishing methods are rated "Orange ."
  • Walleye- Great Lakes: All fishing methods are rated "Light Green ." View Products
  • Whitefish, Lake- Great Lakes: All fishing methods are rated "Light Green ." View Products