What’s “sustainable seafood?”
Sustainable seafood is from sources, either fished or farmed, that can maintain or increase production into the long-term without jeopardizing the affected ecosystems. Some of the key issues that help us to evaluate whether a fishery is sustainable include: 1. Inherent vulnerability of the species to fishing pressure 2. Status of the species population 3. Nature and extent of bycatch 4. Effect of fishing practices on habitats and ecosystems 5. Effectiveness of the fishery management Some of the key issues used to evaluate fish farming include: 1. Use of marine resources in fish feed 2. Risk and impacts of escaped farmed fish to wild fish 3. Risk and impacts of disease and parasite transfer to wild fish 4. Risk and impacts of pollution and other impacts on habitats and ecosystems 5. Effectiveness of the fishery management Visit our About Us section to download the process by which we evaluate seafood and our full criteria for fisheries and aquaculture (fish farming).
