Sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification

Sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification are programs aimed at increasing consumer awareness of the environmental impact and sustainability of their seafood purchasing choices.

California-based Seafood Watch and Marine Conservation Society's fishonline are some of the best known guides. One of the best known certification programs is Marine Stewardship Council's scheme for consumer seafood products.

Other programs include regional guides, such as that produced by the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS), and certification of restaurants as done by Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise.

1 Guides and advisory lists
2 Certification and labelling
3 Consumer health
4 See also

Guides and advisory lists

Marine Conservation Society (MCS), Fishonline website and Good Fish Guide (UK) and Northeast Atlantic)
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch (recommendations)
Greenpeace: International Seafood Red list
Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) produces Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide, a consumer guide, advising consumers which species are in danger of being fished out. [1] [2]
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, Best Fish Guide
The Blue Ocean Institute Seafood Guide, [3]. Based in New York.
Audubon Society's National Seafood Wallet Card (USA)
Monterey Fish Market Seafood advisory list (West Coast, USA)
Canada’s Seafood Guide (SeaChoice), initiative of Sustainable Seafood Canada
The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) Consumer Guide To Prawns

Certification and labelling

The Marine Stewardship Council has a certification program for consumer seafood products, and lists certified products on its website [4]
Ocean Wise, a Vancouver Aquarium conservation program certifying restaurants, and publishing a dining guide.
Sustainable Fishery Advocates operates the FishWise program for labelling seafood by retailers.
Earth Island Institute's Friends of the Sea certification scheme for products from sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Also an SMS-based seafood sustainability advisory service.

Consumer health

Oceana's Campaign to Stop Seafood Contamination (USA)

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Wild fisheries	Ocean fisheries Diversity of fish Coastal fish Coral reef fish Demersal fish Forage fish Pelagic fish Cod fisheries Crab fisheries Eel fisheries Krill fisheries Kelp fisheries Lobster fisheries Shrimp fisheries Eel ladder Fish ladder Fish screen Migration Salmon run Sardine run Shoaling and schooling Marine habitats Marine snow Water column Upwelling Humboldt current Algal blooms Dead zones Fish kill

Fisheries management, sustainability and conservation

Management	Fisheries management Monitoring control and surveillance Vessel monitoring system Fishery Resources Monitoring System Catch reporting Fisheries observer Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing Fisheries organizations

Quotas	Catch share Individual fishing quota Minimum landing size Discards Bycatch Cetacean bycatch Turtle excluder device Shrimp-Turtle case EU quotas EU MLS Exclusive economic zone

Sustainability	Sustainable fisheries Maximum sustainable yield Sustainable seafood Overfishing Environmental effects of fishing Fishing down the food web Destructive fishing practices Future of Marine Animal Populations The Sunken Billions End of the Line

Conservation	Marine Protected Area Marine reserve Marine conservation Marine conservation activism Salmon conservation Grey nurse shark conservation Shark sanctuary

Organisations	Marine Stewardship Council Friend of the Sea SeaChoice Seafood Watch Oceana Sea Around Us Project WorldFish Center Defying Ocean's End HERMIONE PROFISH International Seafood Sustainability Foundation Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Greenpeace

Related issues	CalCOFI Marine pollution Mercury in fish Shark finning

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Fisheries and fishing topic areas

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Fishing	Fisherman Artisan fishing Fishing villages Fishing vessels Fishing history

Industrial	Commercial fishing Processing Products Seafood Marketing Markets

Recreational	Angling Game fishing Fly fishing Catch and release

Techniques	Gathering Spearfishing Line fishing Netting Trawling Trapping Other

Tackle	Hook Line Sinker Rod Bait Lures Artificial flies Bite alarms

Locations	Fishing by country Fishing villages Fishing banks Fish ponds Marine habitats

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Sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification

Contents

Guides and advisory lists

Certification and labelling

Consumer health

See also