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Reducing your 1 LOW Try to only eat fish listed as If what you are looking for isn't listed Definitely give Fish to avoid a miss, Best choice - those rated 1 or 2 below, it's likely to be rated 3 or 4 . these are rated 5 and include Good Fish impact on our 2 best are the most sustainable! threatened or endangered species 2019 seas by choosing 3 You can find over 600 ratings for 150 and fish from damaging fisheries or Guide think species on goodfishguide.org farming systems. sustainable fish 4 or the Good Fish Guide app is easy 5 HIGH for Apple iOS (iPhone) avoid FREE and Android You can play a key role in securing the future Best choice Only from these areas - fished or farmed like this Fish to avoid of our seas and marine Basa or Pangasius (farmed) ASC certified; Vietnam - GAA BAP 3* Eel, European , Conger wildlife by making Bream, Gilthead (farmed) Onshore production; Organic certified Grouper more environmentally Clam, Manila (farmed) UK Halibut, Atlantic - North East Atlantic wild responsible choices Cod, Atlantic North East Arctic or Iceland - MSC certified Coley or Saithe North East Arctic, Iceland, Faroe Islands, North Sea, Skagerrak, West of Scotland and Rockall Marlin, Blue - Atlantic when buying seafood. Crab, Brown Western Channel, Cornwall - Pot caught Mullet, Thicklip Grey Dab North Sea - Seine netted Prawn, King or Tiger non-certified farmed (except King from Ecuador and Rockall, Irish Sea; Iceland, North East Arctic - MSC certified; North Sea, Skagerrak, West of Scotland Haddock Honduras) 90% of world fish stocks Cornwall - MSC certified Hake, European Ray, Blonde, Sandy, Shagreen, Starry are either fully or over- Scotland - Onshore production Halibut, Atlantic (farmed) Salmon, Atlantic - wild exploited from fishing. Norwegian (spring-spawning), North Sea, Skaggerak & Kattegat, Eastern English Channel, Herring or Sild Irish Sea - MSC certified Seabass - North Sea, Irish Sea, They face yet more pressure from English and Bristol Channel, Celtic Sea, climate change, pollution, a growing Rockall, Northern North Sea & West of Scotland - Otter trawled Megrim Bay of Biscay world population and increasing per Mussels (farmed) UK - Rope grown Shark, Angel , Porbeagle , capita consumption of fish, so we can't Oyster, Native or Pacific (farmed) Bottom & Suspension culture Tope afford to make the wrong choices. Some sources should be avoided Plaice North Sea, Eastern English Channel - Otter trawled Skate, Common , Longnose, - see GoodFishGuide.org Prawn, Coldwater or Northern MSC certified Norwegian, White Spurdog or Rock Salmon Our ratings inform some of the largest Locally caught/produced options Prawn, King or Tiger (farmed) UK - Closed land based system; Organic certified available Sturgeon (Caviar) - wild seafood businesses in the UK – visit Salmon, Atlantic (farmed) Europe - Organic certified our Seafood Wall of Fame for info. Prohibited species or IUCN Red Listed Salmon, Pacific MSC or Alaskan RFM certified Swordfish - Mediterranean - Longline (Endangered or Critically Endangered) Scallops, King or Queen Scotland - Dive caught; Cornwall - Sail and oar Tuna, Bigeye - Atlantic- All gear types; Our ratings influence - see iucnredlist.org Indian Ocean - Gill net Scampi or Langoustine North Sea (Fladen Ground) - Trawled; West Scotland (Minches) - Pot caught over 300 million seafood Tuna, Bluefin Atlantic bluefin tuna rating Seabass (farmed) France - Onshore production currently being reviewed meals a year. Sole, Dover or Common Western Channel, Celtic Sea South, South West of Ireland, Cornwall; MSC certified Wrasse, Ballan - Cornwall wild Whelk - Wales; England (except EIFCA & Sole, Lemon North Sea, Eastern English Channel - Seine netted The Marine Conservation Society KEIFA districts); Jersey wild Sprat or Sprat-only Whitebait Baltic Sea is the UK’s leading marine charity Whitebait, Mixed Juveniles - wild Tilapia (farmed) ASC certified; Onshore production working to make sustainable seafood Wolffish - wild the only choice for consumers. Trout, Rainbow (farmed) Organic certified; Freshwater ponds www.mcsuk.org Tuna, Albacore Rated Atlantic, North Pacific - Pole & line, Troll; South Pacific - Longline MSC certified, Troll 5 @mcsuk @GoodFishGuideUK GoodFishGuide.org Tuna, Skipjack West Atlantic, West Central Pacific, Indian Ocean - Pole & line; Maldives - Pole & line MSC certified Would you eat an Reg. charity no: 1004005 (England & Wales); SC037480 (Scotland). Tuna, Yellowfin West Central Pacific - Pole & line, Handline, Longline MSC certified This guide is updated annually. Ratings accurate at time of printing (March 2019). The Marine Conservation Society Printed by www.alpha-card.co.uk Turbot (wild or farmed) North Sea - Hook & line; Trap; Onshore production endangered is the UK’s leading marine charity Apple, the Apple logo, and iPhone are trademarks of Rated or species? Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. working to make sustainable 1 2 App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Google Play and the seafood the only choice for Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC. Make the right choice Many of the species consumers. above appear on restaurant menus, and reduce your yet many are as threatened or more facebook.com/mcsuk impact. If you spot one on the menu or at the threatened by extinction as snow @mcsuk @GoodFishGuideUK supermarket – let us know! leopards and black rhinos, and you Every purchase Share your finds on Twitter #redrated wouldn't choose them from a menu © 2019 Marine Conservation Society. matters! or email [email protected]. would you? 743a-2019 All Rights Reserved. Top tips to help Label logic What the fish?! Low impact Avoid red rated seafood Look for the following eco-labels, What it is and where and how a Buy seafood caught in a more like European eel, wild seabass and you make the they’re better environmental choices... fish has been caught or farmed environmentally friendly way - wild North East Atlantic halibut. right choice can make a huge difference to its handline, pole and line, trap or pot Our Fish to avoid list contains sustainably sustainability. Look for sustainability or dive caught - or from fisheries threatened or endangered species Mix it up! fished info in store and on labels, don’t be using best practice to reduce and fish from damaging fisheries Did you know that around 150 afraid to ask questions! Know what discards and habitat impacts. or farming systems. commercial fish species are found responsibly you’re eating – if you can’t get the Please avoid red in UK waters, but most people farmed information you need, give it a miss! rated seafood. routinely only eat 5? When buying farmed fish - choose We're too reliant on the 'big 5': cod, organic. Organic farms tend to allow what how In or out of season? haddock, tuna, salmon and prawns. fish more room to move, they have Avoid breeding or spawning times, Try hake or coley instead of cod and If you choose to eat fish from the higher environmental standards and and egg-bearing (berried) lobster haddock, rainbow trout instead of 'big 5', follow our advice below for use responsibly-sourced or crab. Immature fish should be salmon, and swap tuna for herring making the best choice. Even small feed, for example avoided to allow them to breed. or sardines – all great options to get changes like these can make a Visit GoodFishGuide.org for your fix of omega 3! big difference. where this product is rated 3 think seasonality and sizing info. Fish and Chips Fish Fingers Salmon Prawns are great in curry, Scampi (langoustine tail) Squid or Calamari The two most popular fish at the The best choices for Organically farmed stir-fry, paella or when barbequed is most sustainable when caught in is generally best from small-scale, chippy are cod and this kids’ teatime Atlantic salmon or and you couldn’t haveFishy a prawn Businesspots or creels, to avoid high bycatch low impact 'jig' fisheries. certified wild cocktail without them! and habitat impacts. haddock. favourite are those How well are the UK’s top contract caterers using certified Alaskan Pacific salmon (usually Skates and Rays are tinned) are better choices. King or Tiger Prawnssupporting are oceanEel conservation is traditionally through consumed their vulnerable species, but spotted Haddock pollock, cod or haddock. sustainable fish buying policies and practices? stocks from See mcsuk.org/FishFingerGuide Avoid eating all wild-caught Atlantic the big ones, also called Asian tiger as jellied eel and comes from a ray from the Bristol Channel is an MSC certified for more information. salmon unless you know it is from a shrimp and whiteleg shrimp. severely depleted single European OK choice. fisheries in the North East Arctic, river where the stock is healthy. They’re warmwater prawns stock. Avoid as European eel is listed Iceland, Irish Sea and Rockall are Tuna Skipjack and Albacore and the best choice is by IUCN as Critically Endangered. Scallops are mostly in the good shape. Skagerrak tuna caught with the most selective Mackerel is a popular organically farmed. dredged up, which can damage and West of Scotland are also gears such as pole & line, fish, and the most sustainable Seabass is popular in seabed habitats. Look for hand- Cold-water Prawns are the recommended. handline or troll options are from handline or restaurants, but only ask for onshore dived Scottish King scallops or little ones used in sandwiches and are the best coastal net fisheries. farmed seabass. Wild seabass is Queen scallops from Fal prawn cocktails, or Cod from Iceland and the choices. currently overfished and needs sail and oar fishery sold cooked North East Arctic, which are MSC to recover. in Cornwall. and peeled. Buy certified are the best choices. MSC certified. DOWNLOAD Sustainable recipes every month! Eating out? Love the sea and want to do more to protect it? Look for businesses displaying these We want to make sure our fish stocks are plentiful, our seas are clean and Good Fish Guide app logos in-store or online, as they are pollution free, and our marine wildlife has the protection it needs to thrive.
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