SeaChoice

Seafood Recommendations based on Seafood Watch

Final Score for Wild Fisheries = geometric mean of the four scores (Criterion 1-4).
Final Score for Aquaculture = geometric mean of the eight scores (Criterion 1-8).

Symbol Seafood Rating Seafood Rating Summary
 Seafood Watch Scoring
SeaChoice Best Choice BEST
CHOICE*


Species is abundant, well managed and caught or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.

 Wild Fisheries: Final score > 3.2 and no individual criterion scores of "Red" or "Critical"
Aquaculture: Final score between 6.666 and 10, and no Red criteria, and no Critical scores
 SeaChoice Some Concerns  SOME CONCERNS*


Species is still a good option, but there are concerns with how they’re caught or farmed - or with the health of their habitat due to other human impacts.

 Wild Fisheries:  Final score > 2.2 and neither Management factor scores (3.1 & 3.2) are Red (<= 2.2) and no more than one criterion score of Red and no Critical scores, and doesn't meet criteria for "Best Choice."
Aquaculture: Final score between 3.333 and 6.666, and/or one Red criterion, and no Critical scores
SeaChoice Avoid AVOID


Species may be overfished, there may be unacceptably high levels of bycatch, and/or the fish is caught or farmed in ways that have deleterious impacts on affected ecosystems.

 Wild Fisheries: Final Score <=2.2, or one/both Management factor scores (3.1 & 3.2) are Red (<= 2.2), or two or more criteria score Red, or one or more Critical criteria scores.
Aquaculture: Final score between 0 and 3.333, or more than one Red criterion, or one or more Critical scores

^ Because effective management is an essential component of sustainable fisheries, Seafood Watch issues an Avoid recommendation for any fishery scoring Red for Management (Criterion 3).