Food Fish (Edible Fish) and Eco Labels
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Farmed Salmon (Chile)
Breeding Area: Chile
Breeding Method: Open Sea Cages
Farmed Salmon (Norway)
Breeding Area: Norway
Breeding Method: Open Sea Cages
Farmed Salmon (Scotland)
Breeding Area: Scotland
Breeding Method: Open Sea Cages
Pacific Salmon
Fishing Area: Pacific Northwest (Russia)
Fishing Method: Driftnets
Alaska Saithe
Fishing Area: Pacific Northwest
Fishing Method: Pelagic Trawls, Longlines
Tuna / Skipjack / Bonito
Fishing Area: Pacific, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia
Fishing Method: Purse Seine, Longlines
Halibut
Fishing Area: Northeast Atlantic
Fishing Method: Bottom Trawl, Longlines
Sole / Flounder
Fishing Area: North Sea
Fishing Method: Beam Trawl
Mussel (Soil Culture)
Breeding Area: Netherlands, Germany, Wadden Sea
Breeding Method: Soil Culture
Snapper
Fishing Area: Tropical Waters
Fishing Method: Longlines, Dynamite, Cyanide, Diving
Redfish
Fishing Area: Northeast Atlantic, Barents Sea
Fishing Method: Bottom Trawl, Pelagic Trawl
Plaice
Fishing Area: North Sea
Fishing Method: Beam Trawl
Shark (Deceptive Designations)
Fishing Area: Worldwide
Fishing Method: Longlines
Mackerel / Trevally / Jack Fish
Fishing Area: Northeast Atlantic
Fishing Method: Gillnet, Dragnet, Longlines
Grouper
Fishing Area: Tropical Waters
Fishing Method: Trawls
Shrimp / Crab
Fishing Area: Tropical Waters
Fishing Method: Trawler with small mesh
Spiny Lobster
Fishing Area: Tropical Waters
Fishing Method: Trawls, Diving
Parrotfish
Fishing Area: Tropical Waters
Fishing Method: Dynamite, Cyanide, Diving
Swordfish
Fishing Area: Worldwide
Fishing Method: Driftnets, Longlines
Haddock
Fishing Area: North Sea, Eastern English Channel, Skagerrak
Fishing Method: Bottom Trawl, Longlines
Hake
Fishing Area: Northeast Atlantic
Fishing Method: Bottom Trawl, Gillnet, Longlines
Gilthead (farmed)
Breeding Area: Mediterranean Sea
Breeding Method: Different Breeding Methods
Eel
Breeding Area: Several European Countries
Breeding Method: Closed Recirculation Systems
Ray / Skate (all types)
Fishing Area: Worldwide
Fishing Method: Various Fishing Methods
Baltic Cod
Fishing Area: Baltic Sea
Fishing Method: Bottom Trawl, Gillnet
Tilapia
Breeding Area: Southeast Asia, Africa, South America
Breeding Method: Open Cages in Rivers and Lakes
Whiting
Fishing Area: Northeast Atlantic
Fishing Method: Beam Trawl, Dragnet
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Organic Salmon (farmed)
Breeding Area: Northeast Atlantic
Breeding Method: Cages in the Sea
Alaska Wild Salmon (MSC)
Fishing Area: Northeast Pacific
Fishing Method: Purse Seine, Gillnet
Saithe
Fishing Area: North Sea, English Channel, Skagerrak
Fishing Method: Trawl, Purse Seine, Longlines
Pacific Salmon
Fishing Area: Northeast Pacific (Alaska, Canada)
Fishing Method: Purse Seine, Gillnet
Alaska Saithe (MSC)
Fishing Area: Northeast Pacific
Fishing Method: Pelagic Trawl, Longlines
Herring
Fishing Area: North Sea, English Channel, Skagerrak
Fishing Method: Pelagic Trawls, Purse Seines
Halibut (Pacific)
Fishing Area: Pacific Coast of the U.S.
Fishing Method: Predominantly Ground Longlines
Sardine
Fishing Area: Northwest Spain, Portugal
Fishing Method: Purse Seine
Mussel (Suspension Culture)
Breeding Area: Various
Breeding Method: Suspension Cultures and Piles
Trout
Breeding Area: Germany, Scandinavia, Italy, France, Belgium
Breeding Method: Perfusion or Closed System
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