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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