Seafood Results
Haddock
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Greenland cod, haddock and saithe trawl
Variety
North East Arctic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
ICES Areas I and II: within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International waters
Eco-Certification
Greenland cod, haddock and saithe trawl
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Barents Sea cod and Barents sea haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Barents Sea - ICES Areas I and II. Within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International Waters
Eco-Certification
Barents Sea cod and Barents sea haddock
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - US Acadian redfish, haddock and pollock Otter Trawl
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
US FAO Fishing Area 21 in Division 21.4X and Division 21.5t
Eco-Certification
US Acadian redfish, haddock and pollock Otter Trawl
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Russian Federation Barents sea cod and haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Norwegian EEZ and Svalbard FPZ
Eco-Certification
Russian Federation Barents sea cod and haddock
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Faroe Island North East Arctic haddock
Variety
Arctic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
ICES areas I and II within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International waters
Eco-Certification
Faroe Island North East Arctic haddock
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - ISF Iceland haddock
Variety
Icelandic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl, Danish seine, Gillnet, Handline, Longline, Midwater trawl
Location
Icelandic EEZ
Eco-Certification
ISF Iceland haddock
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Canada Scotia-Fundy haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Gillnet, Handline
Location
Scotian shelf 4X5Y and 5Zjm
Eco-Certification
Canada Scotia-Fundy haddock
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Norway North Sea demersal fisheries
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Danish seine
Location
North Sea ICES Area IV and IIIa/ FAO statistical area 27
Eco-Certification
Norway North Sea demersal fisheries
Summary
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - US Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank Haddock, Pollock and Redfish Trawl
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank
Eco-Certification
US Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank Haddock, Pollock and Redfish Trawl
Summary
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Not Recommended
Variety
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
US - Georges Bank
Overall Rating
Summary
Haddock have been targeted for 400 years and have a history of being overexploited due to advances in industrial fishing. After the fishery collapsed, management measures controlling bycatch and limiting quotas were introduced. Landings since 2003 have increased compared to the historic lows in the 1990’s.
Haddock are managed by the NEFMC as part of the groundfish fishery. Fishery data as well as fishery independent data in the form of stock assessments are regularly collected. Scientific advice is generally followed when establishing regulations and quotas, although this is not always the case. Although abundance is healthy in the Gulf of Maine, they are currently overfished. Haddock from Georges Bank are neither overfished nor is overfishing occurring.
Impact on other species differs according to the gear used. Bottom trawls are a nonspecific gear type, which catches a variety of bycatch. Of most concern is the overfished yellowtail flounder. Although more selective than bottom trawls, bottom longlines cause the bycatch of skates which are a species of concern. Bottom trawls have the potential to cause a moderate amount of habitat damage, whereas bottom longlines and bottom gillnets cause low amounts of damage. Permanent area closures protect the most sensitive habitats from bottom trawls, although this level of protection is minimal. New management measures are aiming to better protect the habitat through ecosystem-based management, and these are targeted to take place in 5 years.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Handline
Location
US - Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine
Overall Rating
Summary
Haddock catches in New England decreased sharply since the early 80s, from around 25,000 t in 1982, to historic lows in the mid-1990s of less than 1000 t/year. Since then catches have fluctuated and most recently were 5,000 t in 2016. In Georges Bank, landings were 3,700 t in 2016. In the Gulf of Maine, 2016 commercial landings were 1,340 t.
Haddock caught by bottom trawls, set longlines and handline and pole and line is Not Recommended due to impacts on bycatch. Although the stock is healthy, the fishery also targets overfished Atlantic cod. Trawling takes place over sandy seafloor, and closed areas help to mitigate overall habitat impacts, while seafloor impacts are minimal for handlines and longlines. Management is considered moderately effective because haddock stocks have rebuilt under a comprehensive rebuilding plan that aims to recover other species and reduce bycatch levels.
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Comapêche and Euronor cod and haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
North East Arctic - ICES Sub Areas I and II
Eco-Certification
Comapêche and Euronor cod and haddock
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - UK Fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
North East Arctic - ICES Sub Areas I and II
Eco-Certification
UK Fisheries/DFFU/Doggerbank Northeast Arctic cod, haddock and saithe
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Norway North East Arctic haddock
Variety
Arctic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Danish seine, Gillnet, Handline
Location
ICES Sub-areas I and II
Eco-Certification
Norway North East Arctic haddock
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Demersal trawl, Longline
Location
Barents and Norwegian Seas - ICES la, lb, lla and llb: Coastal waters, within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International waters
Eco-Certification
FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Seine, Trawl
Location
ICES sub-area IVa,b
Eco-Certification
Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea haddock
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - SFSAG Northern Demersal Stocks
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl, Seine
Location
ICES Subarea 4, Division 6.a, 2a and Subdivision 3.a.20 (North Sea, West of Scotland, Skagerrak)
Eco-Certification
SFSAG Northern Demersal Stocks
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - SFSAG Rockall Haddock
Variety
Haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Danish seine, Demersal trawl, Nephrops trawl
Location
Rockall (Division VIb)
Eco-Certification
SFSAG Rockall Haddock
Summary
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- Danish seine
- Demersal trawl
- Nephrops trawl
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - DFPO Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Danish seine, Gillnet
Location
North Sea & Skagerrak
Eco-Certification
DFPO Denmark North Sea & Skagerrak haddock
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl, Danish seine
Location
North Sea, ICES Sub Area IVa,b
Eco-Certification
Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea haddock
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet Barents Sea cod & haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Barents and Norwegian Seas
Eco-Certification
Arkhangelsk Trawl Fleet Barents Sea cod & haddock
Summary
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock
Variety
Atlantic haddock
Melangrammus aeglefinus
Method
Wild
Demersal trawl, Longline
Location
Barents and Norwegian Seas - ICES la, lb, lla and llb: Coastal waters, within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International waters
Eco-Certification
FIUN Barents & Norwegian Seas cod and haddock
Summary
Ocean Wise recommends some Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries, but not all. Learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise.