Seafood Results
Lobster
Ocean Wise
Variety
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
Kattergat Bay
Overall Rating
Summary
Current levels of fishing are likely sustainable.
This fishery has no serious bycatch concerns.
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Western Australian Rock Lobster
Variety
Rock lobster
Panulirus cygnus
Method
Wild
Pot
Location
Western Australia
Eco-Certification
Western Australian Rock Lobster
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - The Bahamas Spiny Lobster Fishery
Variety
Spiny lobster
Panulirus argus
Method
Wild
Diver
Location
Bahamas
Eco-Certification
The Bahamas Spiny Lobster Fishery
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Tristan da Cunha rock lobster
Variety
Rock lobster
Jasus tristani
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
Tristan de Cunha
Eco-Certification
Tristan da Cunha rock lobster
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Danish and Swedish nephrops
Variety
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl, Trap
Location
MSC units of certification (UoC) 1,2,5, and 6
Eco-Certification
Danish and Swedish nephrops
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Normandy and Jersey lobster
Variety
European lobster
Homarus gammarus
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
English Channel
Eco-Certification
Normandy and Jersey lobster
Not Recommended
Variety
Spiny lobster
Panulirus argus
Method
Diver, Pot
Location
Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua
Overall Rating
Summary
Caribbean spiny lobster stocks status are either unknown or known to be undergoing overfishing.
Management in all regions is either ineffective or effectiveness is unknown.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Spiny lobster
Panulirus argus
Method
Wild
Pot
Location
Brazil
Overall Rating
Summary
Overfishing is occur.
Management is ineffective and illegal fishing remains a critical concern.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Kattegrat Bay, Celtic Sea, North Sea, Portugal, Spain, Scotland
Overall Rating
Summary
Bottom trawl gear has large impacts on seafloor habitat.
Bycatch rates of bottom trawls are high and often include depleted and overfished species.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl, Trap
Location
Overall Rating
Summary
Stock status of Scottish stocks unknown with some overfishing occurring
Bottom trawling incur high by catch including depleted and overfished species
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Not Recommended
Variety
American lobster
Homarus americanus
Method
Wild
Pot
Location
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Nova Scotia
Overall Rating
Summary
It is currently known if lobster stocks from these regions are experiencing overfishing.
Common bait included Atlantic mackerel and herring which are species that are depleted and undergoing overfishing.
Serious concern over entanglement of endangered whales and turtles exist in this fishery.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Spiny lobster
Panulirus argus
Method
Wild
Diver, Trap
Location
Mexico: Gulf of Mexico - Yucatan and Quintana Roo
Overall Rating
Summary
Stock status: Unknown and potentially declining.
Management: Quintana Roo South moderately effective. Yucatan and Quintana Roo ineffective with poor compliance and enforcement.
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Not Recommended
Variety
American lobster
Homarus americanus
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
United States - Georges Bank and Gulf of Maine
Overall Rating
Summary
Serious concern over entanglement of endangered whales and turtles exist in this fishery.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Spiny lobster
Panulirus argus
Method
Wild
Pot
Location
Florida
Overall Rating
Summary
Stock status unknown
There are known interactions with fishing gear and bottlenose dolphins
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Iles-de-la-Madeleine
Variety
American lobster
Homarus americanus
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Eco-Certification
Iles-de-la-Madeleine
Summary
All US MSC certified fisheries in the US are now recommended. As in the November 2017 update, the exception applies where the Risk-Based Framework has been used in Principle 1.
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Eastern Canada offshore lobster
Variety
American lobster
Homarus americanus
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
Atlantic Canada
Eco-Certification
Eastern Canada offshore lobster
Summary
In line with our policy to recommend Canadian MSC-certified fisheries, except where objections have been filed by stakeholders, this fishery is no longer recommended by Ocean Wise.
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Gaspésie lobster trap
Variety
American lobster
Homarus americanus
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
Canada - Magdalen Islands
Eco-Certification
Gaspésie lobster trap
Summary
All US MSC certified fisheries in the US are now recommended. As in the November 2017 update, the exception applies where the Risk-Based Framework has been used in Principle 1.
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Gulf of Maine lobster fishery
Variety
American lobster
Homarus americanus
Method
Wild
Pot
Location
Gulf of Maine
Eco-Certification
Gulf of Maine lobster fishery
Summary
Seafood Watch assessment of this fishery supersedes MSC certification according to Ocean Wise Standard.
Fishery has been assessed to have significant impacts on endangered, threatened, or protected species.
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp modified Trawl
Variety
Yellow Squat Lobster
Cervimunida johni
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Chile
Eco-Certification
Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp modified Trawl
Summary
MSC Principle 2 score is not ≥ 84.5.
Fishery has open conditions regarding endangered, threatened, or protected species.
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Chile squat lobsters demersal trawl Camanchaca Fishery
Variety
Yellow Squat Lobster
Cervimunida johni
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Eco-Certification
Chile squat lobsters demersal trawl Camanchaca Fishery
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Chile squat lobsters demersal trawl Camanchaca Fishery
Variety
Red Squat Lobster
Pleuroncodes monodon
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Eco-Certification
Chile squat lobsters demersal trawl Camanchaca Fishery
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Danish and Swedish nephrops
Variety
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl, Trap
Location
MCS units of certification (UoC) 2 and 3
Eco-Certification
Danish and Swedish nephrops
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Mexico Baja California red rock lobster
Variety
Spiny lobster
Panulirus interruptus
Method
Wild
Trap
Location
Baja California
Eco-Certification
Mexico Baja California red rock lobster
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp modified Trawl
Variety
Red Squat Lobster
Pleuroncodes monodon
Method
Wild
Bottom trawl
Location
Chile
Eco-Certification
Chile squat lobsters and nylon shrimp modified Trawl
Summary
MSC Principle 2 score is not ≥ 84.5.
Fishery has open conditions regarding endangered, threatened, or protected species.