Seafood Results
Scallops
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Weathervane
Patinopecten caurinus
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Spiny
Chlamys hastata
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Spiny
Chlamys hastata
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Sea
Placopecten magellanicus
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Weathervane
Patinopecten caurinus
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Reddish
Chlamys rubida
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Sea
Placopecten magellanicus
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Pacific Calico
Argopecten ventricosus
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Pacific Calico
Argopecten ventricosus
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Nucleus
Argopecten nucleus
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Peruvian
Argopecten purpuratus
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Peruvian
Argopecten purpuratus
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Reddish
Chlamys rubida
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Queen
Chlamys opercularis
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Queen
Chlamys opercularis
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Atlantic Calico
Argopecten gibbus
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Atlantic Calico
Argopecten gibbus
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Iceland
Chlamys islandica
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Iceland
Chlamys islandica
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Lined
Argopecten lineolaris
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Lined
Argopecten lineolaris
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Nucleus
Argopecten nucleus
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Bay
Argopecten irradians
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Bay
Argopecten irradians
Method
Farmed
Bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Farmed
Off-bottom culture
Location
Worldwide
Overall Rating
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - SSMO Shetland Inshore Brown Crab and Velvet Crab and Scallop
Variety
Scallop, Giant
Pecten maximus
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
FAO Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Eco-Certification
SSMO Shetland Inshore Brown Crab and Velvet Crab and Scallop
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Eastern Canada Offshore Scallop
Variety
Scallop, Sea
Placopecten magellanicus
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
FAO Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Eco-Certification
Eastern Canada Offshore Scallop
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - US Atlantic sea scallop
Variety
Scallop, Sea
Placopecten magellanicus
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
FAO Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Eco-Certification
US Atlantic sea scallop
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - SSMO Shetland inshore brown crab and scallop
Variety
Scallop, Giant
Pecten maximus
Method
Wild
Pots
Location
FAO Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Eco-Certification
SSMO Shetland inshore brown crab and scallop
Summary
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- Pots
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Zhangzidao scallop
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Wild
Diving
Location
FAO Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
Eco-Certification
Zhangzidao scallop
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - FBSA Canada Full Bay sea scallop
Variety
Scallop, Sea
Placopecten magellanicus
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
FAO Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Eco-Certification
FBSA Canada Full Bay sea scallop
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
Variety
Scallop, Peruvian
Argopecten purpuratus
Method
Farmed
All production methods
Location
Eco-Certification
Summary
Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Certified Aquaculture. Click to learn more about how ASC Standards for Aquaculture were benchmarked to Ocean Wise.
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Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Zhangzidao scallop
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
FAO Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
Eco-Certification
Zhangzidao scallop
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC)
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Farmed
All production methods
Location
Eco-Certification
Summary
Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Certified Aquaculture. Click to learn more about how ASC Standards for Aquaculture were benchmarked to Ocean Wise.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Scallop, Bay
Argopecten irradians
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
U.S. - New York, Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Overall Rating
Summary
Abundance: Low compared to historical levels.
Bycatch: Information is not available to determine bycatch levels incurred by this fishery.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Scallop, Bay
Argopecten irradians
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
U.S. - Massachusetts, Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Overall Rating
Summary
Abundance: Low compared to historical levels.
Bycatch: Information is not available to determine bycatch levels incurred by this fishery.
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Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Wild
Traps
Location
FAO Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
Eco-Certification
Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries
Summary
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- Traps
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Patagonian scallop (Zygochlamys patagonica) bottom otter trawl fishery
Variety
Scallop, Patagonian
Zygochlamys patagonica
Method
Wild
Trawls
Location
FAO Area 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)
Eco-Certification
Patagonian scallop (Zygochlamys patagonica) bottom otter trawl fishery
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Wild
Dredges
Location
FAO Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
Eco-Certification
Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries
Not Recommended
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries
Variety
Scallop, Common Japanese
Patinopecten yessoensis
Method
Wild
Harvesting machines
Location
FAO Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
Eco-Certification
Japanese scallop hanging and seabed enhanced fisheries