Seafood Results
Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Gillnets and entangling nets
Location
U.S. - Michigan, North America - Inland waters: Lake Superior
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Gillnets and entangling nets
Location
Canada - North America - Inland waters: Lake Superior
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Gillnets and entangling nets
Location
U.S. - Wisconsin, North America - Inland waters: Lake Superior
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Midwater trawls
Location
Canada - North America - Inland waters: Lake Erie
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Barriers, fences, weirs, corrals, etc.
Location
Canada - North America - Inland waters: Lake Huron
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Pots and/or traps and/or trap nets
Location
U.S. - Wisconsin, North America - Inland waters: Lake Superior
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Pots and/or traps and/or trap nets
Location
U.S. - Minnesota, North America - Inland waters: Lake Superior
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Surf
Hypomesus pretiosus
Method
Wild
Falling gear
Location
U.S. - California, Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Surf
Hypomesus pretiosus
Method
Wild
Scoopnets
Location
U.S. - California, Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Surf
Hypomesus pretiosus
Method
Wild
Beach seines
Location
U.S. - Washington, Northeast Pacific Ocean: Puget Sound
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Faroe Islands silver smelt
Variety
Argentine, greater
Argentina silus
Method
Wild
Bottom trawls
Location
FAO Area 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Eco-Certification
Faroe Islands silver smelt
Market Names
Great silver smelt, Smelt, Herring smelt
Summary
Rationale: Ocean Wise recommends some, but not all Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified fisheries. Click to learn more about how the MSC certification was bench-marked to Ocean Wise. This fishery meets conservation standards to become OWS recommended.
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Not Recommended
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Pots and/or traps and/or trap nets
Location
Canada - New Brunswick, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of St. Lawrence (Winter fishery)
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
View Report
Canada Rainbow Smelt Seafood Watch ReportNot Recommended
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Pots and/or traps and/or trap nets
Location
Canada - New Brunswick, Northwest Atlantic Ocean: Gulf of St. Lawrence (Autumn fishery)
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt