Seafood Results
Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Surf
Hypomesus pretiosus
Method
Wild
Cast Nets
Location
FAO 67 (Northeast Pacific Ocean): United States - California
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Surf
Hypomesus pretiosus
Method
Wild
Scoop Nets or Dip Nets
Location
FAO 67 (Northeast Pacific Ocean): United States - California
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Gillnets (Set / Anchored)
Location
FAO 2 (Lake Superior): United States - Michigan
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Gillnets (Set / Anchored)
Location
FAO 2 (Lake Superior): United States - Wisconsin
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Surf
Hypomesus pretiosus
Method
Wild
Seines (Beach)
Location
FAO 67 (Puget Sound): United States - Washington
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Traps (Barriers, Fences, or Weirs)
Location
FAO 2 (Lake Huron): Canada
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Trawls (Midwater / Pelagic)
Location
FAO 2 (Lake Erie): Canada
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Traps (Fyke Nets, Pound Nets, Stow Nets, or Trapnets)
Location
FAO 2 (Lake Superior): United States - Minnesota
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Traps (Fyke Nets, Pound Nets, Stow Nets, or Trapnets)
Location
FAO 2 (Lake Superior): United States - Wisconsin
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Gillnets (Set / Anchored)
Location
FAO 2 (Lake Superior): Canada
Overall Rating
Market Names
American Smelt, Smelt
Ocean Wise
Eco-Certification:
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) - Faroe Islands silver smelt
Variety
Argentine, greater
Argentina silus
Method
Wild
Trawls (Bottom / Demersal)
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
Traps (Fyke Nets, Pound Nets, Stow Nets, or Trapnets)
Location
FAO 21 (Gulf of St. Lawrence): Canada - New Brunswick
Not Recommended
Variety
Smelt, Rainbow
Osmerus mordax
Method
Wild
Traps (Fyke Nets, Pound Nets, Stow Nets, or Trapnets)
Location
FAO 21 (Gulf of St. Lawrence): Canada - New Brunswick