Seafood Results

Swordfish
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Handlines and Pole-and-Lines (Hand-Operated)
Location
FAO 61 & 71 (Northwest Pacific Ocean | Western Central Pacific Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 61 & 71 (Northwest Pacific Ocean | Western Central Pacific Ocean): United States - Hawaii
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 67 & 77 (Eastern Central Pacific Ocean | Northeast Pacific Ocean): United States - Hawaii
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Harpoons
Location
FAO 77 & 87 (Eastern Central Pacific Ocean | Southeast Pacific Ocean)
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Handlines
Location
(Eastern Central Pacific Ocean | Northeast Pacific Ocean | Southeast Pacific Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Swordfish, EPO harpoonVariety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Harpoons
Location
FAO 21 (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): Canada
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Handlines and Pole-and-Lines (Hand-Operated)
Location
FAO 21 & 27 (Northeast Atlantic Ocean | Northwest Atlantic Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Handlines and Pole-and-Lines (Hand-Operated)
Location
FAO 21 (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): United States
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Harpoons
Location
FAO 21 (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): United States
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Handlines and Pole-and-Lines (Hand-Operated)
Location
FAO 81 (Southwest Pacific Ocean | Western Central Pacific Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Buoy Gear
Location
FAO Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) and FAO Area 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)
Eco-Certification

US North Atlantic swordfish, yellowfin, and albacore tuna fishery
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) and FAO Area 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)
Eco-Certification

US North Atlantic swordfish, yellowfin, and albacore tuna fishery
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest) and FAO 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
Eco-Certification

Hawaii longline swordfish, bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishery
Market Names
swordfish
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Harpoons
Location
FAO Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Eco-Certification

North West Atlantic Canada harpoon swordfish
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO Area 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Eco-Certification

North West Atlantic Canada longline swordfish
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines
Location
FAO Area 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Eco-Certification

Australian Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (albacore tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and swordfish)
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 58 (Antarctic Indian Ocean)
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 67 & 77 (Eastern Central Pacific Ocean | Northeast Pacific Ocean)
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 61 (Northwest Pacific Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 81 (Southwest Pacific Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 41 (Southwest Atlantic Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Gillnets (Drifting)
Location
FAO 87 (Southeast Pacific Ocean): Chile
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Swordfish, EPO harpoonVariety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 27 (Northeast Atlantic Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Trolling Lines
Location
FAO 41 & 47 (Southeast Atlantic Ocean | Southwest Atlantic Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
Summary
Abundance: Stock is overfished, and overfishing may be occurring.
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 47 (Southeast Atlantic Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 21 (Northwest Atlantic Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 31 (Gulf of Mexico): United States
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
Summary
Bycatch: Catch of at-risk turtles, sharks and bigeye tuna is a serious concern.
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 77 & 87 (Eastern Central Pacific Ocean | Southeast Pacific Ocean)
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 51 & 57 (Indian Ocean)
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 21 & 31 (Northwest Atlantic Ocean | Western Central Atlantic Ocean): United States
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 51 & 57 (Indian Ocean)
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO 21 (Northwest Atlantic Ocean): Canada
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Gillnets (Drifting)
Location
FAO 87 (Southeast Pacific Ocean): Peru
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Gillnets (Drifting)
Location
FAO 87 (Southeast Pacific Ocean): Chile
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Gillnets (Drifting)
Location
FAO 77 (Eastern Central Pacific Ocean): United States - California
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
(Mediterranean Sea | Eastern Central Atlantic Ocean | Northeast Atlantic Ocean | Southeast Atlantic Ocean)
Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Handlines and Pole-and-Lines (Hand-Operated)
Location
FAO 41 & 47 (Southeast Atlantic Ocean | Southwest Atlantic Ocean)
Overall Rating
Market Names
Broadbill Swordfish, Kajiki Maguro, Mekajiki, Shutome
Summary
Abundance: Stock is overfished, and overfishing may be occurring.
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Tuna and large pelagics (Atlantic Ocean)Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO Area 71 (Pacific, Western Central) and FAO Area 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
Eco-Certification

French Polynesia albacore and yellowfin longline fishery
Market Names
Swordfish
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest) and FAO 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
Eco-Certification

Hawaii longline swordfish, bigeye and yellowfin tuna fishery
Market Names
swordfish
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Variety
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Method
Wild
Longlines (Pelagic / Shallow-Set / Drifting)
Location
FAO Area 51 (Indian Ocean, Western)
Eco-Certification

Reunion Island swordfish longline fishery