Current Status of Key High Liner Fisheries
- The following species have already been certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), or the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) certifying to Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP’s):
- North Atlantic Cold Water Shrimp – Canada (MSC)
- White Clams (MSC)
- Alaskan Pollock (MSC from USA fishery only)
- Pacific Cod (MSC from USA fishery only)
- Pacific Flatfish (MSC from USA fishery only)
- North Atlantic Sea Scallops – Canada offshore fishery (MSC)
- Warm Water farm raised Shrimp (GAA BAP)
- Farm-raised Tilapia (GAA BAP)
- North Atlantic Yellowtail Flounder (Sole) – (MSC from Canada fishery)
- Atlantic Cod* – (MSC) Barents Sea – Within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International Waters (Only Ocean Trawl certified)
- Atlantic Haddock* – (MSC) Barents Sea – Within Norwegian and Russian EEZ and International Waters (Only Ocean Trawl certified)
* currently accounts for 60% of the Atlantic Cod and Haddock sold by High Liner Foods
- These species are currently under Full MSC assessment and expected to be certified by the end of this year:
- Alaskan Pollock (In Full MSC Assessment from Russian fishery)
- And these species are currently involved with Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) and expected to enter the MSC assessment process to be certified by the end of 2011 or early 2012:
- Russian Pacific Salmon
As progress is made and more species become certified, we will continue to update this site.
Last revision: June 2011
