Current Status of Key High Liner Fisheries

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