About FishSource

Are you looking for the straight scoop on whether or not the fish you buy is sustainable? FishSource puts the essential facts in plain English.

To be sure, there is debate about what “sustainability” really means. This is a valuable inquiry and we welcome it. But in practical terms, both the conscientious seafood buyer and the probing environmental philosopher need a few basic facts—and a glimpse of how reliable those data are—before they can make good judgements about the seafood found in today’s global marketplace. That’s what we endeavour to provide.

We start with the basics:

• Is the fish legally produced, with effective controls on poaching?
• Is the resource protected from overfishing?
• Are there effective controls on fishing practices that damage habitat, non-target species, and other environmental impacts?
• Do regulators follow scientific advice when setting catch limits and other essential fishery management measures?
• Is the scientific advice based on careful consideration of risks, including sources of uncertainty, assumptions, and data gaps that could lead to overfishing?

FishSource delivers the information that buyers need to make their own choices in sourcing seafood, and that fisheries experts need to evaluate the sustainability of supplies.

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