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 3 ways to use the new Seafood Watch website

Dec. 11, 2020

Helen Cooper

Find tools and resources to choose sustainable seafood on the new Seafood Watch website.

For over 25 years, Seafood Watch has helped people make better seafood choices by providing them with printable consumer guides and science-based seafood recommendations. Now, Seafood Watch has unveiled its latest update — a newly redesigned website that makes it even easier to find sustainable seafood.

Here’s a look at three ways you can use the new website.

  • Seafood Watch homepage

  • Get schooled on sustainable seafood

    Many people buy seafood without really considering what it is, where it came from, or how it was caught or farmed. But these factors have a big impact on the health of the ocean. That's why the latest version of SeafoodWatch.org features a brand new section all about seafood basics. Here you’ll uncover everything you need to know to make better choices in your everyday life. 

    Start by learning what sustainable seafood is and why it’s important for both ocean health and the economy. Then browse through the sustainable solutions section to learn how we can reduce the environmental impact of seafood by avoiding overfishing, preserving habitats, managing pollution, improving traceability and more.

  • A customer pulling up the Seafood Watch website on the phone while ordering in a restaurant

  • Find sustainable seafood choices

    Seafood Watch has over 2,000 seafood recommendations that are based on rigorous scientific assessments. These recommendations rate fisheries and aquaculture operations as Best Choice, Good Alternative or Avoid — depending on their environmental impact.

    Here’s how to search the recommendations on SeafoodWatch.org to find seafood that’s fished or farmed in environmentally sustainable ways.

    Start by downloading a consumer guide. Keep this printable guide with you to easily check the rating of popular seafood items when dining and shopping. Then try using the quick search tool to browse popular seafood recommendation searches. Some of our favorites are “Your best choices,” “Best of the West” or “Common fish to avoid”.  If you are looking for a specific seafood item, use the advanced search tool to refine your search by species, harvest method, geographic area or by Seafood Watch rating.

    You can quickly access all of the Seafood Watch recommendations right from your phone — even when offline. The new mobile-friendly website will replace the Seafood Watch app. So if you currently have the app on your phone, we encourage you to delete it as it will no longer be supported. To keep the app-like experience, simply add SeafoodWatch.org to the home screen of your phone. 

    We encourage you to join the movement and get our list of actionable ways you can support sustainable seafood.

  • Get hooked on our global work 

    The market for seafood is international, and so is our work. In fact, you’ll find Seafood Watch scientists and collaborators in all corners of the globe — from Vietnam to India, Chile or the Philippines. We’re working alongside small-scale farmers, large-scale producers, governments and seafood buyers in the top seafood-producing regions of the world. 

    Discover how we’re improving the use of antibiotics in Chilean salmon. Or, read about how we’re helping thousands of small shrimp farms in Vietnam achieve a Best Choice rating. Learn more about all of our global projects and enjoy stories of the scientists and collaborators behind the day-to-day work of advancing seafood sustainability.



  • Visit SeafoodWatch.org

     

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