Here you will find an updated list of sustainable fish guides produced by various organizations as part of international, regional, national or themed campaigns. These guides, some more detailed than others, all aim to make consumers more aware of the current state of marine resources.
These guides are often plagued by and are not always simple to use. The subject is incredibly complicated: Evaluating fish stocks, which are constantly moving through an immense space, is not an easy task. Moreover, the fish industry (fishing, processing, distribution) is highly globalized, making the traceability of fish products a very tricky issue. The complexity of these commercial pathways also encourages fraud and adulteration.
These guides, therefore, should be used within the context of a broader philosophy: the Slow Fish philosophy, developed in the sections Good, Clean and Fair Fish and What Can I Do?
International
Greenpeace: Red List
Environmental Justice Foundation: Consumer Guide to Prawns
Sustainable Sushi
Fischimhandy International Seafood Guide
incofish Species Information Service
To know more about farmed salmon, click here.
North America
Canada
Greenpeace: Red List
Greenpeace: Retailer Ranking
To learn more about farmed salmon, click here.
United States
Through its Seafood Watch program, the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California has developed three different guide formats: detailed fact sheets, Regional Seafood Watch Pocket Guides and a Sushi Guide.
The Environmental Defense Fund has produced a Seafood Selector, a Pocket Seafood Selector, a Sushi Selector and a Pocket Sushi Selector.
The Blue Ocean Institute offers a Seafood Guide and a Sushi Guide.
FishPhone is an SMS service run by Blue Ocean.
NOAA: Fish Watch
New England Aquarium: Ocean-Friendly Seafood Species
Greenpeace USA has drawn up a list of retailers who have adopted a responsible policy towards sustainable fish.
Fish2Fork: Sustainable Seafood Restaurant Guide and widgets
To know more about farmed salmon, click here.
Europe
Mediterranean
Slow Food: Mangiamoli giusti(in Italian)
Belgium
WWF: Conso-guide des poissons (in French, also available in Dutch)
Denmark
WWF: Hva for en Fisk? (in Danish)
Finland
WWF: Meren herkkuja, ole hyvä! (in Finnish)
France
Greenpeace: Et ta mer t'y penses? and Pêche: Conduites Dangereuses (in French)
WWF: Guide de poche (in French)
Germany
Greenpeace: Fischerei (in German)
WWF: Einkaufsratgeber (in German)
Italy
Greenpeace: Guida ai consumi ittici (in Italian)
WWF: Sai che pesci pigliare (in Italian)
The Netherlands
De Noordzee/WWF: VIS wijzer (in Dutch)
Greenpeace: Maak Schoon Schap (in Dutch)
De Goede Vis (in Dutch)
Poland
Greenpeace: Przewodnik po gatunkach morskich (in Polish)
WWF: Jaka ryba na obiad (in Polish)
United Kingdom
The Marine Conservation Society has produced a Pocket Good Fish Guide, and Fishonline, an online and detailed buyer's guide to sustainable seafood
Fish2Fork: Sustainable Seafood Restaurant Guide and widgets
Spain
Greenpeace: Lista Roja (in Spanish)
WWF: Guía de consumo responsable de pescado (in Spanish)
Fish2Fork: Sustainable Seafood Restaurant Guide
Sweden
WWF: Fisk till middag? (in Swedish)
Switzerland
WWF: Pocket guides in German, French and Italian
Asia and Oceania
Australia
Australian Marine Conservation Society: Pocket Guide
ABC: Thanks For All the Fish
Hong Kong
WWF: Sustainable fish guides in English and Chinese and online fish ID guide
Indonesia
WWF: Seafood Guide (in Indonesian)
New Zealand
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society: Best Fish Guide
Africa
South Africa
The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) offers a pocket guide, a database and an SMS service.
