FishChoice, a nonprofit dedicated to helping the seafood supply chain buy and sell sustainable seafood, will begin featuring FishWatch and Fish Stock Sustainability Index (FSSI) scores, programs of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, or NOAA Fisheries, as part of the information resources on sustainable seafood available at FishChoice.com.
“As our nation turns the corner on ending overfishing and rebuilding our domestic fisheries, it’s important for consumers to be aware of the investment and progress being made to sustain our domestic fisheries and ensure healthy, sustainable seafood is available for generations to come,” said Eric Schwaab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries.
“We are pleased FishChoice has included FishWatch as part of their informational resource base to enable their customers to track and support our sustainable seafood journey”, Schwaab added.
NOAA’s FSSI scores track the sustainability of the Nation’s key commercial and recreational fish stocks and complexes with respect to their current population size and harvest rates.
The score takes into account if the overfishing and overfished statuses are known for a stock and if these statuses are above or below prescribed levels.
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