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which is especially useful if you’re not sure where an item
stands in Seafood Watch’s book. You can find it at the fish
counter and on fish products, supplements (like fish oil), and
even pet food.
What it doesn’t mean: That the same standards apply to farmed
fish and seafood. For those, refer to Seafood Watch, again,
or to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council’s certification
scheme.
Who’s behind it: Marine Stewardship Council, a UK-based
organization that developed the first certification for wild,
sustainable seafood

Why it’s legit: To be certified, fisheries must meet twenty-
eight carefully audited criteria across three key principles
that make up their definition of sustainable: fish caught
from stocks whose populations are thriving, in ways that
minimally impact the surrounding environment, and from
regions where fishery management is up to snuff. No wonder
Monterey Bay Aquarium endorses them, since their standards
are clearly aligned.
AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL CERTIFICATION

What it means: It provides
third-party assurance that
farmed fish and seafood
products have been certified
as environmentally sustainable
and socially responsible, which is especially useful if you’re
not sure where an item stands in Seafood Watch’s book. Their
strict standards minimize the impact of fish farming on water
quality and surrounding habitats and marine life, require
responsible disease management, and enforce fair wages

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