Seafood Watch

The Seattle Aquarium is part of a program to make it easier for consumers to tell whether the seafood they're buying is helping or hurting the survival of ocean wildlife. Working in conjunction with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Vancouver Aquarium, and the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, the Seattle Aquarium is distributing Seafood Watch wallet cards.  The Seattle Aquarium is also working with local restaurants and retail suppliers to encourage sustainable seafood choices in the products they sell. 

Download the NEW Seafood Watch Sustainable Sushi Guide!  Click here

Click here to access the Seafood Watch Chart

The West Coast consumer wallet card, produced by the Seafood Watch program, identifies 58 of the most popular seafood items found in restaurants and markets throughout the region. It gives each a "Best Choice" rating, a "Good Alternatives" rating, or a spot on the "Avoid" list.

The Seattle Aquarium distributes the wallet card to help raise consumer awareness about ocean conservation issues, and to direct consumer toward sustainable seafood choices. The card is updated frequently to reflect new information and changes in the market. New versions are available through partner institutions and online. In addition to the Seafood Watch program there is a new Seafood Information Center, an independent database that acts as a clearinghouse for background scientific information about wild-caught and farmed seafood.

The Aquarium collaborates with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo, Pacific Science Center and Fishing Vessel St. Jude to increase public awareness of sustainable seafoods and the Seafood Watch program. In addition, we encouraged you to ask for Marine Stewardship Council certified seafoods at your favorite seafood retailer.

Click here to see a list of our local Seafood Watch partner restaurants.