New Updated Report: Turning the Tide: The State of Seafood

Have you read our benchmark report that highlights how our oceans are affected by the ways we catch and farm seafood? Turning the Tide: The State of Seafood documents the problems and innovative solutions. It also describes how fishermen, consumers, businesses and governments are recognizing and responding to the threats. The report has just been updated with the latest facts and figures for 2012.

A Fresh Approach to Seafood Watch Science

We're taking a new approach to creating the comprehensive research reports that underpin our seafood recommendations. It won't result in significant changes to our recommendations but allows us to update reports more frequently, present our results more clearly, and offers the potential for evaluating even more seafood species.

Sustainable Seafood Recipes

Enjoy our collection of delicious seafood recipes created by the country's best chefs. Our recipes for February feature striped bass.

Cooking for Solutions

May 18-20, 2012

Tickets Now on Sale for Members
Enjoy three days of remarkable culinary experiences with some of the finest chefs in North America. From our fabulous Friday Gala to small-group Food and Wine Adventures and the exciting Sustainable Seafood Challenge you'll have a weekend of fun opportunities to enjoy great chefs, fine food and wine, and to discover ways to save the oceans—one meal at a time.

Shark Fin Bill Passes!

We did it! California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 376 on October 7—the bill to ban the trade in shark fins. A ban on fins here will have a significant impact on the global trade in shark fins—and protect shark populations around the world. Thank you for your calls, letters and support. It would never have happened without you!

Help Us Put Ocean-Friendly Seafood on the Map!

The Seafood Watch app brings you up-to-date recommendations for ocean-friendly seafood and sushi. And now, the Project FishMap feature lets you share the location of restaurants and stores where you've found sustainable seafood, and see what others have found near you.

Announcing the Seafood Watch App for Android!

When we launched our iPhone app, Android users told us they wanted an app of their very own, so we set to work. Now you can get our sustainable seafood recommendations on both Android phones and iPhones. Making ocean-friendly choices just got easier.

Weighing the Risks of Altered Salmon

The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of genetically altered farmed salmon, which grow twice as fast as conventional farmed salmon. But is this safe for people and the environment? Our Seafood Watch aquaculture researchers have been examining the issue, and remain concerned about the potential for these fish to escape and reproduce in the wild.

Whole Foods Market, Aquarium Partner to Launch Sustainable Seafood Ratings Program

Whole Foods Market, in partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Blue Ocean Institute, has launched a sustainability-rating program for wild-caught seafood sold in all of its 298 stores. The company is committed to ending sales of red-rated species by March 2013.