Our "State of Seafood Report" Points to Signs of Hope

We’ve just released a benchmark research report, The State of Seafood report. It takes a comprehensive look at how new commitments by consumers, major buyers and the fishing community are improving global prospects for securing a sustainable seafood supply and protecting ocean ecosystems.

"Super Green" Seafood List: Healthy for You, and the Ocean

How can you eat more seafood for your health and protect ocean ecosystems? We’ve got the answer. Working with the Environmental Defense Fund and scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health, we’ve created a "Super Green" list of wild and farmed seafood that’s good for people and the oceans.

This Month's Seafood Watch Recipe

Each month we bring you a delicious (and sustainable) seafood recipe created by one of the country's best chefs. This month's recipe is Baked Clams with Bacon from Alex Guarnaschelli, Chef at Butter restaurant in New York City.

California Enacts Nation's First Sustainable Seafood Bill

A landmark sustainable seafood bill sponsored by the Monterey Bay Aquarium has just been signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Under AB 1217, California fisheries can get financial assistance to meet international certification standards for seafood sustainability and market their products as sustainably caught in California.

Download the Updated Seafood Watch iPhone App

Our updated app uses your phone’s GPS to automatically determine the right seafood guide for your location, and lets you sort seafood by rank. If you've got another kind of mobile device, just log on to mobile.seafoodwatch.org and you'll be automatically directed to our online pocket guides, just in time to order your next seafood meal.

Updated Seafood Watch Pocket Guides Now Available

When it comes to seafood, your choices make a difference. To help, we’ve updated our Seafood Watch recommendations on the website and in our printed pocket guides. You’ll find new species like cobia and tongol tuna, as well as other changes that reflect the latest fish available in the marketplace. Learn more about the updates.

Get Connected to Seafood Watch

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has long been active on Facebook and Twitter—now Seafood Watch has its own pages. Get the latest information about sustainable seafood, learn about issues affecting our oceans and interact with other ocean lovers and Aquarium staff.Visit Seafood Watch on Twitter

Missed the World Ocean Day Webcast? No Problem!

If you missed our recent World Ocean Day webcast with Food Network star Alton Brown and Aquarium founder and Executive Director Julie Packard, you can still enjoy it online. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from two prominent voices for healthier and more sustainable oceans!

San Francisco Partners Form Alliance

Three Seafood Watch partners have teamed up to expand awareness about ocean-friendly seafood in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco Seafood Watch Alliance, composed of the Aquarium of the Bay, the California Academy of Sciences and the San Francisco Zoo, will work to educate consumers, restaurants and the seafood industry on the importance of choosing seafood that is caught or farmed in ways that support healthy oceans.

Now the Ocean's in Google Earth

Now Google Earth lets you dive into the ocean, explore marine habitats and make ocean-friendly seafood choices. The Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Aquarium's Seafood Watch program and scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute contributed to the Ocean in Google Earth, released February 2. Launch the application and use the side navigation to go to: Layers> Ocean> State of the Ocean, and ensure the box marked "Seafood Watch" is checked.

The Seafood Watch Sushi Pocket Guide is Here

Now sushi lovers have a way to make seafood choices that please the palate and safeguard the world's ocean wildlife. The Seafood Watch sushi pocket guide ranks popular sushi selections based on whether they are prepared using seafood that's caught or farmed in ways that harm the ocean.

Seafood Watch Guides at 2009 Sundance Film Festival

Ocean issues are prominent at this month’s Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah—and Seafood Watch is involved. Sundance is the premier showcase for independent filmmakers worldwide and this year two films bring the Seafood Watch message to viewers: The End of the Line, which chronicles the drastic effects of overfishing; and
The Cove, which exposes a clandestine operation in Japan that captures and sells dolphins.

Seafood Watch Wins Top Award from Bon Appétit

Bon Appétit Magazine has named Monterey Bay Aquarium as its “Tastemaker of the Year” for 2008, recognizing our Seafood Watch program for its influential role in transforming seafood buying habits across the United States.

Seafood Watch Webcast: Archived Edition

Get the inside scoop on what seafood to savor and what fish to forgo in this archived edition video webcast. Portola Cafe Executive Chef Dory Ford and Seafood Watch manager Sheila Bowman share tips for choosing and preparing sustainable seafood dishes.

ARAMARK Partners with Seafood Watch

ARAMARK, one of the world’s leading professional facilities management and food service companies, is partnering with Seafood Watch to shift its U.S. seafood purchases toward sustainable sources over the next decade. It’s another big step toward creating market demand that will change fisheries and fish-farming practices around the world.

Common Vision for Sustainable Seafood

The Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions—fourteen conservation organizations across North America, including the Monterey Bay Aquarium—announced an agreement in May on the "Common Vision for Environmentally Sustainable Seafood," highlighting a clear path for achieving sustainability in the seafood industry.

For more information about the Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions and the Common Vision, visit www.solutionsforseafood.org.