What do red, yellow and green on the SeaChoice seafood card mean?
Like a traffic stop light, SeaChoice uses the green, yellow and red colour system to help make it easy for Canadians to go for Green and stop to reconsider before choosing red-listed species.
Best Choice (Green): This species is currently fished/harvested sustainably and represents a best choice. Enjoy green choices “in moderation” while supporting responsible fishing and coastal livelihoods.
Some Concerns (Yellow): Seafood that should be consumed infrequently, or when a green choice is not available. There are conservation concerns with the current populations or practices in this fishery.
Avoid (Red): Do not purchase these fish until the industry improves their practices so the populations recover. Red-listed seafood comes from sources that have a combination of problems – habitat damage, by-catch, poor management, low populations, can be easily harmed by fishing or may be listed by governments as Endangered.