Watchdogs
Today everyone has an opinion on seafood, from the NOAA Fish Watch to the Blue Ocean Institute to the National Marine Fisheries Service to the FDA to National Fisheries Institute to the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to the Seafood Choices Alliance to the Ocean Trust to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to the Ocean Conservancy and so forth – everyone has an opinion! In this section we try to identify who these watchdogs are and what aspect of your seafood they may or may not be involved in. With each one we try to give and overview of their mission, their resources and their credibility with a summary sheet. Also provided is a direct link to their website so you can reference this for your self. See the list below for information on the industry watchdog you are interested in learning more about.
- The NOAA Fish Watch (Summary, Website)
- Blue Ocean Institute (Summary, Website)
- National Marine Fisheries Service (Website)
- FDA (Website)
- National Fisheries Institute (Website)
- Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) (Summary, Website)
- Seafood Choices Alliance (Summary, Website)
- Ocean Trust (Summary, Website)
- Monterey Bay Aquarium (Summary, Website)
- Ocean Conservancy (Summary, Website)
- International Food Quality Certification (Summary, Website)
- Aquaculture Certification Council (Summary, Website)
- Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) (Summary, Webiste)
- Friend of the Sea (Summary, Website)
- IFQC (Summary, Website)
- Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association (IOFGA) (Summary, Website)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (Summary, Website)
- Label Rouge (Summary, Website)
- Naturland Verband (Summary, Website)
- Qualite France (Summary, Website)
- RSPCA: Freedom Food (Summary, Website)
- UK Soil Association (Summary, Website)
- BioSuisse (Summary, Website)



