Ducktrap Smoked Wild Sockeye Salmon, 8 oz

Seafood Standards Like Nowhere Else: Maintaining Healthy Fish Populations and a Sustainable Seafood Supply

At the Whole Foods Market Seafood department, our rigorous standards set us apart, helping to maintain healthy fish populations, protect ecosystems, and build a more sustainable seafood supply for everyone. From sustainable wild-caught salmon to Responsibly Farmed shrimp, we take a unique approach to seafood.

What Makes Our Seafood Department Different?

Fishery to Store Traceability: Our seafood is traceable back to the farm or fishery, and we work diligently to source it only from responsibly managed farms and sustainable wild fisheries.

Highly Rated or Certified: All of our wild-caught seafood is either Marine Stewardship Council certified or rated for sustainability by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program.

Banned Preservatives and More: We prohibit over 100 food ingredients, including preservatives like sodium bisulfite and STPP, when used to treat seafood.

No Animal By-Products in Feed: Our standards for farmed seafood do not allow the use of antibiotics, added growth hormones, synthetic parasiticides, or poultry and mammalian products in the feed.

Responsibly Farmed or Sustainable Wild-Caught Our seafood is either Responsibly Farmed or sustainably wild-caught, with a focus on maintaining healthy fish populations and ecosystems.

Prohibited Preservatives We prohibit the use of certain preservatives, such as sodium bisulfite and STPP, when treating our seafood.

Traceable to Farm or Fishery We ensure that our seafood can be traced back to the farm or fishery of origin, allowing us to verify responsible sourcing practices.

Certified or Rated for Sustainability All of our wild-caught seafood is either certified to the Marine Stewardship Council standard for sustainability or rated "Green" or "Yellow" by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program.

In summary, our seafood department sets a new standard for responsible sourcing and sustainability. By prohibiting harmful practices, ensuring traceability, and only offering certified or highly rated seafood, we are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality and most sustainable seafood options available. Our rigorous standards help protect the health of our oceans and the future of our seafood supply.

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