How did these fish end up on the Redlist?

Presented below is the Redlist with numbers beside each species that correspond to a general list of impact criteria. The general list of five criteria encompasses factors weighed during the assessment of each species.

						Stock Status fishery/production method exploits endangered, vulnerable and/or protected species and species with poor stock status. Habitat Impacts fishery/production method causes habitat destruction and/or leads to ecosystem alterations. Destructive Fishing Methods fishery/production method has negative impact on other, non-target species. Pirate Fishing and/or Poor Management fishery/production method is unregulated, unreported, illegal or managed poorly. Social Impacts fishery/production method has negative impact on local, fishing-dependent communities that fish sustainably.
Atlantic haddock
Atlantic cod
Atlantic halibut
Atlantic salmon (farmed)
Atlantic sea scallops
Chilean seabass
Greenland halibut
Hard shell clams
New Zealand hoki
Orange roughy
Sharks
Skates and rays
Swordfish
Tropical shrimps
Tuna bluefin, bigeye, yellowfin

The fish on our Redlist are there for many reasons. Generally, each species was included because the fishery or production method has negative impacts on the target species or other marine species, leads to ecosystem alterations, has social implications, or is poorly managed or corrupt.

Each Redlist species went through the Greenpeace red-grade criteria; one used for wild caught species and one used for farmed produced species. During the assessment process, Greenpeace reviewed the most recent scientific research relating to each stock or aquaculture system, reviewed government sources, and consulted grading schemes by other organizations.

To identify wild caught Redlist species, Greenpeace took into account the stock status, species vulnerability, fisheries management, the prevalence of illegal fishing activity, and the environmental impacts of the fishing methods used.

To identify farm raised Redlist species, Greenpeace took account of the source of the eggs or juveniles used to stock the aquaculture system, whether the species being raised is native to the area where it is being produced, whether the facility is located in a sensitive area, the source of feed and the ratio of wild fish input to farmed fish produced, potential social impacts, and impacts to other species such as the transfer of disease, loss of biodiversity and ecosystem alterations.

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