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Discover the best places nearby to buy seafood in Australia and New Zealand that is also sustainable.

How to find sustainable seafood

Just look for the MSC blue fish tick label when shopping or dining. Seafood with the blue fish tick can be traced back to an MSC certified sustainable fishery.
Choose sustainable seafood
Find out more about sustainable seafood in our handy guide including what to look for, what questions to ask and what species are certified sustainable.

Retailers selling sustainable seafood

You'll find MSC certified sustainable seafood in all major supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand, and in a selection of independent fishmongers.

 

 

Brands committed to sustainable seafood

A wide range of brands offer MSC certified seafood. Just look for the MSC blue fish tick label on the packet.

 

Birds Eye

Birds Eye

Birdseye fish products proudly carry the MSC blue tick on favourites such as Fish Fingers, Oven Bake and Deli fish range.

Findus Jamie Oliver

Findus Jamie Oliver

Findus Jamie Oliver fish fingers and fish cakes are made from MSC certified pollock, which you can find in Woolworths stores.

Glacier 51

Glacier 51

Glacier 51 Toothfish was awarded 2020 MSC Sustainable Seafood Award for Best Sustainable Seafood Product. The Glacier 51 Toothfish is a premium fish with a remarkable journey, from the wild Southern Ocean to the world’s best Chefs and restaurants, it MSC Certified Sustainable as well as carbon neutral. Visit the website for a list of distributors, restaurants and retailers stocking Glacier 51 in Australia and New Zealand.

Goolwa PipiCo

Goolwa PipiCo

Goolwa PipiCo harvest from the pristine cold waters off the Coorong National Park, South Australia. Their pipis are available at Woolworths and Costco as well as independent seafood distributors around Australia.

John West

John West

Australia’s most popular brand, John West has skipjack tuna in a wide variety of delicious flavours. Also keep an eye out for John West canned wild salmon and mackerel and chilled wild sockeye salmon available in major retailers with the blue fish tick.

Karumba Banana Prawns

Karumba Banana Prawns

Fiery sunsets and salty water are in the DNA of Karumba Banana Prawns. Sustainably caught in the wild Gulf of Carpentaria, Karumba Banana Prawns are incredibly versatile – equally good at home on the BBQ or in top-tier restaurants around the world. If you're interested in sourcing Karumba Prawns for commercial or home cooking, get in touch with the Austral Fisheries team.

Ocean Choice International

Ocean Choice International

Ocean Choice International’s wild scallops, harvested from the icy waters of the North Atlantic are available with the MSC blue fish tick from food service industry distributor Bidfood.

Paspaley

Paspaley

Silver Lip Pearl Oyster meat is an exclusive & rare delicacy handpicked from the pristine waters of the Kimberley, Australia. Paspaley Pearl Meat is MSC certified, traced as an environmentally sustainable sourced seafood.

Safcol

Safcol

Safcol canned salmon with the MSC blue fish tick is available at IGA and independent retailers around Australia.

Seafrost

Seafrost

Seafrost is a frozen seafood brand by Bidfood, a leading food service industry distributor. They offer whiting, hoki, pollock and flounder products with the MSC blue fish tick.

Sealord

Sealord

You can find the MSC blue fish tick on Sealord’s wide range of frozen New Zealand hoki and southern blue whiting products, available at both Coles & Woolworths.

Skull Island Tiger Prawns

Skull Island Tiger Prawns

Skull Island Tiger Prawns are the biggest prawns you’ll find in Australia! Wild-caught in the Gulf of Carpentaria, only the finest are picked to become the premium, sustainable and carbon neutral Skull Island branded prawns. Check out the website for a list of distributors, restaurants and retailers stocking MSC certified Skull Island Tiger Prawns.

Spencer Gulf King Prawns

Spencer Gulf King Prawns

The first Australian prawns to carry the MSC blue fish tick, Spencer Gulf King Prawns have been certified sustainable since 2011. You can find Spencer Gulf prawns at distributors and retailers all around Australia.

Fremantle Octopus

Fremantle Octopus

Fremantle Octopus produce the highest-quality octopus in the world, which can only be sourced in the clear pristine waters off the Western Australian coastline. Sustainability underpins their every decision on sea and land. Choosing MSC blue ticked Fremantle Octopus ensures future generations can enjoy the treasures of the ocean.

Dine

Dine

Treat your beloved felines to their favourite meals and snacks, knowing DINE® is supporting ocean health. DINE® Fresh & Fine in Jelly Tuna & Salmon is available at Coles – look for the MSC blue fish tick on pack!

The Stock Merchant Provisions

The Stock Merchant Provisions

The Stock Merchant Provisions is a collection of ethical, quality fare for everyday dining, including wild-caught MSC certified tuna and sardines preserved in organic extra virgin olive oil. Look for their premium tinned seafood carrying the MSC blue fish tick label in independent retailers in New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

 

 

Restaurants with sustainable seafood on the menu

Currently, there are just a few restaurants providing MSC certified seafood on their menu. Ask your waiter next time you're dining out about MSC.
The View

The View

The View restaurant is located at Taronga Zoo Sydney and offers delicious, certified sustainable MSC labelled seafood on its menu.

Mures Tasmania

Mures Tasmania

The first and only restaurant and speciailst shop to become MSC certified in Tasmania. This iconic venue is ensuring we have a delicious future full of fish.

IKEA

IKEA

All wild-caught fish in IKEA restaurants is MSC certified. They have a wider range of MSC and ASC certified species than any company in food service.

Your guide to sustainable seafood

Your guide to sustainable seafood

Where to buy, what to look for and the questions to ask.

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What does the blue fish tick mean?

What does the blue fish tick mean?

When you buy a product with the blue fish tick you’re supporting a fishery that is contributing to healthier oceans.

Sustainable seafood recipes

Sustainable seafood recipes

Chefs and seafood lovers from around the world share quick and tasty ways of cooking MSC certified sustainable seafood. Enjoy!