Informational Links

Sustainable Guides

Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Eating Guide - Monterey Bay Aquarium Recommendations for Sustainable Species and where they come from. Both the Monterrey Bay and the Environmental Defense Fund use this methodology when determining their grade for sustainability.	FDA Fish Enclyclopedia - In today's world, there are so many different species. Thus it is important to know what one is buying. Here is a link to the FDA website which highlightes the legal name specific species are called. The use of acceptable market names is essential in the identification of seafood because of the exceptional number and variety of species represented by this unique category of foods.
NOAA Fish Watch - FishWatch can help you make informed decisions about the seafood you eat by providing you with the most accurate and timely information available on the sustainability of U.S. seafood fisheries. FishWatch is brought to you by NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, the U.S. authority on marine fisheries science, conservation, and management.	Environmental Defense Fund Seafood Sustainable Eating Guide - Environmental Defense Fund direct link to their recommended fish based on sustainability.
Monterey Bay Sushi Guide - This website details which species of Sushi are sourced in and from sustainable fisheries throughout the world.

Gov't – Rules, Reports and Stats

NOAA Northeast Fisheries Statistics - This website was established in 1998 to provide a convenient, up-to-date source of information on the status of fishery resources off the northeast coast of the U.S	UN Aquaculture Report - This site is a report on the aquaculture progress throughout the world It is a detailed report with lots of broad and specific reviews of individual country operations and productivity.
United Nations Code of Conduct - United Nations Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing sets standards for the fishing fleets of the world to promote long term sustainable fisheries. This is an interesting website for those interested in how fisherman are dealing with the realities of international issues related to the sustainability, etiquette and proper management of fisheries.	United Nations Fish Statistics - United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) website providing data and statistics on wild capture fisheries and worldwide trade. This page also includes specific subject information and profiles supported by graphics (GIS maps and images, etc.). The Fact Sheets contain a synthesis of information tailored to illustrate the various characteristics of each broad capture fisheries subject.
United Nations Oceans and Laws of the Sea - The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea provides, for the first time, a universal legal framework for the rational management of marine resources and their conservation for future generations. Details world wide treaties and agreements involving member countries.While many institutions, some created by the Convention and others part of the United Nations system are responsible for governing areas on specific aspects of the ocean under their jurisdiction, the Convention itself remains the central instrument for promoting stability and peaceful uses of the seas and oceans. It is not, however, a static instrument, but rather a dynamic and evolving body of law that must be vigorously safeguarded and its implementation aggressively advanced.	Magnuson Stevens Fishery and Conservation Management Act - The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) is the primary law governing marine fisheries management in United States federal waters. The Act was first enacted in 1976 and amended in 1996. Most notably, the Magnuson-Stevens Act aided in the development of the domestic fishing industry by phasing out foreign fishing. To manage the fisheries and promote conservation, the Act created eight regional fishery management councils. The 1996 amendments focused rebuilding over fished fisheries, protecting essential fish habitat, and reducing by catch.

Species Management

Caribbean Fishery Management Council - The CFMC includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (PR) and the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). The CFMC has its headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is unique in being the only council that does not include one of the fifty states of the Union and in sharing fish stocks with many Caribbean nations.	Gulf Marine Fisheries Commission - The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) is an organization of the five states (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida), whose coastal waters are the Gulf of Mexico. It is a good source of infornmation about seafood products harvetsed from the Gulf of Mexico and their management.
New England Fisheries Management Council - One of the eight regional offices set-up through the Magnuson Fisheries Act, this councils oversees the groundfish and other species of the New England States. This is a powerful Council as it's authority includes the resource rich Gorges bank and all fishing within 200 miles of the New England Coast - Scallops, Monkfish, Flounder are a few of the species managed by this council.	North Pacific Fishery Management Council - With jurisdiction over the 900,000 square mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska, the Council has primary responsibility for groundfish management in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), including cod, pollock, flatfish, mackerel, sablefish, and rockfish species harvested mainly by trawlers, hook and line longliners and pot fishermen.
Mid Atlantic Fishery Council - The Mid&#dash;Atlantic Fishery Management Council is responsible for management of fisheries in federal waters which occur predominantly off the mid&#dash;Atlantic coast. States with voting representation on the Council include New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.	Pacific Fisheries Management Council - The Pacific Fishery Management Council, created through the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 for the purpose of managing fisheries 3-200 miles offshore of the United States of America coastline. The Pacific Council is responsible for fisheries off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington and deals with Ling Cod, Flounder, Halibut, Salmon, Tuna, Sharks, Mahi Mahi and other species from pacific Northwest.
South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council - The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, is one of eight regional fishery management councils in the United States. The South Atlantic Council is responsible for the conservation and management of fish stocks within the federal 200-mile limit off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and east Florida to Key West.	Western Pacific Fishery Management Council - The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional fishery management councils established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976. Amended in 1996 to prevent overfishing, minimize bycatch and protect fish stocks and habitat. Council decisions are based on the best available scientific information provided largely by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center and the Pelagic Fisheries Research Program and are transmitted to the Secretary of Commerce for approval.
Tuna Regional Fisheries Organizations - This Web site serves as an informal framework for sharing information from tuna Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs). Tuna RFMOs are intergovernmental organizations that carry out data collection, scientific monitoring and management of tuna and tuna-like resources.	Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission - The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission was formed by the 15 Atlantic coast states in 1942 in recognition that fish do not adhere to political boundaries. The Commission serves as a deliberative body, coordinating the conservation and management of the states shared near shore fishery resources – marine, shell, and anadromous – for sustainable use.
Alaska Groundfish Fisheries managment Plan - This Fishery Management Plan (FMP) governs groundfish fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The FMP management area is the United States (U.S.) exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the North Pacific Ocean, exclusive of the Bering Sea, between the eastern Aleutian Islands and the Dixon Entrance. The FMP covers fisheries for all stocks of finfish except salmon, steelhead, Pacific halibut, Pacific herring, and tuna.	Mahi - Wahoo Management Plan - Recognizing the significant importance of the dolphin wahoo fishery to the recreational fishing community in the Atlantic, the goal of the plan is to maintain the current harvest levels of dolphin and ensure that no new fisheries develop.
Monk Fishery Managment Plan - The Mid-Atlantic and New England Councils requested approval from the Regional Administrator have jiont oversight committee two charges: a) to work with the fishing industry to facilitate a resolution to the problematic gear conflict in Southern New England and b) to initiate the development of management measures for monkfish.	Snapper-Grouper Gulf Managment Plan - This document opresents a combined fishery managment plan for snapper-grouper fishery in the South Atlantic region. This was produced by NMFS and the NOAA.
Maryland Blue Crab Briefing - The state of Maryland Assessment, conclusions and implementation plan for aiding the sustainability of the Blue Crab as reported to the State Legislature - January 2009.	ICCAT - The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas is an inter-governmental fishery organization responsible for the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas
Proposed Artic Fisheries Management Plan - This is the current proposed Artic region fisheries management plan - includes species like Snow Crab, King Crab, and Halibut.

Nutrition/DNA

Nutrition Pyramid - this is the USDA website about nutritional requirements and planning menus at your home to meet these requirements	Fish Base - this is a unique site where scientists from all over the world update a database of names of fish. The purpose is to help with species identification and relationships of species throughout the world. Seven languages available
US FDA Food Safety and Nutrition Page - it is a good source for a number of important information – Species Name and Common Names to help with identification of product you receive and specific facts about the species including if desired, the DNA scale for the fish!	What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish - Government website detailing mercury and its effects on fish - which fish you should and should not eat because of it!
EPA Local Fish Advisories - EPA Website where you can look at mercury effects and local species by state that might have consumption advisories.	US Department of Argriculture Aquatic Animal Research Cente - The Aquatic Animal Health Research Laboratory conducts research in the areas of bacteriology, parasitology, pathology, nutrition and immunology to solve problems in aquaculture that diminish productivity and quality of warm-water fish, primarily catfish, tilapia and hybrid striped bass.
Friends of the Sea Carbon Footprint Calculator - A neat tool to help evaluate the Carbon Footprint your product is leaving on the earth. Carbon Footprint is the amount of combined carbon energy or consumption a product takes to be delivered to your table. Use this tool to look at your products.

Profish Vendor Links

Stavis Seafood - A great partner of Profish's for over 20 years. This family owned company knows and sources seafood like no other. At profish we are proud to have this relationship.	JP Shellfish - Oyster Specialists - A good site with great descriptons of many, if not all New England cultivated varieties of Oysters - you order these through profish any time before 10 AM for next day delivery.
Cleanfish is a Profish partner providing Fish with the entire Sustainable Story - CleanFish is a company, an aspiration and a movement. We believe that by sourcing delicious seafood from people who care, we can spark a return back to healthy oceans, back to regenerative ecosystems, Back to Schools.	Farm raised Salmon Industry Website - This website is entirely funded by the Salmon Growers Industry and its purpose is to educate the comnsumer and end user, chef included, in the benefits and wisdom of using Aquacultural grown Salmon Salar.
Central Seaway Comapny - Censea - A key source of Shrimp products for our profish family. Censea is a great partner whose breadth of knowledge regarding the best quality of shrimp available and when is critical to our being able to help serve our customer base.	True North Salmon - A great grower of Salmon - completely engaged and committed to environmental stewardship, sustainable business practices and the protection, health and wellness of marine resources. We recognize our dependence and the interdependent nature of our interaction with nature.
Kona Kampachi - Sustainably raised by Kona Blue Water Farms, Kona Kampachi® is a Hawaiian yellowtail that is open ocean grown in the pristine waters off the Kona Coast of the Big Island—hatched, reared and harvested using state-of-the-art aquaculture technology, without depleting wild fisheries or harming the ocean environment.

Interesting Links

NFI - National Fisheries Institute website. NFI represents the industry. Good place for seafood news and opinions plus recipes, preparation methods, storage and much, much more.	Fish Records - This is a great web site where you can look up the state or national record for any sporting fish caught - also has great physical descriptions of 177 different fish.
RAMW - Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington Website. This is a great site for all the sisues and assiastance restaurants face and need in the Greater Washington DC area.	UN Fact Sheets - Fishing Method - This link leads to a page where every known method of fishing is described in great detail. great site to understand how specific species of fish are harvested and the equipment required to accomplish.
Yale and Clolumbia University Fisheries Worldwide Environmental performance Index Rating System - A system designed by Yale and Columbia Universities which methodology includes reviewing a large array of factors which effect the fisheries from a specific country. very detailed and interesting overview of this precious world resource.	Maine Aquaculture Association - This is a good website for information regarding Aquaucultre. Maine is known as a leader state in the groundbreaking work being done to sustainable and sensible grow and harvest products from the sea. Explore this site and you can meet a fish farmer, undertstand the competative issues and see things done right in the Aquauculture world.
UN Fishing Vehicle Fact Sheets - This link's to UN page that describes all fishing vessels and their class descriptions, with specifics on how their harvests work.