We are doing OurPart™ to ensure there is enough seafood available to meet the needs of families today and in the future.
As part of our commitment to sourcing seafood responsibly, we’ve partnered with the Ocean Wise Seafood program. It’s the sustainable seafood program of Ocean Wise, a global ocean conservation organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. We pick products recommended by Ocean Wise Seafood and highlight them amongst the fish and seafood offerings in our stores.
How can you know whether you’re making the right choices? Simple. Just look for that Ocean Wise logo next to fish and seafood items or on packaging at your local Sobeys store. It is an assurance that you are purchasing seafood from a sustainable source.
Our seafood choices today matter to the health of our oceans for generations to come!
Wise choices keep rolling in
Eastern Oysters
Oyster farming is associated with a host of ecosystem services and ecological benefits to water quality, nutrients, provision of habitat and shoreline stabilization.
Chef’s Tip:Serve on the half shell on ice, for a beautiful presentation.
Farmed Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic salmon farmed in indoor recirculating tanks, greatly reduce the risk of introducing diseases, pathogens, harmful chemicals and effluent to sensitive habitats, by physically isolating the farmed fish.
Chef’s Tip:Best when grilled, broiled, or baked.
Farmed Fresh Mussels
Mussel farms provide habitat for marine species, supporting biodiverse marine communities around the farm.
Chef’s Tip:Sauté in wine and garlic butter for a delicious sauce.
Fresh Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon
Oyster farming is associated with a host of ecosystem services and ecological benefits to water quality, nutrients, provision of habitat and shoreline stabilization.
Chef’s Tip:Best when pan seared or grilled on a cedar plank.
Fresh Wild Halibut
This fishery is extremely well managed, avoiding impacts to aquatic habitats and other marine life.
Chef’s Tip:Pan sear with butter & olive oil.
Rainbow Trout
Ontario rainbow trout is produced with excellent management plans and strict standards for environmental impacts and fish health.
Chef’s Tip:Best when grilled, broiled, or baked.
Steelhead Trout
Grown in a state-of-the-art floating tank system, Lois Lake’s Steelhead Trout is farmed under high industry standards which mitigate negative interactions with the natural environment.
Chef’s Tip:Best when grilled, broiled, or baked.
Wild Coldwater Canada Northern Shrimp
The Nordmore Grate is an exclusion device used in this fishery’s nets to ensure that shrimp are safely separated from other species to limit and significantly reduce bycatch.
Chef’s Tip:Great addition to salads and dips.
Wild Haddock
With robust fishery management measures in place, haddock populations remain healthy and abundant.
Chef’s Tip:Dredge in flour and pan sear.
Wild Icelandic Cod
This fish’s population is healthy. The various fishing methods utilized limit habitat damage and impacts to marine life.
Chef’s Tip:Stands up to just about any cooking method.
Fresh Wild Pickerel
Pickerel in the Great Lakes are highly adaptable: they are resilient to fishing pressures and tolerant of a wide variety of environmental conditions.
Chef’s Tip:Dredge in flour and pan sear.
Wild Scallops
To help protect the wild scallop populations, there are limits established to the number of scallops that can be caught as well as the number of fishing licenses that can be distributed.
Chef’s Tip:Serve Sauté in a butter and deglaze with white wine for a delicious sauce.
Wild Yellowfin Tuna
This tuna is caught 1 by 1, a highly selective fishing method that has little to no impact on the surrounding habitat and marine life.
Chef’s Tip:Grill or sear until medium rare in the middle.Ocean Wise Seafood Festival
We are proud to participate in the Ocean Wise Seafood Festival!
From February 3-16, a portion of proceeds from select offerings will be donated to Ocean Wise to support the protection and restoration of the world’s oceans.
By choosing Ocean Wise seafood you’re making a difference for the fishers and farmers working to secure the health of our oceans, lakes and rivers for generations to come.
Proud to Offer Sustainable Choices
We offer a wide range of products recommended by the Ocean Wise Seafood Program. Good examples are farmed scallops, mussels, clams, and oysters.
These mollusks require no special feed, have a very low impact on the environment, and can help improve the water quality of their surroundings.
Selling sustainably farmed shellfish is a sign of our continued commitment to providing seafood that can be enjoyed by us and the generations to come.
Keeping Our Oceans Healthy
Protecting our oceans is not only critical for maintaining the health of our planet but also impacts the availability of seafood for future generations.
We actively manage our complete seafood assortment. This way, we ensure we're not selling a species with sustainability concerns.
For example, not sourcing Endangered or Critically Endangered species. These identifications come from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Another example relates to our suppliers. We don't use suppliers who harvest using illegal, unreported, or unregulated methods.
Pictured: Oyster Aquaculture Suspension Method
Through a joint effort with Ocean Wise Seafood Program, we continually educate our staff and customers. This way, we're all on the same page when it comes to environmental issues.
So, if you'd like to find out more about our efforts here at Sobeys, check out our page, "Casting for Sustainable Fish with Ocean Wise”. We go into a bit more depth about sea-level sustainability and how restorative aquaculture makes our oceans a brighter blue.
Or, head out to your local Sobeys and check out the Ocean Wise recommended seafood products.
