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Eligible species

by Contact on 30 October 2026

The species and genera listed below are eligible for certification. Whenever possible, the naming of species, genera, families and orders adhere to the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) list of species maintained by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Only hybrid species of two separately eligible species are eligible for certification.

Fish:

  • Catfish – all the species in the genera Clarias, Heterobranchus, Ictalurus, Ameiurus and Silurus

  • Cod – Gadus morhua

  • Flatfish

    • Flounders – all species in the genera Paralichthys and Pseudopleuronectes 

    • Halibut – all species in the genus Hippoglossus 

    • Turbot – all species in the genus Scophthalmus 

  • Pangasius – all species in the family Pangasiidae 

  • Pike-perch – all species in the genus Sander  

  • Salmonids – freshwater

    • Salmon, trout and char – all species in the genera Salmo, Oncorhynchus and Salvelinus 

    • Greyling – all species in the genus Thymallus 

    • Whitefish – all species in the genus Coregonus 

  • Salmonids – marine

    • Salmon, trout and char – all species in the genera Salmo, Oncorhynchus and Salvelinus 

  • Seabass, Seabream, Meagre

    • Seabass – all species in the genus Dicentrarchus 

    • Seabream – all species in the genera Sparus and Pagrus 

    • Meagre – all species in the genus Argyrosomus 

  • Seriola and Cobia

    • Seriola – all species in the genus Seriola 

    • Cobia – Rachycentron canadum 

  • Tilapia – all species in the genera Oreochromis, Coptodon and Tilapia 

  • Tropical Marine Fish

    • Groupers – all species in the genera Epinephelus, Cromileptes, Plectropomus and Cephalopholis 

    • Snappers – all species in the genera Lutjanus and Ocyurus 

    • Pompano – all species in the genus Trachinotus 

    • Barramundi – all species in the genus Lates 

    • Croaker – all species in the genus Larimichthys 

Molluscs:

  • Abalone – all species in the genus Haliotis 

  • Bivalve – all (filter-feeding) species in the class Bivalvia, except the (non-filter-feeding) families Nuculanidae, Nuculidae and Solemyidae

Crustaceans:

  • Shrimp – all species in the genus Penaeus 

  • Freshwater prawn – all species in the genus Macrobrachium 

  • Crayfish – all species in the genera Cherax, Procambarus and Astacus