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Local to the landing, farm, processor, seller or diner? Ask for the place and stage being described.
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EJ Catch · decoder
Source Decoder
Read wild, farmed, local and certified claims with context.
Use sourcing claims as leads for verification. A short specific answer is more useful than a broad badge with no species, place or method.
Use this page
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Evidence-backed visitor workspace.
Sources, scope and local checks are visible on this page.
What you leave with
A clearer decision,
not another list.
Turn broad claims such as local, wild, farmed and certified into specific questions about species, place, method and verification.
Evidence reviewed 8 August 2026Use the decoder
What does the claim actually tell you?
Move across the four decision areas, then use the source and local-check sections to test the choice before acting.
Wild-caught
Add gear, area, stock management and handling before drawing a conclusion.
Farmed
Add species, system, location, feed, water management and verification.
Certified
Check the scheme, scope, chain of custody and whether the exact product—not only the company—is covered.
Verified starting points
Real places, products
and resources to use.
Five practical records selected for this page. Each one leads to the organisation, issuer, authority or business responsible for the information—not a copied listing.
Independently selected · No paid placement · Verified 8 August 2026MSC Track a Fishery
Global wild fisheries
Shows fisheries in the MSC programme with status, unit, gear, species and area.
Why use it
Verify the exact unit and current status; company participation alone is not enough.
ASC Find a Farm
Global aquaculture
Search current aquaculture certificates by holder, country, species, standard and status.
Why use it
Match the farm or unit ID to the product’s chain-of-custody evidence.
GLOBALG.A.P. certificate validation
Global agriculture · aquaculture
A public route for checking certificate and producer status in GLOBALG.A.P. systems.
Why use it
Use a current identification number and verify the scope shown.
BAP producer directory
Global aquaculture supply chain
Best Aquaculture Practices provides searchable certified producer information.
Why use it
Check facility type, species and certificate status rather than a logo alone.
Friend of the Sea certified products
Global
A programme directory covering certified companies and products across seafood and related categories.
Why use it
Verify current scope and certification details on the issuer’s record.
FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels
Global · State-supplied records
A collaborative FAO system that publishes certified identity data supplied by State authorities for eligible fishing-related vessels.
Why use it
Use it as an identity layer when a vessel number or flag-state record is available; pair it with current authorisation and catch-document evidence.
A listing confirms a useful official starting point—not a recommendation, test result or guarantee. Availability, prices, access, certification and operating status can change; recheck the linked source before booking, buying or travelling.
Evidence behind this page
Recognised sources.
Visible limits.
Verify before you act
Check the exact product and certificate scope. A certified company does not automatically mean every item is certified.
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UN traceability guidance · Global fisheries value chains
Understanding and Implementing Catch Documentation Schemes
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe role and limits of documentation in linking harvest, landing, processing and trade.
↗02UN flagship evidence · Global
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe global production, trade, nutrition and sustainability context behind seafood choices.
↗03National fisheries authority · United States
Sustainable Seafood and Species Profiles
NOAA FisheriesA transparent country-level example of connecting species identity with stock, production and management information.
↗How this page was built
FAO traceability guidance and global fisheries evidence are used to expose what documentation can and cannot prove.
Sources inform the framework; they do not endorse Eight June, a seller, product, destination or venue.
A simple way through
Use it in three moves.
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Turn the adjective into a question.
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Ask for species, place and method.
- 03
Decide with the limits still visible.
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Open the evidence
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Use these articles for the fuller explanation, examples and context. The utility above remains the practical decision layer.
Yours · EJ Catch
How to buy seafood without pretending one label knows everything
A practical sequence for species, origin, method, certification, freshness and the meal you need.
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Pulse · EJ Catch
What are diners asking from the new coastal table?
Traceability, freshness, regional identity and the questions influencing menus now.
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Voices · EJ Catch
The people keeping the world’s coastal kitchens alive
Memory, technique, ingredients and the everyday work behind living food traditions.
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