10 Spots to Savor Responsible Seafood This National Seafood Month

October is National Seafood Month, a perfect time to spotlight the rise of farmed seafood, which now provides over half of the world’s supply. But with growing options, not all farmed seafood is equal, making it essential to look for the ASC label on packaging to ensure you are choosing responsibly farmed products. 

The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is a global nonprofit leading the world’s strictest certification and labeling program for responsibly farmed seafood. ASC’s sea green certification label is the best way to verify where your farmed seafood came from, how it was raised and how it got to you.

To celebrate National Seafood Month, here are 10 places where you can find ASC certified seafood, offering you a responsible and flavorful choice:

• Amazon: Tin it to win it! Explore a world of trendy ASC labeled tinned seafood, from Safe Catch Smoke Rainbow Trout and Freshé Canned Salmon to Bumble Bee Hardwood Smoked Oysters and Cole’s Smoked Salmon.  
• Costco: Discover an ocean of ASC products in the fresh, frozen and canned seafood sections, including Kirkland Garlic Butter Shrimp,  Kirkland Tilapia, Kirkland Farm Raised Atlantic Salmon, Sea Cuisine Tortilla Crusted Tilapia, Foppen Smoked Salmon, Xcellent Shrimp, Dine Well Shrimp and Crown Prince Smoked Oysters.

• Sushi Maki at Whole Foods: Savor the taste of South Florida’s iconic sushi chain with multiple restaurant locations as well as market stations at 10 Whole Foods. Get their must-try ASC Dragon Poke Bowl, featuring ASC certified shrimp tempura, kanikama salad, avocado, togarashi, mango, eel sauce and spicy mayo.
• Target: Salmon lovers rejoice with a variety of Good & Gather and Mowi salmon products in both the fresh and frozen seafood cases.
• Bamboo Sushi: Dine at the world’s first certified sustainable sushi restaurant with locations throughout the Pacific Northwest, Denver and the Bay Area. Bamboo Sushi’s creative menus consistently feature ASC certified seafood across its delicious and creative menus. 
• Lidl: Seafood lovers can find products like Fish Market fresh Faroe Island Atlantic salmon fillets among other ASC options. 
• IKEA: After a day of shopping discoveries, enjoy a Scandinavian-inspired meal featuring ASC certified choices like SJÖRAPPORT Cured Salmon and deliciously savory Salmon Balls. Sustainability meets Swedish simplicity.
• Holland America Line: Find ASC certified dishes on the high seas. Earlier this year, Holland America Line became the first global cruise line to receive ASC certification. 
• New Seasons Market: The beloved chain of neighborhood grocery stores operating in the Portland, Oregon, metro area and southwestern Washington features ASC products like Sea Tales smoked salmon and Riverence whole trout. 
• Stop & Shop: Seafood shoppers in the Northeast can pick up premium Primewaters Shrimp.

ASC is the only certification program that can verify your farmed seafood is what it claims to be, where it came from, how it was raised and how it got to you. Learn more at SeaGreenBeGreen.com and follow @asc.usa on Instagram.