Victoria Seafood Audit

The Victoria Seafood Audit aims to provide the citizens of Victoria with the knowledge of where their local grocers and favourite restaurants stand amongst the debate of seafood sustainability.

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The Audit was first initiated during Dr. John Volpe's Sustainable Fisheries course, with Jenna Stoner and the GAPI team gathering and compiling the collected data. On July 28th, 2010, 29 restaurants and 10 grocery stores were assessed to determine what species were being sold by retailers in the greater Victoria area and where these products were coming from. Based on the information provided from these establishments, each species was assessed using Monterey Bay Aquarium’s SeafoodWatch guide and given a colour – red, yellow or green – to represent their intrinsic environmental sustainability. The assessed establishments were then ranked according to the proportion of red, yellow or green species they were selling. Scroll through our lists of restaurants and grocery stores to see how your neighbourhood retailers scored amongst others in the city.