Prawns & shellfish: 13 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
127 brands rated so far in Fish & seafood. The main supermarket brands of canned, frozen and farmed fish and seafood, and the big global seafood companies behind them, many from South East Asia. Read the Fish & seafood guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
Grade
Any grade 13No best available in Prawns & shellfish
None of the 13 prawns & shellfish brands rated yet has no serious red flags plus a living wage or real progress towards one. How we pick
1Austral FisheriesDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2013 · Fish & seafoodWild toothfish and Gulf prawnsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified2Whitby SeafoodsForced labour link, last recorded in 2024 · Fish & seafoodBreaded scampi and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified3SeaPakNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodFrozen breaded shrimp and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4Royal GreenlandForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodCold-water prawns and frozen fishPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5PescanovaUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen fish, prawns and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6Sea BestUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen shrimp and fish filletsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7Minh PhuUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFarmed and processed frozen shrimpPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8NichireiForced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Fish & seafoodFrozen foods, shrimp and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9Aqua StarForced labour link, last recorded in 2015 · Fish & seafoodFrozen shrimp and seafoodPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10CP FoodsForced labour, last recorded in 2014 · Fish & seafoodFarmed prawns and prawn wontonsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11SumeruUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodFrozen prawns, fish and snacksPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified12TassalUnsafe conditions, last recorded in 2021 · Fish & seafoodFarmed Tasmanian salmon and prawnsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified13Great Value SeafoodForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodWalmart own-label frozen and canned seafoodHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported