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Salmon & farmed fish: 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.

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Best available in Salmon & farmed fish

New Zealand King Salmon and Petuna are the strongest of 13 salmon & farmed fish brands rated. None is Good yet, but these have no serious red flags and are working towards a living wage or paying one.

1New Zealand King SalmonMissing: a traced catch with crews or farm workers checked · Fish & seafoodFarmed king salmonPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close. Best available: Salmon & farmed fishOn TrackPartly verified2PetunaMissing: a traced catch with crews or farm workers checked · Fish & seafoodFarmed Tasmanian ocean trout and salmonPays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close. Best available: Salmon & farmed fishOn TrackPartly verified3Huon AquacultureFails an independent rating · Fish & seafoodFarmed Tasmanian salmon and troutPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4SanfordDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2018 · Fish & seafoodMussels, salmon and deepwater fishPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5The Saucy Fish Co.Untraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodChilled and frozen fish with saucesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6LabeyrieForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodSmoked salmon and fine foodsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7Gold SealUntraced fishing boats or farms · Fish & seafoodCanned salmon, tuna and sardinesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8John WestNo living wage evidence · Fish & seafoodCanned tuna and salmonPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9TassalUnsafe 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 verified10Lerøy SeafoodDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2021 · Fish & seafoodFarmed salmon, trout and whitefishHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified11AquaChileDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2026 · Fish & seafoodFarmed Atlantic and Pacific salmonHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified12MowiDeadly safety failure, last recorded in 2026 · Fish & seafoodFarmed Atlantic salmon and smoked salmonHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified13Kirkland Signature SeafoodForced labour link, last recorded in 2023 · Fish & seafoodCostco own-label frozen 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