At Bluewater our ultimate goal is to achieve Marine Stewardship Council full certification.  Currently, the fish we purchase is selected in order to fit criteria of sustainability, environmental impact and ethical/best practices harvest guidelines.  Industry is rapidly moving towards achieving certification by the Marine Stewardship Council to meet their environmental standards for well-managed and sustainable fisheries.  As a result, Bluewater Grill is working closely with Santa Monica Seafood and other vendors to achieve full Marine Stewardship Council certification in 2010.
 
Our Purchasing Policy Implementation Criteria for year end 2010

• To use fish from sustainable fisheries predominately certified by MSC/MBA (Monterrey Bay Acquarium)

• To aim for all our suppliers to be certified by MSC/MBA

• To not purchase fish during their spawning season

• To use fish caught by sustainable methods as laid out by MSC/MBA. (i.e. Harpooned, Hook & Line, etc)

• To purchase fish from the best quality, farmed fisheries.

Our responsibility:
Our suppliers are selected on the grounds that they have a sustainable approach to purchasing from fishermen whose fish must come from fisheries using environmentally responsible harvesting methods.

We choose species that we are confident are sustainable in the area from which they are harvested.

Our goal is to ensure that we are protecting the future of our fish, our suppliers, and our business.