Fish Purchasing Policy

At Bluewater our ultimate goal is to achieve Marine Stewardship Council full certification, use only fish as selected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium or appproved by Aquaculture Certification as a "Best Practices" vendor. 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 its vendors to meet 100% of its objectives in 2011.  In addition, Bluewater Grill is participating in the Aquarium of the Pacific's "Seafood for the Future" Program promoting sales of sustainable seafood.

Click here to download our Fish Origins Guide which lists the sustainability status of our products.
 

Our Purchasing Policy Implementation Criteria for Year End 2011

• 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.