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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Squid
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Jumbo Squid
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Humboldt Squid, Giant Squid, Calamar Gigante, Jibia Gigante
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Gulf of California
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Wild-caught
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Longfin Squid
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Common Squid, Boned Squid
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U.S. Atlantic
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Trawl
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Shortfin Squid
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Summer Squid
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U.S. Atlantic
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Trawl
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Squid
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Calamari, International Squid
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Worldwide
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Wild-caught
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Squid
Squid grow quickly and reproduce at a young age, making them highly resilient to fishing pressure. However, lack of effective management and enforcement results in a "Good Alternative" recommendation.
Summary
Today squid, or calamari, is a staple on many restaurant menus. In the U.S. there is a very large squid fishery; however, most of the domestic catch is exported and most of the squid consumed in the U.S. comes from overseas.
In international waters, squid is mostly caught using jigs or trawls, both low bycatch methods. Squid grow quickly and reproduce at a young age, making them highly resilient to fishing pressure. Their success, however, is dependent on ocean conditions such as temperature and prey availability, and squid abundance varies from year to year and place to place.
Squid fisheries on the high seas are problematic because regulations do not exist or are rarely enforced and squid abundance is largely unknown. In addition, squid play an important role in marine food webs as both predator and prey, and are an important source of food for marine mammals.
Increasingly, squid are becoming the target in areas where other species have declined due to overfishing. Without effective management and enforcement measures in place we are concerned that squid fisheries are at risk of collapse.
Scientific Reports About Our Ratings
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