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Longfin Squid

© Scandanavian Fishing Yearbook/www.scandfish.com
SEAFOODRATINGMARKET NAMESWHERE CAUGHTHOW CAUGHT
Argentine Shortfin Squid Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Calamari, International Squid Imported Wild-caught
Japanese Flying Squid Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Calamari, International Squid Imported Wild-caught
Jumbo Squid Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Calamar Gigante, Giant Squid, Humboldt Squid, Jibia Gigante Gulf of California Wild-caught
Longfin Squid Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways. Common Squid, Boned Squid U.S. Atlantic Trawl
Market Squid Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Calamari, Opalescent Squid California Purse Seine
Shortfin Squid Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Summer Squid U.S. Atlantic Trawl


Longfin/Shortfin Squid

Longfin squid populations are considered healthy and abundant, making this species a "Best Choice." The overall condition of shortfin squid populations is not known, making them a "Good Alternative."

Consumer Note

Longfin squid are available fresh and frozen year-round. Shortfin squid are also available frozen most of the year, but are only available fresh in the summer and fall.

Summary

Like other cephalopods, longfin and shortfin squid are fast-growing and reproduce at an early age - traits that can help them withstand heavy fishing. Longfin populations are considered abundant, while the size of shortfin populations is not known.

Most longfin and shortfin squid are caught with trawls, a gear type that typically catches other unwanted species, known as bycatch. Trawls can also cause damage to seafloor habitats, although the damage is minimal to the sandy bottom habitats where most fishing for longfin and shortfin squid occurs.

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