All Coles Own Brand seafood is responsibly sourced
Coles seafood
"We believe a healthy environment produces healthy fish"
What does responsibly sourced seafood mean?
At Coles, responsibly sourced seafood means that farms and fisheries have been independently certified or assessed to help mitigate potential environmental risks − including impacts on surrounding ecosystems, illegal and unregulated fishing, and overfishing of stocks related to seafood sourcing and production of Coles Own Brand products.
All Coles Own Brand seafood, whether farmed or wild-caught, must meet our responsible sourcing standards outlined below:
Farmed Seafood
To meet Coles’ Responsibly Sourced Seafood Requirements, Coles Own Brand farmed seafood products are required to be certified to the following independent third-party standards and certifications:
- Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC);
- Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP); or
- GLOBALG.A.P.
Wild-Caught Seafood
To meet Coles’ Responsibly Sourced Seafood Requirements, Coles Own Brand wild-caught seafood products are required to be:
- Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certified; or
- Independently assessed as meeting the Coles Wild Seafood Assessment Framework.
More information on our Responsibly Sourced Seafood Program is available here.
Coles is MSC’s Best Sustainable Seafood Supermarket Award winner 2022
Coles has held the MSC Best Sustainable Seafood Supermarket Award in Australia since 2017. The award acknowledges Coles’ wide range of MSC-labelled products as well as its commitment to communicating the message behind the MSC blue fish tick to its team members and the wider public.
Coles Own Brand Tuna
For Coles Own Brand canned Skipjack and Yellowfin tuna to be responsibly sourced it must be caught without the use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) that create by-catch and caught on approved fishing boats that can be traced all the way to the cannery. The requirement to have independent observers onboard to monitor measures specified by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.) is set to be reinstated by 1 January 2023.
How to cook salmon
Want the secret to salmon success? We break down the steps you need to achieve delicious, crispy skin and perfectly cooked fish. It makes for a tasty midweek meal.
How to cook crispy skin salmon
Pat the skin dry with paper towel. Spray with olive oil spray and season with salt and pepper. Cook, skin-side down, for 3 minutes . Turn and cook for a further 2 minutes. Serve with a squeeze of lemon.
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