What is "Sustainable Seafood"?

"Seafood is sustainable when the population of that species of fish is managed in a way that provides for today’s needs without damaging the ability of the species to reproduce and be available for future generations. If you buy fish managed under a U.S. fishery management plan, you can be assured it meets 10 national standards that ensure fish stocks are maintained, overfishing is eliminated, and the long-term socioeconomic benefits to the nation are achieved."
— NOAA Fish Watch

"Ten National Standards of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, back up by the principles of other applicable law such as the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Act, function as the U.S. fisheries sustainability standards."
— NOAA Fisheries

"The David Suzuki Foundation has adopted the definition of sustainable seafood as originating from sources, whether fished or farmed, that can maintain or increase production in the long term without jeopardizing the structure or function or affected ecosystems."
— The David Suzuki Foundation

"At Seafood Watch, we help sustain wild, diverse and healthy ocean ecosystems that will exist long into the future. We do this by encouraging consumers and businesses to purchase seafood that is fished or farmed in ways that do not harm the environment. When there is scientific uncertainty, we err on the side of conservation."
— Seafood Watch