Scallop seafood items

Ocean Wise’s recommendations are based on 4 criteria. An Ocean Wise recommended species is:

  1. Abundant and resilient to fishing pressures
  2. Well managed with a comprehensive management plan based on current research
  3. Harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species
  4. Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species.

To learn more please refer to our Ocean Wise Recommendation Policy.

Scallop
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Baja scallop, lions paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus Wild Diver caught Baja California
Ocean Wise Bay scallop Argopecten irradians (or Aequipecten) Farmed Off-bottom culture Worldwide
Ocean Wise Chilean/Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus Farmed Off-bottom culture Chile
Ocean Wise Japanese Scallop Pecten yessoensis Farmed Off-bottom culture Japan
Ocean Wise Mexican Bay Scallop Agropecten ventricosus Wild Diver caught Baja California
Ocean Wise Pink/spiny scallop (swimming scallop) Chlamys hastata (hericia) Wild Butterfly trawl British Columbia
Ocean Wise Qualicum Beach scallop Patinopecten x Farmed Off-bottom culture Vancouver Island
Ocean Wise Sea scallop (giant scallop) Placopecten magellanicus Wild Diver caught Atlantic US, Canada
Ocean Wise Sea scallop (giant scallop) Placopecten magellanicus Farmed Off-bottom culture Canada
Under Review Japanese scallop Pecten yessoensis Wild Diver caught East Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Bay scallop Argopecten irradians (or Aequipecten) Farmed Dredge, On-bottom culture with dredge Worldwide
Not Recommended Calico scallop Argopecten gibbus Wild Dredge US
Not Recommended Icelandic scallop Chlamys islandica Wild Dredge Canada, Iceland
Not Recommended Japanese scallop Pecten yessoensis
Wild
Farmed
 Dredge, On-bottom culture Asia
Not Recommended Peruvian calico scallop Argopecten purpuratus Wild Diver caught Peru
Not Recommended Queen scallop Chlamys opercularis Wild Dredge East Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Sea scallop (giant scallop) Placopecten magellanicus Wild Dredge Canada, East Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Weathervane scallop Patinopecten caurinus Wild Dredge Alaska, British Columbia