Risk Assessment for Sourcing Seafood (RASS)
RASS helps commercial seafood buyers in the UK make an informed judgement on the environmental risks they face when sourcing wild caught seafood. For information in the way risks are scored see RASS Scoring Guidance
Bigeye Tuna, Indian Ocean, Troll/pole and line
Stock Status
Very low risk
Management
Moderate risk
Bycatch
Low risk
Habitat
Very low risk
Blonde ray in the Irish and Celtic Seas, Demersal otter trawl
Stock Status
Very high risk
Management
High risk
Bycatch
High risk
Habitat
Moderate risk
Brown shrimp Northeast Irish Sea, light beam trawl
Stock Status
Low risk
Management
High risk
Bycatch
High risk
Habitat
Low risk
Common whelk in Shetland inshore waters
Stock Status
High risk
Management
Moderate risk
Bycatch
Very low risk
Habitat
Low risk
Cuckoo ray in North Sea and Skagerrak (ICES Sub-area 4 and Division 3a), Demersal otter trawls
Stock Status
Moderate risk
Management
Moderate risk
Bycatch
High risk
Habitat
Moderate risk
Cuckoo ray in West of Scotland Irish and Celtic Seas and Bay of Biscay, Demersal otter trawl
Stock Status
Moderate risk
Management
Moderate risk
Bycatch
High risk
Habitat
Moderate risk
Cuttlefish in ICES subdivisions VIId, e (English Channel), Beam trawls
Stock Status
Low risk
Management
High risk
Bycatch
High risk
Habitat
High risk
Cuttlefish in ICES subdivisions VIId, e (English Channel), Demersal otter trawls
Stock Status
Low risk
Management
High risk
Bycatch
High risk
Habitat
Moderate risk
Cuttlefish in ICES subdivisions VIId, e (English Channel), Pots
Stock Status
Low risk
Management
High risk
Bycatch
Low risk
Habitat
Low risk
English whelk fisheries, whelk pots
Stock Status
High risk
Management
High risk
Bycatch
Low risk
Habitat
Low risk
Haddock in the Celtic Sea and West of Ireland, Demersal otter trawl
Stock Status
Low risk
Management
Moderate risk
Bycatch
High risk
Habitat
High risk
Haddock in the Irish Sea, Demersal otter trawl
Stock Status
Very low risk
Management
Low risk
Bycatch
Moderate risk
Habitat
Moderate risk