SEAFOOD
SELECTOR
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BEST
CHOICES
Abalone
(farmed)
Barramundi
(U.S.)
Catfish (U.S.)
Caviar/sturgeon
(farmed)
• Char,
Arctic (farmed)
Clams (farmed)
Clams,
softshell
Cod, Pacific (bottom
longline)
Crab, Dungeness
Crab, stone
Crawfish (U.S.)
Halibut,
Pacific
Lobster, spiny (Australia,
Baja, U.S.)
• Mackerel,
Atlantic
Mahimahi (U.S.
pole/troll)
Mullet (U.S.)
Mussels
(farmed)
• Oysters
(farmed)
Pollock, Alaska
• Sablefish/black cod (Alaska,
Canada)
• Salmon
(Alaska wild)
• Salmon,
canned pink/sockeye
• Sardines
(U.S.)
Scallops, bay
(farmed)
Shrimp, pink
(Oregon)
Shrimp (U.S.
farmed)
Spot prawn
(Canada)
Squid, longfin
(U.S.)
Striped bass
(farmed)
Tilapia (U.S.)
• Trout,
rainbow (farmed)
• Tuna,
albacore (Canada, U.S.)
Tuna, skipjack
(pole/troll)
Tuna, yellowfin (U.S.
pole/troll)
Wreckfish
Fish choices that are good for you and the
ocean!
OK
CHOICES
The same kind of fish may appear on more
than one list of choices, depending on where it comes
from, whether it was caught or farmed, and the type of
fishing gear used. To learn more about choosing
ocean-friendly fish, visit www.edf.org/seafood
Basa/swai/tra/Vietnamese
catfish
Clams (wild)
Cod, Pacific
(trawl)
• Crab,
blue
Crab, king
(U.S.)
Crab,
snow/tanner
Flounder/sole
(Pacific)
Haddock
(hook-and-line)
Herring,
Atlantic
Lobster,
American/Maine
Mahimahi (U.S.
longline)
• Oysters
(wild)
Sablefish/black cod (CA,
OR, WA)
• Salmon
(Washington wild)
Scallops, sea (Canada,
U.S.)
Shrimp (U.S.
wild)
Shrimp, northern (Canada,
U.S.)
Squid (except U.S.
longfin)
• Swordfish
(U.S.)
Tilapia (Latin
America)
Tuna, yellowfin (U.S.
longline)
Tuna, canned
light
• Tuna,
canned white/albacore
WORST
CHOICES
Caviar/sturgeon (imported
wild)
•Chilean
seabass
Cod, Atlantic
Crab, king
(imported)
Crawfish
(China)
Flounder/sole
(Atlantic)
• Grouper
Haddock (trawl)
Halibut,
Atlantic
Mahimahi (imported
longline)
Monkfish
• Orange
roughy
Rockfish (Pacific
trawl)
• Salmon,
farmed or Atlantic
• Shark
Shrimp/prawns
(imported)
Skate
Snapper, red or
imported
• Swordfish
(imported)
Tilapia (Asia)
• Tuna,
bigeye (longline)
• Tuna,
yellowfin (imported
longline)
•Tuna,
bluefin
• Indicates
fish high in mercury or
PCBs.
This guide
is produced in collaboration with the Monterey Bay
Aquarium. www.seafoodwatch.org
Updated:
07/01/2009
©2009
Environmental Defense Fund
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