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BEST CHOICES G O O D A LT E R N A T I V E S AVOID Support Ocean-Friendly Seafood

Chilean Seabass/Toothfish *
Best Choices are abundant, well-
Barramundi (US farmed) Basa, Swai (farmed) managed and caught or farmed in
Catfish (US farmed) Clams, Oysters* (wild) Cod: Atlantic environmentally friendly ways.

Cod: Pacific (Alaska longline) +

Clams, Mussels, Oysters (farmed) Cod: Pacific (trawled) Conch: Queen
Crab: Blue*, King (US), Snow Crab: King (imported) Good Alternatives are an option,
Crab: Dungeness, Stone Crab: Imitation/Surimi Flounders, Soles (Atlantic) but there are concerns with how
Crayfish (US farmed) Herring: Atlantic/Sardines Groupers* they’re caught or farmed — or with
Croaker: Atlantic * the health of their habitat due to
Halibut: Pacific+
Lobster: American/Maine Halibut: Atlantic
other human impacts.
Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (US) Lobster: Spiny (Caribbean imported)
Lobster: Spiny (US) Scallops: Sea Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (imported)
Mackerel: King * , Spanish * Marlin: Blue* , Striped*
Avoid for now as these items are
Shrimp (US farmed or wild)
Snapper: Gray, Lane, Mutton *, Orange Roughy *
caught or farmed in ways that harm
Mahi mahi (US Atlantic troll/pole) other marine life or the environment.

Pollock (Alaska wild) +

Mullet: Striped Yellowtail (US) Pompano: Florida
Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic) * Key
Salmon (Alaska wild) +
Squid
Swordfish (US longline) * Sharks* BC = British Columbia
Scallops: Bay (farmed) Tilefish (Mid-Atlantic) Shrimp (imported farmed or wild)
Striped Bass (farmed or wild *)
Mid-Atlantic = North Carolina to New York

* Limit consumption due to concerns about

Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (troll/pole) Snapper: Red, Vermilion (US) Southeast = Texas to South Carolina
Sturgeon, Caviar (farmed) Tuna: canned light, canned Snapper (imported)
Tilapia (US farmed) white/Albacore * Sturgeon *, Caviar (imported wild) mercury or other contaminants.

Wahoo * Swordfish (imported) *

Visit www.edf.org/seafood
+ Some or all of this fishery is certified as
Tuna: Albacore (US+, BC troll/pole)
Trout: Rainbow (farmed)
Tilefish (Southeast) * sustainable to the Marine Stewardship
Tuna: Skipjack (troll/pole) Tuna: Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin
(longline) *
Council standard. Visit www.msc.org
Wreckfish
Tuna: Bluefin *
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