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MontereyBay Aquarium SeafoodWatchThe Monterey Bay Aquarium
Seafood Watch program creates science-based recommendationsthat
help consumers and businesses make ocean-friendly seafood choices.
Carry this pocketguide with you and share it with others to help
spread the word.
YouCanMakeA
Difference
Supportocean-friendlyseafood
inthreeeasysteps:
1.Purchaseseafoodfromthe
greenlistor,ifunavailable,
theyellowlist.Orlookforthe
MarineStewardship
Councilblueeco-labelin
storesandrestaurants.
2.Whenyoubuyseafood,askwhereyourseafood
comesfromandwhetherit
wasfarmedorwild-caught.
3.Tellyourfriendsabout
SeafoodWatch.Themorepeople
thataskforocean-friendly
seafood,thebetter!Theseafoodrecommendationsinthisguideare
creditedtotheMontereyBayAquariumFoundation
2011.Allrightsreserved.Printedonrecycledpaper.
WhyDoYourSeafood
ChoicesMatter?
Worldwide,thedemandfor
seafoodisincreasing.Yet
manypopulationsofthelarge
fishweenjoyeatingareover-
fishedand,intheU.S.,we
importover80%ofour
seafoodtomeetthedemand.
Destructivefishingandfish
farmingpracticesonlyaddto
theproblem.
Bypurchasingfishcaughtor
farmedusingenvironmentally
friendlypractices,youre
supportinghealthy,abundant
oceans.
LearnMore
Ourrecommendationsare
researchedbyMontereyBay
Aquariumscientists.Formore
informationaboutyourfavorite
seafoods,includingitemsnotlisted
here,visitseafoodwatch.org.
Pocketguidesareupdatedtwice
yearly.Getcurrentinformation
onyourmobiledevice,onour
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Caviar, Sturgeon* (imported wild)
Chilean Seabass/Toothfish*
Cobia (imported farmed)
Cod: Atlantic (trawled, Canadaand US)Crab: King (imported)
Flounders, Halibut, Soles (US Atlantic,
except Summer Flounder)
Groupers (Hawaii, US Atlantic*)
Lobster: Spiny (Brazil)
Mahi Mahi (imported longline)
Marlin: Blue, Striped (Pacific)*
Monkfish
Orange Roughy*
Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic)*
Sharks* and Skates
Shrimp (imported)
Snapper: Red
Swordfish (imported)*
Tilapia (Asia farmed)
Tuna: Albacore*, Bigeye*, Skipjack,Tongol, Yellowfin* (except
troll/pole)
Tuna: Bluefin*
Tuna: Canned (except troll/pole)
Basa/Pangasius/Swai (farmed)
Caviar, Sturgeon (US farmed)
Clams (wild)
Cod: Atlantic (imported)Cod: Pacific (US trawled)
Crab: Blue*, King (US), Snow
Flounders, Soles (Pacific)
Flounder: Summer (US Atlantic)*
Grouper:Black, Red(US Gulf of Mexico)*
Herring: Atlantic
Lobster: American/Maine
Mahi Mahi (US)
Oysters (wild)
Pollock: Alaska
Sablefish/Black Cod (CA, OR, WA)
Scallops: Sea
Shrimp (US, Canada)
Squid
Swordfish (US)*
Tilapia(Central & South Americafarmed)Tuna: Bigeye, Tongol,
Yellowfin
(troll/pole)
Arctic Char (farmed)
Barramundi (US farmed)
Catfish (US farmed)
Clams (farmed)Cobia (US farmed)
Cod: Pacific (US bottom longline)
Crab: Dungeness, Stone
Halibut: Pacific (US)
Lobster: Spiny (US)
Mussels (farmed)
Oysters (farmed)
Sablefish/Black Cod (Alaska and BC)
Salmon (Alaska wild)
Sardines (US Pacific)
Scallops (farmed off-bottom)
Shrimp: Pink (OR)
Striped Bass (farmed and wild*)
Tilapia (US farmed)
Trout: Rainbow (US farmed)
Tuna: Albacore, Skipjack,Yellowfin (US troll/pole)
Support Ocean-Friendly Seafood
KeyBC = British Columbia CA = California
OR = Oregon WA = WashingtonLimit consumption due to concerns
about
mercury or other contaminants.
Visit www.edf.org/seafoodhealth
*
Contaminant information provided by:ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
FUND
Best Choices are abundant, well-managed and caught or farmed
inenvironmentally friendly ways.
Good Alternatives are an option,but there are concerns with
howtheyre caught or farmed or withthe health of their habitat due
toother human impacts.
Avoid for now as these itemsare overfished or caught or farmedin
ways that harm other marine lifeor the environment.
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