GOOD 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
• Indicates fish high in heart-healthy omega-3s and low in contaminants.
OK CHOICES
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.
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.
