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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

Best Choices are abundant, well-
Abalone (farmed) Basa, Swai (farmed) Chilean Seabass/Toothfish*
Clams, Oysters * (wild)
managed and caught or farmed in
Barramundi (US farmed) Cod: Atlantic environmentally friendly ways.
Catfish (US farmed) Cod: Pacific (trawled) Crab: King (imported)
Dogfish (US) * Good Alternatives are an option,
Cod: Pacific (Alaska longline) +
Clams, Mussels, Oysters (farmed) Crab: King (US), Snow, Imitation
Dogfish (BC) * Grenadier/Pacific Roughy but there are concerns with how
they’re caught or farmed — or with
Halibut: Pacific+
Crab: Dungeness Flounders, Soles (Pacific) Lobster: Spiny (Caribbean imported)
the health of their habitat due to
Lingcod* Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (imported) other human impacts.

Pollock (Alaska wild) +

Lobster: Spiny (US) Lobster: American/Maine Marlin: Blue*, Striped*
Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (US) Monkfish Avoid for now as these items are
Orange Roughy * caught or farmed in ways that harm
Sablefish/Black Cod (Alaska+, BC)
Rockfish: Black (CA, OR) Rockfish (Alaska, BC hook & line)
other marine life or the environment.
Salmon (Alaska wild) +
Sablefish/Black Cod (CA, OR, WA) Rockfish (trawled)
Salmon (WA wild)* Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic) *
Sharks *
Key
Sardines Sanddabs: Pacific
BC = British Columbia CA = California

Shrimp: Pink (OR)+

Scallops: Bay (farmed) Scallops: Sea Shrimp (imported farmed or wild)
Sturgeon* , Caviar (imported wild) * Limit consumption due to concerns about
OR = Oregon WA = Washington
Shrimp (US farmed or wild)
Striped Bass (farmed) Spot Prawn (US) Swordfish (imported) * mercury or other contaminants.
Sturgeon, Caviar (farmed) Squid Tuna: Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin
Sturgeon (OR, WA wild) * (longline)*
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Tilapia (US farmed) + Some or all of this fishery is certified as
Swordfish (US longline) * Tuna: Bluefin *
Tuna: Albacore (US+, BC troll/pole)
Trout: Rainbow (farmed) sustainable to the Marine Stewardship
Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (troll/pole) Council standard. Visit www.msc.org
Tuna: Skipjack (troll/pole) Tuna: canned light, canned
White Seabass white/Albacore*
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