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BEST CHOICES
Barramundi (US farmed)
Catfish (US farmed)
Cod: Pacific (Alaska longline) +
Clams (farmed)
Halibut: Pacific+
Crab: Dungeness, Stone
Lobster: Spiny (US)
Mussels (farmed)
Oysters (farmed)
Pollock (Alaska wild) +
Perch: Yellow (Lake Erie)
Salmon (Alaska wild) +
Scallops: Bay (farmed)
Striped Bass (farmed or wild* )
Sturgeon, Caviar (farmed)
Tilapia (US farmed)
Tuna: Albacore (US+, British Columbia
Trout: Rainbow (farmed)
troll/pole)
Tuna: Skipjack (troll/pole)
Whitefish: Lake (trap net)*
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Chilean Seabass/Toothfish *
Best Choices are abundant, well-
Basa, Swai (farmed)
managed and caught or farmed in
Clams (wild) Cod: Atlantic
environmentally friendly ways.
Cod: Pacific (trawled) Crab: King (imported)
Crab: Blue*, King (US), Snow Flounders, Soles (Atlantic)
Groupers *
Good Alternatives are an option,
Crab: Imitation/Surimi but there are concerns with how
Flounders, Soles (Pacific) Halibut: Atlantic they’re caught or farmed — or with
Herring: Atlantic/Sardines, Lake Lobster: Spiny (Caribbean imported) the health of their habitat due to
Lobster: American/Maine Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (imported) other human impacts.
Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (US) Marlin: Blue*, Striped*
Oysters (wild) * Avoid for now as these items are
Monkfish
caught or farmed in ways that harm
Perch: Yellow (Lake Huron and Ontario) Orange Roughy*
Scallops: Sea Rockfish (Pacific) other marine life or the environment.
Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic) *
Shrimp (US farmed or wild)
Sharks *
Key
* Limit consumption due to concerns about
Smelt: Rainbow
Squid Shrimp (imported farmed or wild)
mercury or other contaminants.
Swordfish (US longline)* Snapper: Red
Trout: Lake (Lake Superior)* Sturgeon* , Caviar (imported wild)
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+ Some or all of this fishery is certified as
Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (troll/pole) Swordfish (imported) *
Trout: Lake (Lake Huron and Michigan)*
sustainable to the Marine Stewardship
Tuna: canned light, canned
white/Albacore *
Council standard. Visit www.msc.org
Tuna: Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin
Walleye* (longline) *
Whitefish: Lake (Lake Erie, gillnet)* Tuna: Bluefin *
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