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Support Ocean-Friendly Seafood
B E S T C H O I C E S G O O D A LT E R N A T I V E S A V O I D
Best Choices are abundant, well-
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Arctic Char (farmed) Black Sea Bass (US Mid-Atlantic) Caviar, Sturgeon (imported wild)
managed and caught or farmed in
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Barramundi (US farmed) Bluefish Chilean Seabass/Toothfish
environmentally friendly ways.
Catfish (US farmed) Caviar, Sturgeon (US farmed) Cod: Atlantic (Canada & US)
Clams, Mussels, Oysters (farmed) Clams: Hard, Quahog, Surf (wild) Crab: King (imported)
Good Alternatives are an option,
Clams: Softshell/Steamers (wild) Cod: Atlantic (Gulf of Maine hook & line) Flounders, Halibut, Soles (US Atlantic, but there are concerns with how
they re caught or farmed or with
Cobia (US farmed) Cod: Atlantic (imported) except Summer Flounder)
the health of their habitat due to
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Cod: Atlantic (imported hook & line) Crab: Blue , Jonah, King (US), Snow Hake: White
other human impacts.
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Crab: Dungeness, Stone Flounder: Summer (US Atlantic) Mahi Mahi (imported longline)
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Croaker: Atlantic Haddock (US trawled & Iceland) Monkfish
Avoid for now as these items
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Haddock (US hook & line) Hake: Offshore, Red & Silver Orange Roughy
are overfished or caught or farmed
Halibut: Pacific (US) Herring: Atlantic Pollock: Atlantic (Iceland trawled)
in ways that harm other marine life
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Salmon (Alaska wild) Lobster: American/Maine Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic) or the environment.
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Scallops (farmed) Mahi Mahi (US) Sharks & Skates
Key
Squid: Longfin (US) Oysters (wild) Shrimp (imported)
US Mid-Atlantic = North Carolina to New York
*
Striped Bass (farmed & wild ) Pollock: Alaska (US) Snapper: Red
US Southeast = Texas to South Carolina
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Swordfish (Canada & US, harpoon Pollock: Atlantic (Canada & US) Swordfish (imported) Limit consumption due to concerns about
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mercury or other contaminants.
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& handline) Scallops (wild) Tilapia (Asia farmed)
Visit www.edf.org/seafoodhealth
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Tilapia (US farmed) Shrimp (US, Canada) Tilefish (US Southeast)
Contaminant information provided by:
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Trout: Rainbow (US farmed) Swordfish (US) Tuna: All Canned, Albacore , Skipjack,
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
Tuna: Albacore (Canada & US Pacific, Tilapia (Central & SouthAmerica farmed) Tongol (except troll/pole)
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troll/pole) Tilefish (US Mid-Atlantic) Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (longline,
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Tuna: Skipjack,Yellowfin (US troll/pole) Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (US Atlantic except US Atlantic)
Seafood may appear in more than one column
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Tuna: Bigeye (US Atlantic troll/pole) longline) Tuna: Bluefin
To use your pocket guide: 1. Cut along outer black line
2. Fold on grey lines
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