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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide

Wahoo

SEAFOOD	RATING	MARKET NAMES	WHERE CAUGHT	HOW CAUGHT
Wahoo		Ono, Pacific Kingfish, Ocean Barracuda	Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii	Wild-caught

Wahoo

Wahoo grows and matures quickly, so we think it can withstand concentrated fishing pressure. However, populations haven’t been adequately researched, and so we don’t know if it's being overfished.

Health Alert

Environmental Defense Fund has issued a health advisory for wahoo

due to high levels of mercury.

Summary

Wahoo lives in the open waters of tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide. In the southeastern U.S., fishermen catch wahoo year-round off Florida's east and west coasts, as well as off the coasts of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Fishermen catch wahoo using hook-and-line and longline gear. Longlining

can also accidentally catch threatened, endangered or protected species such as leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles. Although fishery managers have introduced several regulatory measures to reduce bycatch, it’s too early to tell if these regulations are helping rebuild sea turtle stocks.

For these reasons — current lack of wahoo research

and possible sea turtle bycatch — we consider wahoo a "Good Alternative" rather than a "Best Choice."

Scientific Reports About Our Ratings

Hawaiian Wahoo Seafood Watch Report

Wahoo Seafood Watch Report

Hook and Lining Fact Card

Longlining Fact Card

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