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Black Rockfish

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Black Rockfish Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways. Black Bass, Black Rock Cod, Black Snapper, Sea Bass California, Oregon, Washington Hook-and-line
Rockfish Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Pacific Hook-and-line, Jig
Rockfish Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment. Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Pacific Trawl


Black Rockfish

Black rockfish from California, Washington and Oregon is the "Best Choice."

Consumer Note

Buyer beware: rockfish is often mislabeled as red snapper or Pacific snapper. There are no snapper on the U.S. West Coast.

Summary

Black rockfish populations off the coast of California, Washington and Oregon are healthy and abundant. Unlike other species of rockfish, black rockfish grow and reproduce fairly quickly - traits that help them withstand fishing pressure.

Black rockfish are the most common species caught in coastal waters. They are mostly caught by hook-and-line or bottom longline, methods that do little habitat damage.

For these reasons, black rockfish is a "Best Choice."

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