West Coast

1. AVOID

2. GOOD ALTERNATIVES

3. BEST CHOICES

1. Avoid

Abalone (China, Japan, Sea Ranched)
Alfonsino (New Zealand, Midwater Trawl, Bottom Trawl)
Barramundi (Indonesia, Wild-caught)
Barramundi (Imported, Farmed in Open Systems)
Caviar, Paddlefish (U.S. Wild-caught)
Caviar, Sturgeon (Imported, Wild-caught)
Chilean Seabass (Crozet Islands, Prince Edward and Marion Islands, Chile, Longline)
Cobia (Imported, Farmed)
Cod, Atlantic (Trawl-caught from Canadian and U.S. Atlantic)
Cod, Pacific (Imported, Wild-caught)
Crab, King Red (Russia, Trap)
Dogfish, Spiny (Wild-caught from Canadian Atlantic and U.S.)
Flounder, Windowpane (U.S. Georges Bank, U.S. Gulf of Maine, Bottom Trawl)
Flounder, Winter (U.S. Gulf of Maine Bottom Gillnet)
Flounder, Witch (U.S. Atlantic Bottom Trawl)
Flounder, Yellowtail (U.S. Atlantic, Bottom Trawl and Bottom Gillnet)
Grenadier (U.S. Pacific, Wild-caught)
Halibut, California (U.S. Pacific, Set Gillnet)
Lobster, American (U.S. Southern New England, Trap, Pot)
Lobster, Caribbean Spiny (Brazil, Wild-caught)
Mahi Mahi (Ecuador, Peru, Taiwan Longline)
Marlin, Blue (Imported, Longline)
Marlin, Striped (Worldwide, Wild-caught)
Octopus (Philippines, Wild-caught)
Octopus, Common/Sushi (Mauritania, Morocco and Vietnam, Wild-caught)
Orange Roughy (Worldwide, Wild-caught)
Rockfish (Pacific, Trawl)
Salmon, Atlantic (Worldwide Except U.S. Farmed in Tank Systems, Farmed including Atlantic)
Shad, American (U.S. Atlantic, Gillnet)
Shark (Wild-caught Worldwide, Except Common Thresher and Shortfin Mako, from California and Hawaii)
Shrimp (Imported, Farmed in Open Systems)
Shrimp (Imported, Wild-Caught Except Canadian)
Shrimp (Mexico, Farmed in Open Systems)
Skipjack Tuna (Worldwide, Purse Seine)
Sturgeon (Imported, Wild-caught)
Swordfish (Imported, Longline)
Tuna (Canned) (Worldwide, Wild-caught Except Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Albacore (All Longline Except Hawaii)
Tuna, Albacore (North Atlantic, Wild-caught)
Tuna, Bigeye (Worldwide Except U.S. Atlantic, Longline)
Tuna, Bluefin (Worldwide, Wild-caught)
Tuna, Bluefin (Worldwide, Ranched)
Tuna, Skipjack (Imported, Longline)
Tuna, Tongol (Worldwide, Gillnet and Purse Seine Except Malaysia)
Tuna, Yellowfin (Worldwide Except Hawaii and U.S. Atlantic, Longline)
Tuna, Yellowfin (Worldwide, Purse Seine)
Yellowtail (Australia, Farmed)
Yellowtail (Japan, Farmed)

2. Good ALTERNATIVES

Alfonsino (New Zealand, Midwater Trawl)
Barramundi (Australia, Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems)
Basa (Imported, Farmed)
Caviar, Sturgeon (U.S. Farmed)
Chilean Seabass (South Georgia, Kerguelen Islands, Longline)
Chilean Seabass (Ross Sea, Longline)
Clams, Atlantic Surf (U.S. Atlantic, Clam Dredge)
Cod, Atlantic (Bottom Gillnet, Bottom Longline, Bottom Trawl and Danish Seine from Iceland and Northeast Arctic)
Cod, Atlantic (Hook-and-line from U.S. Gulf of Maine)
Cod, Pacific (U.S. Trawl)
Crab, Blue (U.S. Pot)
Crab, Dungeness (Alaska, Trap)
Crab, King (U.S. Trap)
Crab, King Southern (Argentina, Trap)
Crab, Snow (Eastern Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Pot, Trap)
Dogfish, Spiny (British Columbia, Bottom Longline)
Flounder (Wild-caught from U.S. Pacific)
Flounder, Windowpane (U.S. Southern New England, U.S. Mid-Atlantic, Bottom Trawl)
Flounder, Winter (U.S. Atlantic Bottom Trawl)
Flounder, Yellowtail (U.S. Southern New England, U.S. Mid-Atlantic, Bottom Trawl)
Halibut, Atlantic (Nova Scotia, Canada, Farmed in Tank Systems)
Halibut, California (U.S. Pacific, Hook-and-line and Bottom Trawl)
Lingcod (U.S., Canada, Wild-caught)
Lobster, American (U.S. Gulf of Maine, U.S. Georges Bank, Trap, Pot)
Lobster, Caribbean Spiny (Bahamas, Wild-caught)
Mackerel, Atlantic (U.S. Midwater and Bottom Trawl)
Mahi Mahi (U.S. Longline)
Monkfish (U.S. Atlantic, Bottom Trawl and Bottom Gillnet)
Octopus, Common/Sushi (Spain, Wild-caught)
Pangasius (Imported, Farmed)
Pollock, Alaska (Alaska, Wild-caught)
Pomfret (Hawaii, Longline)
Prawn, Spot (U.S. Pacific)
Rockfish (Hook-and-line and Jig from the Pacific)
Sablefish/Black Cod (California, Oregon and Washington, Wild-caught)
Salmon (Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine and Troll from California, Oregon and Washington)
Salmon, Coho (British Columbia, Wild-caught)
Sanddabs, Pacific (U.S. Wild-caught)
Scallops, Bay (Diver-caught in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
Scallops, Sea (U.S. Atlantic, Dredged)
Shark, Common Thresher (California and Hawaii, Wild-caught)
Shark, Shortfin Mako (California and Hawaii, Wild-caught)
Shrimp (Wild-caught from U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic)
Shrimp (Thailand, Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems)
Shrimp, Northern (U.S. and Canadian Atlantic, Wild-caught)
Sole (Wild-caught from U.S. Pacific)
Squid, Argentine Shortfin (South America Atlantic, Wild-caught)
Squid, Japanese Flying (Pacific, Wild-caught)
Squid, Jumbo (Gulf of California, Wild-caught)
Squid, Market (California, Purse Seine)
Striped Bass (U.S. Atlantic, Gillnet and Pound Net)
Sturgeon (U.S. Farmed)
Sturgeon, White (Wild-caught from Oregon and Washington)
Swai (Imported, Farmed)
Swordfish (Drift Gillnet from California)
Swordfish (U.S. Longline)
Tilapia (China, Farmed in Ponds)
Tuna, Albacore (South Atlantic, Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Albacore ("White" Canned) (Worldwide, Troll/Pole Except Canadian and U.S. Pacific)
Tuna, Bigeye (Worldwide, Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Tongol (Worldwide, Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Yellowfin (Worldwide Except Pacific and U.S. Atlantic, Troll/Pole)
Turbot, Greenland (U.S., Canadian Pacific, Wild-caught)
White Seabass (California, Gillnet)
Yellowtail, California (Wild-caught from the U.S.)

3. Best Choices

Abalone (Worldwide, Contained Production Systems)
Arctic Char (U.S., Canada, Norway, Iceland; Farmed in Recirculating Systems)
Barramundi (U.S. Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems)
Branzino (Nova Scotia, Canada, Farmed in Tank Systems)
Catfish (U.S. Farmed)
Caviar, White Sturgeon (Alberta, Canada, Farmed in Tank Systems)
Chilean Seabass (Heard and McDonald Islands, Falkland Islands, Macquarie Island, Longline)
Clams (Worldwide, Farmed)
Clams, Pacific Razor (Washington, Oregon, Quinault Nation; Hand Harvested)
Cobia (U.S. Farmed)
Cod, Atlantic (Hook-and-line from Iceland and Northeast Arctic (by Norway, Russia))
Cod, Pacific (U.S. Bottom Longline, Jig and Trap)
Crab, Blue (U.S. Chesapeake Bay Trotline)
Crab, Dungeness (California, Oregon and Washington, Trap)
Crab, Snow (Eastern Bering Sea, U.S., Trap, Pot)
Crab, Snow (Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, Pot, Trap)
Gilthead Sea Bream (Nova Scotia, Canada , Farmed in Tank Systems)
Halibut, Pacific (U.S. Wild-caught)
Lobster, California Spiny (California, Wild-caught)
Lobster, Spiny (Wild-caught from Baja California, Mexico)
Mackerel, Atlantic (U.S. Purse Seine)
Mussels (Worldwide, Farmed)
Oysters (Worldwide, Farmed)
Oysters (U.S. Gulf of Mexico Wild-caught)
Perch, Yellow (U.S. Farmed in Tank Systems)
Prawn, Spot (Canadian Pacific, Wild-caught)
Rockfish, Black (Hook-and-line from California, Oregon and Washington)
Sablefish/Black Cod (Alaska and Canadian Pacific, Wild-caught)
Salmon (Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine and Troll, from Alaska)
Sardines, Pacific (U.S. Wild-caught)
Scallops (Farmed, Worldwide)
Scallops, Pink (Canadian Pacific, Butterfly Trawl)
Scallops, Sea (Diver-caught in Laguna Ojo de Liebre and Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
Scallops, Spiny (Canadian Pacific, Butterfly Trawl)
Scallops, Weathervane (Alaska, Dredged)
Shrimp, Black Tiger (Ca Mau Province of Southern Vietnam and other areas of Southeast Asia, Farmed Extensive Mixed Shrimp and Mangrove Forestry (Silvofishery) Using Selva Shrimpr Criteria)
Shrimp, Pink (Oregon, Wild-caught)
Striped Bass (U.S. Atlantic, Hook-and-line)
Striped Bass (U.S. Farmed)
Sturgeon, White (British Columbia, Canada, Farmed in Tank Systems)
Tilapia (U.S. Farmed in Closed Recirculating Systems)
Tilapia (Ecuador, Farmed in Ponds)
Tilapia (Alberta, Canada, Farmed in Tank Systems)
Trout, Rainbow/Steelhead (U.S. Farmed)
Tuna, Albacore (Troll/Pole from the Canadian and U.S. Pacific)
Tuna, Albacore ("White" Canned) (Troll/Pole from the Canadian and U.S. Pacific)
Tuna, Bigeye (Troll/Pole from the U.S. Atlantic)
Tuna, Skipjack (Worldwide, Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Skipjack ("Light" Canned) (Worldwide, Troll/Pole)
White Seabass (Hook-and-line from California)

* Limit consumption due to concerns about mercury or other contaminants.

⁺ Some or all of this fishery is certified as sustainable to the Marine Stewardship Council standard.

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