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Northeast Guide


1. AVOID
2. GOOD ALTERNATIVES
3. BEST CHOICES

  • Chilean Seabass/Toothfish*
  • Cod: Atlantic
  • Crab: King (imported)
  • Dogfish (Atlantic)*
  • Flounders, Soles (Atlantic)
  • Haddock (trawled)
  • Hake: White
  • Halibut: Atlantic
  • Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (imported)
  • Marlin: Blue*, Striped*
  • Monkfish
  • Orange Roughy*
  • Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic)*
  • Sharks* and Skates
  • Shrimp (imported farmed or wild)
  • Snapper: Red
  • Sturgeon*, Caviar (imported wild)
  • Swordfish (imported)*
  • Tilefish (Southeast)*
  • Tuna: Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin (longline)*
  • Tuna: Bluefin*
  • Basa, Swai (farmed)
  • Black Sea Bass
  • Bluefish*
  • Clams: Atlantic Surf, Hard, Ocean Quahog (wild)
  • Crab: Blue*, Jonah, King (US), Snow
  • Haddock (hook & line)
  • Hake: Silver, Red and Offshore
  • Herring: Atlantic/Sardines
  • Lobster: American/Maine
  • Mahi mahi/Dolphinfish (US)
  • Oysters (wild)*
  • Scallops: Sea
  • Scup/Porgy
  • Shrimp: Northern
  • Shrimp (US farmed or wild)
  • Squid
  • Swordfish (US longline)*
  • Tilefish (Mid-Atlantic)
  • Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (troll/pole)
  • Tuna: canned light, canned white/Albacore*
  • Arctic Char (farmed)
  • Barramundi (US farmed)
  • Catfish (US farmed)
  • Clams, Mussels, Oysters (farmed)
  • Clams: Softshell/Steamers (wild)
  • Crab: Dungeness
  • Croaker: Atlantic*
  • Halibut: Pacific+
  • Lobster: Spiny (US)
  • Pollock (Alaska wild)+
  • Salmon (Alaska wild)+
  • Scallops: Bay (farmed)
  • Squid: Longfin (US)
  • Striped Bass (farmed or wild* )
  • Sturgeon, Caviar (farmed)
  • Swordfish (Canada, US harpoon, handline)*
  • Tilapia (US farmed)
  • Trout: Rainbow (farmed)
  • Tuna: Albacore (US+, British Columbia troll/pole)
  • Tuna: Skipjack (troll/pole)

* 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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