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purse seines & Indian Ocean) Ocean) Indian & seines purse

or the environment. environment. the or life marine

Tuna: Yellowfin (imported longlines, longlines, (imported Yellowfin :

farmed in ways that harm other other harm that ways in farmed 2. line black outer along Cut 1. pole and lines, US longlines) longlines) US lines, and pole

& Indian Ocean) Ocean) Indian &

Fold on grey lines grey on Fold

Tuna: Skipjack (Pacific trolls, pole and lines) lines) and pole trolls, (Pacific : Tuna: Yellowfin (free school, trolls, trolls, school, (free :

management or are caught or or caught are or management

Tuna: Skipjack (imported purse seines seines purse (imported Skipjack Tuna:

Tuna: (trolls, pole and lines) lines) and pole (trolls, Albacore Tuna:

trolls, pole and lines, US longlines) longlines) US lines, and pole trolls,

Tuna: Bluefin Bluefin Tuna:

they’re overfished, lack strong strong lack overfished, they’re

Trout (US farmed) farmed) (US Tuna: Skipjack (free school, imported imported school, (free Skipjack Tuna:

pole and lines) lines) and pole

Take a pass on these for now; now; for these on pass a Take

Tuna: Albacore (imported except trolls, trolls, except (imported Albacore Tuna:

Tilapia (Canada, Ecuador, Peru & US) US) & Peru Ecuador, (Canada, Tuna: Albacore (US longlines) longlines) (US Albacore Tuna:

Tilapia (China) (China) Tilapia Avoid Avoid (US farmed) farmed) (US Sturgeon Trout (Canada & Chile farmed) farmed) Chile & (Canada Trout

Swordfish (imported longlines) longlines) (imported

Squid: California Market Market California : , Mexico & Taiwan) Taiwan) & Mexico Indonesia,

Indonesia, Japan & ) Thailand) & Japan Indonesia,

caught, farmed or managed. managed. or farmed caught, (US) (US) Sole

Tilapia (Colombia, Honduras, Honduras, (Colombia, Tilapia

Squid (Argentina, China, India, India, China, (Argentina, Squid

Shrimp (US farmed) farmed) (US Swordfish (US, trolls) trolls) (US, Swordfish concerns with how they’re they’re how with concerns

Shrimp (other imported sources) sources) imported (other Shrimp

Scallops (farmed) (farmed) Squid: Jumbo (China) (China) Jumbo Squid:

Buy, but be aware there are are there aware be but Buy,

Sharks

Sanddab (CA, OR & WA) WA) & OR (CA, Sanddab

Squid (Chile & Peru) Peru) & (Chile Squid

Salmon: Chinook (Puget Sound) Sound) (Puget Chinook :

Good Alternatives Alternatives Good

Salmon (New Zealand, WA lift nets) nets) lift WA Zealand, (New Salmon Snapper (US) (US) Snapper

Norway & ) Scotland) & Norway

Sablefish/Black (AK) (AK) Cod Sablefish/Black

Honduras & Thailand farmed) farmed) Thailand & Honduras

Salmon (Canada Atlantic, Chile, Chile, Atlantic, (Canada Salmon

and caught or farmed responsibly. responsibly. farmed or caught and

Rockfish (AK, CA, OR & WA) WA) & OR CA, (AK, Rockfish

Pollock (Canada trawls & Russia) Russia) & trawls (Canada

Shrimp (Canada & US wild, Ecuador, Ecuador, wild, US & (Canada Shrimp

Buy first; they’re well managed managed well they’re first; Buy

Orange Roughy Roughy Orange (farmed & Canada) Canada) & (farmed Oysters Salmon (CA, OR & WA) WA) & OR (CA, Salmon

Octopus Best Choices Choices Best (farmed) (farmed) Mussels Salmon: Atlantic (BC & ME farmed) farmed) ME & (BC :

Mahi Mahi (Peru & Taiwan) Taiwan) & (Peru Mahi Mahi

A) A) W & OR (CA, Lingcod Oysters (US wild) wild) (US Oysters

Honduras & Nicaragua) Nicaragua) & Honduras

for the full list. list. full the for

Crab: King, Snow & Tanner (AK) (AK) Tanner & Snow King, :

Panama & US longlines) longlines) US & Panama

Lobster: Spiny (Belize, Brazil, Brazil, (Belize, Spiny :

Cod: Pacific (AK) (AK) :

Mahi Mahi (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ecuador, Rica, (Costa Mahi Mahi check out SeafoodWatch.org SeafoodWatch.org out check

Halibut: Atlantic (wild) (wild) Atlantic :

Cockles Cockles Lobster: Spiny (Bahamas & US) US) & (Bahamas Spiny Lobster:

Crab (Asia & Russia) Russia) & (Asia Crab aren’t on this guide. Be sure to to sure Be guide. this on aren’t

Clams (farmed) (farmed) Clams

Lingcod (AK & Canada) Canada) & (AK Lingcod

Cod: Pacific (Japan & Russia) Russia) & (Japan Pacific Cod:

, , eco-certifications all including

Catfish (US) (US) Crab: Southern King (Argentina) (Argentina) King Southern Crab: Branzino (Mediterranean farmed) farmed) (Mediterranean Branzino

recommendations, our of Most (US farmed) farmed) (US Bass Cod: Pacific (Canada & US) US) & (Canada Pacific Cod: Bass: Striped (US gillnet, pound net) net) pound gillnet, (US Striped Bass:

Arctic Char (farmed) (farmed) Char Arctic /Pangasius/Swai Basa/Pangasius/Swai

Clams (US & Canada wild) wild) Canada & (US Clams

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