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marine life or the environment. the or life marine

pole and lines, US longlines) US lines, and pole US) except (longlines Yellowfin Tuna:

farmed in ways that harm other other harm that ways in farmed

trolls, school, (free Yellowfin Tuna: Wreckfish Wreckfish Tuna: Skipjack (imported purse seines) seines) purse (imported Skipjack Tuna:

trolls, pole and lines, US longlines) longlines) US lines, and pole trolls, Wahoo (US Atlantic) Atlantic) (US Wahoo

management or are caught or or caught are or management Tuna: Bluefin Bluefin Tuna:

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

pole and lines) lines) and pole they’re overfished, lack strong strong lack overfished, they’re

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

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

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

Trout (Canada & Chile farmed) farmed) Chile & (Canada Trout Tilapia (Canada, Ecuador, Peru & US) US) & Peru Ecuador, (Canada, Tilapia

Tilapia (China) (China) Tilapia

Avoid

Indonesia, Mexico & Taiwan) Taiwan) & Mexico Indonesia, Sturgeon (US farmed) farmed) (US Sturgeon

Swordfish (imported longlines) longlines) (imported Swordfish

Tilapia (Colombia, Honduras, Honduras, (Colombia, Tilapia Squid (US) (US) Squid

Squid (Argentina, China, India & Thailand) Thailand) & India China, (Argentina, Squid

caught, farmed or managed. or farmed caught,

Swordfish (US) (US) Swordfish Snapper: Mutton (US diving, handlines) diving, (US Mutton Snapper:

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

Squid (Chile, Mexico & Peru) Peru) & Mexico (Chile, Squid Shrimp (US farmed) farmed) (US Shrimp

concerns with how they’re they’re how with concerns

Sharks Sharks

Snapper (US) (US) Snapper Salmon (New Zealand) Zealand) (New Salmon

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

Sardines: Atlantic (Mediterranean) (Mediterranean) Atlantic Sardines:

& Honduras farmed) farmed) Honduras & Pompano (US) (US) Pompano

Good Alternatives Good Norway & Scotland) Scotland) & Norway

Shrimp (Canada & US wild, Ecuador Ecuador wild, US & (Canada Shrimp Oysters (farmed & Canada) Canada) & (farmed Oysters

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

Salmon (CA, OR & WA) WA) & OR (CA, Salmon Mullet: Striped (US) (US) Striped Mullet:

farmed responsibly. farmed or caught and

Orange Roughy Roughy Orange

Salmon: Atlantic (BC & ME farmed) farmed) ME & (BC Atlantic Salmon: Mahi Mahi (US handlines) handlines) (US Mahi Mahi

managed well they’re first; Buy Mahi Mahi (imported) (imported) Mahi Mahi

Oysters (US wild) wild) (US Oysters Lionfish (US) (US) Lionfish

Honduras & Nicaragua) Nicaragua) & Honduras Best Choices Best Mahi Mahi (Ecuador & US longlines) longlines) US & (Ecuador Mahi Mahi Crawfish (US farmed) farmed) (US Crawfish

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

Lobster: Spiny (Bahamas & US) US) & (Bahamas Spiny Lobster: Crab: King, Snow & Tanner (AK) (AK) Tanner & Snow King, Crab:

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for the full list. list. full the for (China) Crawfish Grouper: Red (US) (US) Red Grouper: Crab: Blue (MD trotline) trotline) (MD Blue Crab:

1. Cut along outer black line 2.

Crab: Stone (FL) (FL) Stone Crab: Crab: Blue (AL, DE, MD & NJ pots) pots) NJ & MD DE, (AL, Blue Crab: Cod: Pacific (AK) (AK) Pacific Cod: SeafoodWatch.org out check

VA) & TX SC, NC, MS, LA, GA, (FL, Blue Crab: Crawfish (LA wild) wild) (LA Crawfish Clams, Cockles, Mussels Mussels Cockles, Clams,

aren’t on this guide. Be sure to to sure Be guide. this on aren’t

Crab (Argentina, Asia & Russia) Russia) & Asia (Argentina, Crab Catfish (US) (US) Catfish Conch (Belize, Nicaragua & US) US) & Nicaragua (Belize, Conch

, , eco-certifications all including

Conch (imported) (imported) Conch Atlantic (handlines, pole and lines) lines) and pole (handlines, Atlantic Bass (US hooks and lines, farmed) farmed) lines, and hooks (US Bass

Most of our recommendations, recommendations, our of Most Branzino (Mediterranean farmed) Cod: Cod: farmed) (Mediterranean Branzino Barramundi (US & Vietnam farmed) farmed) Vietnam & (US Barramundi Cod: Atlantic (gillnet, longline, trawl) trawl) longline, (gillnet, Atlantic Cod:

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