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marine life or the environment. environment. the or life marine

and lines, US longlines) longlines) US lines, and

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

Tuna: Yellowfin (free school, trolls, pole pole trolls, school, (free Yellowfin Tuna:

& Indian Ocean) Ocean) Indian & farmed in ways that harm other other harm that ways in farmed 2. line black outer along Cut 1. Wreckfish Wreckfish

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

Tuna: Skipjack (imported purse seines seines purse (imported Skipjack Tuna: lines grey on Fold Wahoo (US Atlantic pole and lines) lines) and pole Atlantic (US Wahoo

management or are caught or or caught are or management

Tuna: Skipjack (free school, imported imported school, (free Skipjack Tuna: Tuna: Bluefin Bluefin Tuna:

Tuna: Skipjack (Pacific trolls, pole and lines) lines) and pole trolls, (Pacific Skipjack Tuna:

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

Tuna: Albacore (US longlines) longlines) (US Albacore Tuna:

pole and lines) lines) and pole

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

Trout (Canada & Chile farmed) farmed) Chile & (Canada Trout

Tuna: Albacore (imported except trolls, trolls, except (imported Albacore Tuna: Take a pass on these for now; now; for these on pass a Take

Tilapia (Canada, Ecuador, Peru & US) US) & Peru Ecuador, (Canada, Tilapia

Indonesia, Mexico & Taiwan) Taiwan) & Mexico Indonesia, Tilapia (China) (China) Tilapia

Avoid Avoid Swordfish (handlines, harpoons) harpoons) (handlines, Swordfish

Tilapia (Colombia, Honduras, Honduras, (Colombia, Tilapia Swordfish (imported longlines) longlines) (imported Swordfish

Sturgeon (US farmed) farmed) (US Sturgeon

Swordfish (US, trolls) trolls) (US, Swordfish

Indonesia, Japan & Thailand) Thailand) & Japan Indonesia,

caught, farmed or managed. managed. or farmed caught,

Squid (CA) (CA) Squid Squid: Jumbo (China) (China) Jumbo Squid:

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

Snapper: Mutton (US diving, handlines) handlines) diving, (US Mutton Snapper: concerns with how they’re they’re how with concerns

Squid (Chile & Peru) Peru) & (Chile Squid Shrimp (other imported sources) sources) imported (other Shrimp

Shrimp (US farmed) farmed) (US Shrimp

Snapper (US) (US) Snapper Sharks Sharks

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

Honduras & Thailand farmed) farmed) Thailand & Honduras Sardines: Atlantic (Mediterranean) (Mediterranean) Atlantic Sardines: Salmon (New Zealand) Zealand) (New Salmon

Good Alternatives Alternatives Good

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

Norway & Scotland) Scotland) & Norway Pompano (US) (US) Pompano

Salmon (CA, OR & WA) WA) & OR (CA, Salmon

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

Oysters (farmed) (farmed) Oysters

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

Salmon: Atlantic (BC & ME farmed) farmed) ME & (BC Atlantic Salmon: Orange Roughy Roughy Orange

Mussels (farmed) (farmed) Mussels

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

Oysters (US wild) wild) (US Oysters Mahi Mahi (Peru & Taiwan) Taiwan) & (Peru Mahi Mahi

Mullet: Striped (US) (US) Striped Mullet:

Panama & US longlines) longlines) US & Panama

Honduras & Nicaragua) Nicaragua) & Honduras

Best Choices Choices Best

Lionfish (US) (US) Lionfish

Mahi Mahi (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ecuador, Rica, (Costa Mahi Mahi Lobster: Spiny (Belize, Brazil, Brazil, (Belize, Spiny Lobster:

Crawfish (US farmed) farmed) (US Crawfish

Lobster: Spiny (US) (US) Spiny Lobster: Crawfish (China) (China) Crawfish

for the full list. list. full the for

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

Grouper: Red (US) (US) Red Grouper: Crab: Stone (FL) (FL) Stone Crab:

Crab: Blue (MD trotline) trotline) (MD Blue Crab:

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Crab: Southern King (Argentina) (Argentina) King Southern Crab:

Crab: Blue (FL, GA, LA,MS, NC, SC, TX TX SC, NC, LA,MS, GA, (FL, Blue Crab: A) A) &V

Cod: Pacific (AK) (AK) Pacific Cod:

Crab: Blue (AL, DE, MD & NJ pots) pots) NJ & MD DE, (AL, Blue Crab: Crab (Asia & Russia) Russia) & (Asia Crab aren’t on this guide. Be sure to to sure Be guide. this on aren’t

Cockles Cockles

Crawfish (LA wild) wild) (LA Crawfish Conch (imported) (imported) Conch

, , eco-certifications all including

Clams (farmed) (farmed) Clams Conch (US) (US) Conch Cod: Atlantic (gillnet, longline, trawl) trawl) longline, (gillnet, Atlantic Cod:

recommendations, our of Most Catfish (US) (US) Catfish Cod: Atlantic (handlines, pole and lines) lines) and pole (handlines, Atlantic Cod: Branzino (Mediterranean farmed) farmed) (Mediterranean Branzino

Bass (US farmed) farmed) (US Bass Clams (US & Canada wild) wild) Canada & (US Clams

Bass: Striped (US gillnet, pound net) net) pound gillnet, (US Striped Bass:

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