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

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

Tuna: Skipjack (Pacific trolls, pole and lines) lines) and pole trolls, (Pacific Skipjack Tuna: 2. line black outer along Cut 1.

& Indian Ocean) Ocean) Indian &

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

management or are caught or or caught are or management

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

Trout (US farmed) farmed) (US Trout trolls, school, (free Yellowfin Tuna:

Tuna: Bluefin Bluefin Tuna:

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

Tilapia (Canada, Ecuador, Peru & US) US) & Peru Ecuador, (Canada, Tilapia trolls, pole and lines, US longlines) longlines) US lines, and pole trolls,

pole and lines) lines) and pole

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

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

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

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

Avoid Avoid Squid (CA) (CA) Squid Tuna: Albacore (US longlines) longlines) (US Albacore Tuna: Tilapia (China) (China) Tilapia

Sole (US) (US) Sole Trout (Canada & Chile farmed) farmed) Chile & (Canada Trout Swordfish (imported longlines) longlines) (imported Swordfish

caught, farmed or managed. managed. or farmed caught, Shrimp (US farmed) farmed) (US Shrimp Indonesia, Japan & Thailand) Thailand) & Japan Indonesia,

Indonesia, Mexico & Taiwan) Taiwan) & Mexico Indonesia,

Squid (Argentina, China, India, India, China, (Argentina, Squid Seaweed (farmed) (farmed) Seaweed

Tilapia (Colombia, Honduras Honduras (Colombia, Tilapia concerns with how they’re they’re how with concerns

Shrimp (other imported sources) sources) imported (other Shrimp Scallops (farmed) (farmed) Scallops Swordfish (US, trolls) trolls) (US, Swordfish

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

Sharks Sharks Salmon (New Zealand) Zealand) (New Salmon Squid: Jumbo (China) (China) Jumbo Squid:

Good Alternatives Alternatives Good

Norway & Scotland) Scotland) & Norway Sablefish/Black Cod (AK) (AK) Cod Sablefish/Black Squid (Chile & Peru) Peru) & (Chile Squid

Chile, Atlantic, (Canada Salmon

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

Honduras & Thailand farmed) farmed) Thailand & Honduras

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

Orange Roughy Roughy Orange

Oysters (farmed) (farmed) Oysters

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

Octopus Octopus

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

Mussels (farmed) (farmed) Mussels

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

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

Lobster: Spiny (Mexico) (Mexico) Spiny Lobster: Salmon: Atlantic (BC & ME farmed) farmed) ME & (BC Atlantic Salmon: Best Choices Choices Best

Honduras & Nicaragua) Nicaragua) & Honduras

Lionfish (US) (US) Lionfish

Sablefish/Black Cod (Canada wild) wild) (Canada Cod Sablefish/Black

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

for the full list. list. full the for

Crab: King, Snow & Tanner (AK) (AK) Tanner & Snow King, Crab: Oysters (US wild) wild) (US Oysters

Halibut: Atlantic (wild) (wild) Atlantic Halibut:

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

Panama & US longlines) longlines) US & Panama check out SeafoodWatch.org SeafoodWatch.org out check

Crab (Asia & Russia) Russia) & (Asia Crab

Cockles Cockles

Mahi Mahi (Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ecuador, Rica, (Costa Mahi Mahi

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

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

Clams (farmed) (farmed) Clams Lobster: Spiny (US) (US) Spiny Lobster:

Cod: Atlantic (gillnet, longline, trawl) trawl) longline, (gillnet, Atlantic Cod:

, , eco-certifications all including

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

Bass (US farmed) farmed) (US Bass Cod: Pacific (Canada & US) US) & (Canada Pacific Cod: recommendations, our of Most Basa/Pangasius/Swai Basa/Pangasius/Swai

Arctic Char (farmed) (farmed) Char Arctic Bass: Striped (US gillnet, pound net) net) pound gillnet, (US Striped Bass:

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

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