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

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

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

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

Tuna: Yellowfin (imported longlines, longlines, (imported Yellowfin Tuna: 2. line black outer along Cut 1.

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

& Indian Ocean) Ocean) Indian & lines grey on Fold Tuna: Skipjack (free school, imported imported school, (free Skipjack Tuna: management or are caught or or caught are or management

Tuna: Skipjack (imported purse seines seines purse (imported Skipjack Tuna: Tuna: Albacore (US longlines) longlines) (US Albacore Tuna:

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

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

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

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

Indonesia, Mexico & Taiwan) Taiwan) & Mexico Indonesia, pole and lines) lines) and pole Tuna: Albacore (trolls, pole and lines) lines) and pole (trolls, Albacore Tuna:

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

Tuna: Albacore (imported except trolls, trolls, except (imported Albacore Tuna: Trout (US farmed) farmed) (US Trout Avoid Avoid

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

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

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

caught, farmed or managed. managed. or farmed caught, Swordfish (imported longlines) longlines) (imported Swordfish Swordfish (handlines, harpoons) harpoons) (handlines, Swordfish

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

Indonesia, Japan & Thailand) Thailand) & Japan Indonesia, Squid (CA) (CA) Squid

Honduras & Thailand farmed) farmed) Thailand & Honduras concerns with how they’re they’re how with concerns

Squid (Argentina, China, India, India, China, (Argentina, Squid Shrimp (US farmed) farmed) (US Shrimp

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

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

Salmon (CA, OR & WA) WA) & OR (CA, Salmon Shrimp (other imported sources) sources) imported (other Shrimp Seaweed (farmed) (farmed) Seaweed

Good Alternatives Alternatives Good

Salmon: Atlantic (BC & ME farmed) farmed) ME & (BC Atlantic Salmon: Sharks Sharks Scallops (farmed) (farmed) Scallops

Pollock (Canada longlines, gillnets & US) US) & gillnets longlines, (Canada Pollock

Norway & Scotland) Scotland) & Norway Salmon (New Zealand) Zealand) (New Salmon

Oysters (US wild) wild) (US Oysters and caught or farmed responsibly. responsibly. farmed or caught and

Salmon (Canada Atlantic, Chile, Chile, Atlantic, (Canada Salmon Oysters (farmed) (farmed) Oysters

Monkfish (US) (US) Monkfish

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

Pollock (Canada trawls & Russia) Russia) & trawls (Canada Pollock Mussels (farmed) (farmed) Mussels

Panama & US longlines) longlines) US & Panama

Orange Roughy Roughy Orange Lionfish (US) (US) Lionfish

Best Choices Choices Best

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

Mahi Mahi (Peru & Taiwan) Taiwan) & (Peru Mahi Mahi Croaker: Atlantic (beach seines) seines) (beach Atlantic Croaker: Lobster: Spiny (US) (US) Spiny Lobster:

Hake: Silver (US) (US) Silver Hake: Halibut: Atlantic (wild) (wild) Atlantic Halibut: Crab: King, Snow & Tanner (AK) (AK) Tanner & Snow King, Crab: for the full list. list. full the for

Haddock Haddock

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

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

Crab: Atlantic Rock (US, except MA) MA) except (US, Rock Atlantic Crab: Cockles Cockles

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

Crab (Asia & Russia) Russia) & (Asia Crab Clams (farmed) (farmed) Clams

Crab: Atlantic Rock (Canada & MA) MA) & (Canada Rock Atlantic Crab:

, , eco-certifications all including

Cod: Atlantic (gillnet, longline, trawl) trawl) longline, (gillnet, Atlantic Cod: Catfish (US) (US) Catfish Cod: Atlantic (handlines, pole and lines) lines) and pole (handlines, Atlantic Cod:

Branzino (Mediterranean farmed) farmed) (Mediterranean Branzino Bluefish (US handlines) handlines) (US Bluefish recommendations, our of Most Clams (US & Canada wild) wild) Canada & (US Clams

Bluefish (US gillnets and trawls) trawls) and gillnets (US Bluefish Bass: Striped (US gillnet, pound net) net) pound gillnet, (US Striped Bass: Bass (US farmed) farmed) (US Bass

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