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Fold on grey lines grey on Fold Uni/Green (ME) Urchin Sea Uni/Green management or are caught or or caught are or management

Zuwaigani/: Snow (AK) Snow Zuwaigani/Crab:

Uni/Red Sea Urchin (CA) Urchin Sea Uni/Red /

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

Uni/Green Sea Urchin (Canada Pacific) (Canada Urchin Sea Uni/Green Tako/ / (CA, OR & WA) & OR (CA, Sake/Salmon

Suzuki/Bass (US hooks and lines, farmed) lines, and hooks (US Suzuki/Bass

Take a pass on these for now; now; for these on pass a Take Suzuki/Bass: Striped (US gillnet, pound net) pound gillnet, (US Striped Suzuki/Bass: Sake/Salmon: Atlantic (BC & ME farmed) ME & (BC Atlantic Sake/Salmon:

Sawara/King (US) Mackerel Sawara/King

Norway & Scotland) & Norway

Niji-masu/ (Canada & Chile farmed) Chile & (Canada Niji-masu/Trout Avoid

Sake/Salmon (New Zealand) (New Sake/Salmon

Chile, Atlantic, (Canada Sake/Salmon

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

Nori/ (farmed) /Seaweed

Ocean) Indian & seines purse longlines,

caught, farmed or managed. or farmed caught, school, (free Maguro/Yellowfin

Muurugai/ (farmed) Muurugai/Mussels

(imported Tuna Maguro/Yellowfin

US longlines) US

concerns with how they’re they’re how with concerns pole and lines) and pole

Kuromaguro/Bluefin Tuna Kuromaguro/Bluefin

imported trolls, pole and lines, and pole trolls, imported

Katsuo/ (Pacific trolls, (Pacific Tuna Katsuo/Skipjack

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

purse seines & Indian Ocean) Indian & seines purse

Katsuo/Skipjack Tuna (free school, (free Tuna Katsuo/Skipjack

Kani/Crab: King (AK) King Kani/Crab:

(imported Tuna Katsuo/Skipjack Good Alternatives Good

longlines, gillnets & US) & gillnets longlines,

Kaki/ (farmed) Kaki/Oysters

trawls & Russia) & trawls

Peru & US) & Peru Kanikama// (Canada Kanikama/Surimi/Pollock

(Canada Kanikama/Surimi/Pollock farmed responsibly. farmed or caught and

Ecuador, (Canada, Izumidai/

Kani/Crab: Southern King (Argentina) King Southern Kani/Crab:

Kani/Crab (Asia & Russia) & (Asia Kani/Crab

Iwana/Arctic Char (farmed) Char Iwana/Arctic Buy first; they’re well managed well they’re first; Buy

Kani/Crab: Dungeness Kani/Crab:

Tilapia (China) Tilapia Izumidia/

Ikura/Salmon (New Zealand) (New Roe Ikura/Salmon

Ika/: Jumbo (China) Jumbo Ika/Squid: Best Choices Best

Iwashi/Atlantic (Mediterranean) Sardines Iwashi/Atlantic

Ika/Squid (CA) Ika/Squid

Ika/Squid (Chile & Peru) & (Chile Ika/Squid

Indonesia, & ) & Japan ,

Hotate/ (farmed) Hotate/Scallops

Hotate/Scallops: Sea (wild) Sea Hotate/Scallops:

for the full list. list. full the for

India, China, (Argentina, Ika/Squid

US hooks and lines) and hooks US

Hiramasa/Yellowtail (US gillnets) (US Hiramasa/Yellowtail

Hon Maguro/Tuna: Bluefin Maguro/Tuna: Hon check out SeafoodWatch.org SeafoodWatch.org out check

Hiramasa/Yellowtail (Mexico & (Mexico Hiramasa/Yellowtail

Gindara/ (Canada wild) (Canada Gindara/Sablefish

Ebi/ (other imported sources) imported (other Ebi/Shrimp Gindara/Sablefish (AK) Gindara/Sablefish

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

Ecuador, Honduras & Thailand farmed) Thailand & Honduras Ecuador,

(Australia & Japan farmed) Japan & (Australia Ebi/Shrimp (US farmed) (US Ebi/Shrimp

, , eco-certifications all including

Ebi/Shrimp (Canada & US wild, wild, US & (Canada Ebi/Shrimp

Buri/Hamachi/Hiramasa/Yellowtail pole and lines) and pole

Bincho/ Tuna (US longlines) (US Tuna Bincho/Albacore Most of our recommendations, recommendations, our of Most except trolls, pole and lines) lines) and pole trolls, except Bincho/Albacore Tuna (trolls, (trolls, Tuna Bincho/Albacore

Bincho/Albacore Tuna (imported (imported Tuna Bincho/Albacore

Awabi/ (farmed) Awabi/Abalone Amaebi/Spot Amaebi/Spot

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