POCKET BEST CHOICES SEAFOOD Abalone (farmed) •Salmon, canned pink/sockeye •Anchovies •Sardines SELECTOR Barramundi (U.S.) Scallops, bay (farmed) Catfish (U.S.) Shrimp, pink (Oregon) Caviar (farmed) Shrimp (U.S. farmed) •Char, Arctic (farmed) Squid, longfin (U.S.) Clams (farmed) Striped bass (farmed) Clams, softshell Sturgeon (farmed) Cod, Pacific (bottom longline) Tilapia (U.S.) Crab, Dungeness •Trout, rainbow (farmed) Crab, stone •Tuna, albacore (U.S., Canada) Crawfish (U.S.) Tuna, yellowfin (U.S. troll/pole) Halibut, Pacific Wreckfish Lobster, spiny (U.S., Australia, Baja) Fish choices that are good •Mackerel, Atlantic Mahimahi (U.S. troll/pole) •Indicates fish high in omega-3 fatty for you and the ocean Mullet (U.S.) acids and low in environmental Mussels (farmed) contaminants. •Oysters (farmed) Pollock (Alaska) www.edf.org/seafood •Sablefish/black cod (Alaska,
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Tuna, bigeye/yellowfin (imported (imported bigeye/yellowfin Tuna,
Tilapia (Asia) Tilapia Tilapia (Latin America) (Latin Tilapia
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Swordfish (imported) Swordfish Swordfish (U.S.) Swordfish
Snapper, red or imported or red Snapper, Squid (except U.S. longfin) U.S. (except Squid
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Skate Shrimp, northern (U.S., Canada) (U.S., northern Shrimp,
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Shrimp/prawns (imported) Shrimp/prawns
Shrimp (U.S. wild) (U.S. Shrimp
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Shark Scallops, sea (New England, Canada) England, (New sea Scallops,
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Salmon, farmed or Atlantic or farmed Salmon,
Salmon, wild (CA, OR, WA) OR, (CA, wild Salmon,
Rockfish (Pacific trawl) (Pacific Rockfish Sablefish/black cod (CA, OR, WA) OR, (CA, cod Sablefish/black
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Orange roughy Orange Oysters (wild) Oysters
Monkfish imported troll/pole) imported
Mahimahi (imported longline) (imported Mahimahi Mahimahi (U.S. longline or longline (U.S. Mahimahi
Halibut, Atlantic Halibut, Lobster, American/Maine Lobster,
Haddock (trawl) Haddock Haddock (hook-and-line) Haddock
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Grouper Flounder/sole (Pacific) Flounder/sole
Flounder/sole (Atlantic) Flounder/sole
Crab, snow/tanner Crab,
Crawfish (China) Crawfish Crab, king (U.S.) king Crab,
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Crab, king (imported) king Crab,
Crab, blue Crab,
Cod, Atlantic Cod, Cod, Pacific (trawl) Pacific Cod,
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Caviar (imported wild) (imported Caviar Basa/tra/Vietnamese catfish Basa/tra/Vietnamese
caught or farmed, and the type of fishing of type the and farmed, or caught
on where it comes from, whether it was it whether from, comes it where on
more than one list of choices, depending choices, of list one than more
WORST CHOICES WORST CHOICES OK The same kind of fish may appear on appear may fish of kind same The
DIRECTIONS FOR FOLDING 1. Cut out the card. 2. Fold the card in half horizontally. 3. With the front cover side (“Pocket Seafood Selector”) facing up, fold accordion-style (like a “Z”) into three panels. 4. Carry this guide with you and use it to buy seafood that is good for you and the oceans.