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from Seafood Watch Pocket Guides
Best:
Arctic Char (farmed)
Barramundi (US farmed)
Catfish (US farmed)
Clams, Mussels, Oysters (farmed)
Clams: Softshell/Steamers (wild)
Cobia (US farmed)
Crab: Dungeness, Stone
Croaker: Atlantic*
Halibut: Pacific
Lobster: Spiny (US)
Salmon (Alaska wild)
Scallops (farmed off-bottom)
Squid: Longfin (US)
Striped Bass (farmed or wild*)
Swordfish (Canada and US, harpoon and handline)*
Tilapia (US farmed)
Trout: Rainbow (farmed)
Tuna: Albacore including canned white tuna (troll/pole, US and BC)
Tuna: Skipjack including canned light tuna (troll/pole)
Good:
Black Sea Bass (mid-Atlantic)
Bluefish*
Caviar, Sturgeon (US farmed)
Clams: Hard, Quahog, Surf (wild)
Crab: Blue*, Jonah, King (US), Snow Haddock (hook & line)
Hake: Offshore, Red and Silver
Herring: Atlantic
Lobster: American/Maine
Mahi Mahi/Dolphinfish (US)
Oysters (wild)
Pollock (Alaska wild)
Scallops: Sea
Scup/Porgy
Shrimp (US, Canada)
Squid (except Longfin US)
Swai, Basa (farmed)
Swordfish (US)*
Tilapia (Central America farmed)
Tilefish (mid-Atlantic)
Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (troll/pole)
Tuna: Canned white/Albacore (troll/pole except US and BC)
Avoid:
Caviar, Sturgeon* (imported wild)
Chilean Seabass/Toothfish*
Cod: Atlantic
Crab: King (imported)
Flounders, Halibut, Soles (Atlantic)
Haddock (trawled)
Hake: White
Mahi Mahi/Dolphinfish (imported)
Marlin: Blue* , Striped*
Monkfish
Orange Roughy*
Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic)*
Sharks* and Skates
Shrimp (imported)
Snapper: Red
Swordfish (imported)*
Tilapia (Asia farmed)
Tilefish (Southeast)*
Tuna: Albacore, Bigeye, Yellowfin (longline)*
Tuna: Bluefin* and Tongol
Tuna: Canned (except troll/pole)*
Fruit and Vegetable
from Environmental Working Group
12 Most Contaminated:
- Peaches
- Apples
- Sweet Bell Peppers
- Celery
- Nectarines
- Strawberries
- Cherries
- Pears
- Grapes (Imported)
- Spinach
- Lettuce
- Potatoes
- Onions
- Avocado
- Sweet Corn (Frozen)
- Pineapples
- Mango
- Asparagus
- Sweet Peas (Frozen)
- Kiwi Fruit
- Bananas
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Papaya
