Seafood Choices
News: From Oceans Alive, a project of the Environmental Defense Network: What's good and bad for you, and for the environment.
March 1, 2006
| Seafood: What's good and bad for you, and for the environment. | |||
| FISH | GOOD FOR YOU?
Best Worst |
ECO-FRIENDLY?
 
Yes No |
HEALTH ADVISORIES |
| Abalone (U.S. farmed) | |
insufficient data | |
| Anchovies | |
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| Arctic Char (U.S. and Canadian farmed) | |
insufficient data | |
| Bass, Striped (farmed) | |
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| Bass, Striped (wild) | PCBs, mercury, and pesticides | ||
| Bluefish | PCBs, mercury, and pesticides | ||
| Blue Marlin | |
Mercury | |
| Catfish (U.S. farmed) | |
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| Caviar, Paddlefish and Sturgeon (U.S. farmed) | |
insufficient data | |
| Caviar, Sturgeon (wild) | |
insufficient data | |
| Clams | |
insufficient data | |
| Cod, Atlantic | |
Mercury | |
| Crab, Blue | PCBs and mercury | ||
| Crab, Dungeoness | |
Mercury | |
| Crab, snow and stone | |
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| Crawfish (U.S.) | |
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| Croaker, Atlantic | PCBs | ||
| Croaker, White | PCBs | ||
| Eel, American | PCBs, mercury, and pesticides | ||
| Flounder, Blackback | PCBs | ||
| Flounder, Summer | PCBs | ||
| Grouper | |
Mercury | |
| Halibut | |
Mercury | |
| Herring, Atlantic Sea | |
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| Lingcod | Mercury | ||
| Lobster, American/Maine | Mercury | ||
| Mackerel, Atlantic | |
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| Mackerel, King | Mercury | ||
| Mackerel, Spanish | Mercury | ||
| Mahi Mahi | |
Mercury | |
| Marlin, Striped | |
Mercury | |
| Marlin, White | |
Mercury | |
| Monkfish | |
Mercury | |
| Mussels, Blue (farmed) | |
PCBs | |
| Mussels, Blue (wild) | PCBs | ||
| Mussels, New Zealand Green | |
insufficient data | |
| Opah/Moonfish | Mercury | ||
| Orange Roughy | |
Mercury | |
| Oysters, Eastern (farmed) | |
PCBs | |
| Oyster, Eastern (wild) | PCBs | ||
| Oysters, European | |
insufficient data | |
| Oysters, Pacific | |
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| Pompano, Florida | Mercury | ||
| Rockfish (Pacific: rock cod/boccacio) | |
Mercury | |
| Sablefish/Black Cod (from Alaska) | |
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| Salmon, Atlantic (farmed or wild) | |
PCBs, dioxins, and pesticides | |
| Salmon, Alaska (wild) | |
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| Sardines | |
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| Scallops (farmed bay) | |
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| Seabass, Black | Mercury | ||
| Seabass, Chilean | |
Mercury | |
| Shark | |
Mercury | |
| Shrimp (Northern from Newfoundland, U.S. farmed) | |
insufficient data | |
| Shrimp/Prawns (imported) | |
insufficient data | |
| Snapper, Red | |
Mercury | |
| Snapper, Mutton | |
Mercury | |
| Snapper, Yellowtail | |
Mercury | |
| Sole, English | PCBs | ||
| Spot Prawns | |
insufficient data | |
| Spotted Seatrout | PCBs and mercury | ||
| Sturgeon, Atlantic | |
Mercury | |
| Sturgeon (farmed) | |
insufficient data | |
| Swordfish | |
Mercury | |
| Tilapia (U.S.) | |
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| Tilefish | |
Mercury | |
| Tuna, Albacore | Mercury | ||
| Tuna, Bluefin | |
Mercury | |
| Tuna, Skipjack | Mercury | ||
| Wahoo | Mercury | ||
| Weakfish | PCBs | ||
| Winter Skate | |
Mercury | |
| Source: Oceans Alive, a project of the Environmental Defense Network | |||