Sustainable Sushi

"If you do not interfere with the busy season in the fields, then there will be more grain than people can eat; if you do not allow nets with too fine a mesh to be used in large ponds, then there will be more fish and turtles than one can eat." - Mencius (372-289 B.C.), a leading disciple of Confucius

While the ocean occupies more space on Earth than the continents, its bounty is not endless. Modern fishing methods have led to the over fishing of a number of marine species and many of these are favorites of sushi diners. Sustainable Sushi is the term, and even now a movement, for the responsible harvest of seafood for our sushi feasting pleasure. Through careful management of fishing, aquaculture (e.g. fish farming), and speaking with our wallets, diners are being asked to make choices to ensure the survival of a number of species that are on the brink of extinction due to the voracious appetites and destructive fishing methods that humans now employ. Pocket guides are popping up, and consumers are now being made more aware which species are ones that are safer to eat, and which to avoid (if they ever want to see that kind of fish again). The following table is a summary of the most commonly found seafood and its status on the safe to eat/avoid list. It has been culled from a few sources, and is presented in what is hopefully an easy to understand format. Find the status of your favorite fish or sushi item and even if it is on the "avoid" list, there may be a safe alternative so you don't have to miss out. We even have available a sustainable sushi pocket guide (courtesy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium) to download and take with you when you go out. Please eat responsibly.

Food Item	Rating	Sushi/Market Names	Location Found	Fishing Method
Hover your mouse over your favorite seafood item name for more detailed information about that item and why it has a particular rating (a work in progress). Ratings marked in red are indications that those foods are recommended those to avoid for many reasons. For informational purposes we have included lists for both sushi only items as well as all kinds of seafood available in any type of restaurant.
Abalone	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Red Abalone, Green Abalone, Pink Abalone, Awabi	U.S.	Farmed
Arctic Char	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Arctic Char, Alpine Char, Iwana	U.S.,Canada, Norway, Iceland	Farmed
Barramundi	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Silver Barramundi, Giant Perch, Palmer perch, Barra	U.S.	Farmed
Basa	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Basa, Striped Catfish	Imported	Farmed
Black Sea Bass	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Atlantic Sea Bass, Black Perch, Rock Bass	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Bluefish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Blue, Hatteras Blue, Chopper	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Bluenose	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Blue-eye Trevalla, Antarctic Butterfish, Blue Bream	Southern Pacific	Wild
Capelin	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Smelt roe, Masago	Iceland	Wild
Capelin	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Smelt roe, Masago	Canada	Wild
Catfish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Channel Catfish	U.S.	Farmed
Caviar, Sturgeon	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Sturgeon Roe, Paddlefish Roe	U.S.	Farmed
Caviar, Sturgeon	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Beluga Caviar, Osetra Caviar, Sevruga Caviar	Imported	Wild
Chilean Seabass	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Patagonian Toothfish, Antarctic Toothfish, Black Hake, Icefish	Antarctic	Wild
Atlantic Surf Clams	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Surf Clams	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Clams	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Steamers, Littlenecks, Cockles	Worldwide	Farmed
Giant Clam/Geoduck	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Mirugai, Horseneck clam, Long necked clam, Jumbo clam	U.S. Pacific	Wild
Hard Clams	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Littleneck, Cherrystone, Chowder	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Ocean Quahog Clams	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Quahag, Black clam	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Softshell/Steamers Clams	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Steamer, Longneck, Fryer	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Atlantic Cod	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Scrod, Whitefish	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Pacific Cod	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Alaska Cod, True Cod, Grey Cod	U.S. Pacific	Longline, jig and trap
Pacific Cod	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Alaska Cod, True Cod, Gray Cod	U.S. Pacific	Trawl-caught
Queen Conch	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Conch	Worldwide	Wild
Gulf Corvina	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	White Sea Bass, Corvina Golfina	Gulf of California	Wild
Blue Crab	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Hardshell Crab, Softshell Crab, Blue-Claw Crab, Kani	U.S.	Trap-caught
Dungeness Crab	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Market Crab, San Francisco Crab,Pacific Edible Crab, Commercial Crab	U.S.and Canada	Trap-caught
Jonah Crab	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Atlantic Dungeness Crab	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
King Crab	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Alaska King Crab, Red King Crab, Golden King Crab, Blue King Crab, Kani	U.S.	Trap-caught
King Crab	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	King Crab, Red King Crab, Golden King Crab, Blue King Crab, Kani	Imported	Trap-caught
Kona Crab	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Spanner Crab, Frog Crab	Australia	Wild
Kona Crab	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Spanner Crab, Frog Crab, Papa'i kualoa	Hawaii	Wild
Snow Crab	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Snow Crab, Tanner Crab, Queen Crab, Spider Crab, Kani	Alaska,Canada	Wild
Stone Crab	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Gulf Stone Crab, Florida Stone Crab	U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Trap-caught
Crayfish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Crawfish, Crawdads, Mudbugs	U.S.	Farmed
Crayfish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Crawfish, Crawdads, Mugbugs	Imported	Farmed
Atlantic Croaker	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Crocus, Hardhead, Grumbler	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Freshwater Eel	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Unagi	Worldwide	Farmed
Flounder	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Flounder, Fluke, Sole, Hirame	Atlantic	Wild
Grenadier	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Pacific Roughy,Pacific Grenadier, Giant Grenadier, Shoulderspot Grenadier	U.S. Pacific	Wild
Groupers	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Hapu'u, Mero, Sea Bass	Northwest Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Groupers	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Sea Bass, Mero, Red Grouper	U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Longline
Groupers	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Hapu'u, Mero, Sea Bass	Main Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Haddock	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Haddock	U.S. Atlantic	Hook and line
Haddock	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Haddock	U.S. Atlantic	Trawl-caught
Silver, Red and Offshore Hake	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Whiting, Ling Hake, Squirrel Hake	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
White Hake	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Hake	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Atlantic Halibut	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Hirame	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
California Halibut	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Monterey Halibut, Chicken Halibut, Southern Halibut, Hirame	U.S. Pacific	Hook and lineorbottomtrawl
California Halibut	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Monterey Halibut, Chicken Halibut, Southern Halibut, Hirame	U.S. Pacific	Set gillnet
Greenland Halibut	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Greenland Turbot, Hirame	U.S. Pacific	Wild
Pacific Halibut	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Alaskan halibut, Hirame	U.S. & Canadian Pacific	Wild
Atlantic Herring	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Sardine, sild, sperling, pilchard, brit	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Lake Herring	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Northern cisco, tullibee	Lake Superior	Wild
Imitation Crab	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Alaska pollock, Surimi, Imitation lobster, Kanikama	Alaska	Wild
Imitation Crab	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Surimi, Imitation Lobster, Kanikama	Worldwide except Alaska	Wild
Lingcod	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Buffalo Cod, Bluefish, White Cod	U.S.and Canada	Wild
American/Maine Lobster	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	American Lobster, Maine Lobster	Northeast U.S.& Canada	Trap-caught
Spiny Lobster	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Rock Lobster, Warmwater Lobster	U.S.& Australia	Trap-caught
Spiny Lobster	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Spiny Lobster	Western coast of Baja Peninsula	Wild
Spiny Lobster	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Rock Lobster, Warmwater Lobster	Caribbean imported	Wild
King Mackerel	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Cavalla, Kingfish, Hog	U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Wild
Spanish Mackerel	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Sierra, Spaniard, Aji, Sawara	U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Wild
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Dorado	U.S. Atlantic	Troll or Pole
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Dorado	U.S.	Longline
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Dorado	Imported	Troll or Pole
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Dorado	Hawaii	Troll or Pole
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Dorado	Imported	Longline
Blue Marlin	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	A'u, Kajiki	Hawaii	Wild
Blue Marlin	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	A'u, Kajiki	Imported	Wild
Striped Marlin	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	A'u, Nairagi	Worldwide	Wild
Monkfish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Goosefish, Anglerfish, Ankoh	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Monkfish liver	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Ankimo	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Striped Mullet	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Jumping Mullet, Jumping Jack, Popeye Mullet	U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Wild
Mussels	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Blue Mussels, Black Mussels, Green Mussels, Murugai	Worldwide	Farmed
Octopus	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	He'e, Tako	Hawaii	Wild
Octopus	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Pulpo	Gulf of California	Wild
Octopus (sushi)	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Common Octopus, Tako	Worldwide	Wild
Opah	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Moonfish	Hawaii	Longline
Orange Roughy	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Slimehead	Worldwide	Wild
Oysters	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	American Oyster, Blue Points Oyster, Common Oyster, Kaki	Worldwide	Farmed
Oysters	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	American Oyster, Blue Points Oyster, Common Oyster	U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Canada	Wild
Yellow Perch	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Lake perch, Ned, yellow Ned, redfin, ringed or raccon perch	Lake Erie	Wild
Yellow Perch	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Lake perch, Ned, yellow Ned, redfin, ringed or raccon perch	Lake Huron, Lake Ontario	Wild
Pollock	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Imitation Crab, Surimi	U.S. caught from Alaska	Wild
Bigscale Pomfret	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Monchong, Sickle Pomfret	Hawaii	Longline
Florida Pompano	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Pompano	U.S.	Wild
Red Porgy	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Tai	U.S.	Wild
Black Rockfish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Black Bass, Black Rock Cod, Sea Bass, Black Snapper	California, Oregon, Washington	Hook and line
Rockfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Rock Cod,Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper,Pacific Ocean Perch	Alaska & British Columbia	Hook and line
Rockfish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Rock Cod,Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper,Pacific Ocean Perch	U.S. and Canada	Trawl-caught
Sablefish/Black Cod	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Black Cod, Butterfish, Alaska cod, Gindara	Alaska & British Columbia	Wild
Sablefish/Black Cod	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Black Cod, Butterfish, Sable, Gindara	California, Oregon, Washington	Wild
Salmon	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Coho, Sockeye, King, Pink and Red, Sake	Alaska	Wild
Salmon	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Coho, Sockeye, King, Pink and Red, Sake	Washington	Wild
Salmon (farmed)	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Farmed Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, Sake	Worldwide	Farmed
Salmon Roe	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Ikura, roe	Alaska	Wild
Salmon Roe (farmed)	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Ikura, Atlantic salmon roe, Farmed salmon roe	Worldwide	Farmed
Pacific Sanddab	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Mottled Sanddab, Soft Flounder, Melgrim	U.S. Pacific	Wild
Sardine	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Sardine, Pilchard, Iwashi	U.S. Pacific	Wild
Big-eye Scad	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Akule, Hahalalu	Hawaii	Wild
Mackerel Scad	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Opelu, Round Scad	Hawaii	Wild
Bay Scallops	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Bay Scallops, Hotate	Worldwide	Farmed
Sea Scallops	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Giant Scallop, Hotate	Atlantic, U.S. & Canada	Wild
Scup	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Porgy, Scup	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Sea Turtles	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Caguamas, Tortugas Marinas	Gulf of California	Wild
Sea Urchin	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Uni	Canada	Wild
Sea Urchin	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Uni	California	Wild
Sea Urchin	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Uni	Maine	Wild
Dogfish shark	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Shark, Dogfish, Rock	Worldwide except B.C.	Wild
Shark	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Shark	Worldwide	Wild
Spiny Dogfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Shark, Dogfish, Rock Salmon, Rock Cod	British Columbia	Bottom Longline
Northern Shrimp	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Salad Shrimp, Cocktail Shrimp, Ebi	Canadian & U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Pink Shrimp	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Ocean Shrimp, Salad Shrimp, Cocktail Shrimp, Ebi	Oregon	Wild
Shrimp	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	White Shrimp Pink Shrimp, Brown Shrimp, Rock Shrimp, Ebi	U.S.	Wild
Shrimp	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	West coast shrimp,Pacific white shrimp, whiteleg shrimp, Ebi	U.S.	Farmed
Shrimp	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Black Tiger Shrimp, Tiger Prawn, White Shrimp, Ebi	Imported	Wild
Shrimp	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Black Tiger Shrimp, Tiger Prawn, White Shrimp, Ebi	Imported	Farmed
Spot Prawn	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Prawn, Spot shrimp, Amaebi	British Columbia	Wild
Spot Prawn	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Prawn, Spot Shrimp, Amaebi	U.S.	Wild
Skates	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Skate, Raja Fish, Imitation Scallops	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Rainbow Smelt	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	American smelt, leefish, freshwater smelt, frost fish	Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie	Wild
Gray, Lane, Mutton, Yellowtail Snapper	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Gray Silk, Mangrove, Rainbow Snapper	U.S.	Wild
Gray Snapper	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Uku, Utu, Jobfish	Hawaii	Wild
Pink Snapper	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Opakapaka, Palu-enaena	Northwest Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Pink Snapper	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Opakapaka, Palu-enaena	Main Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Red Snapper	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ehu, `Ula`ula, Palu-malau	Northwest Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Red Snapper	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Mule Sow, Rat, Tai, American Red Snapper	U.S. Gulf of Mexico	Wild
Red Snapper	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Red Snapper, American Red Snapper, Night Snapper, Tai	Imported	Wild
Red Snapper	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Ehu, `Ula`ula, Palu-malau, Tai	Main Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Ruby Snapper	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Onaga, Long-tailed Snapper, `Ula`ula koa`e	Northwest Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Ruby Snapper	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Onaga, Long-tailed Snapper, `Ula`ula koa`e	Main Hawaiian Islands	Wild
Vermilion Snapper	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Beeliners, Night Snappers	U.S.	Wild
Pacific Sole	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Sole, Flounder, Sandab, Hirame	Pacific	Wild
Sole, Flounder (Atlantic)	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Flounder/Fluke, Sole, Sanddab, Hirame	Atlantic	Wild
Shortbill Spearfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Hebi, Shortnose Spearfish	Hawaii	Wild
Shortbill Spearfish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Hebi, Shortnose Spearfish	Imported	Wild
Jumbo Squid	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Humboldt Squid, Giant Squid, Calamar Gigante, Jibia Gigante	Gulf of California	Wild
Longfin Squid	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Common Squid, Boned Squid	U.S. Atlantic	Trawl-caught
Shortfin Squid	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Summer Squid	U.S. Atlantic	Trawl-caught
Squid	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Calamari, International Squid, Ika	Worldwide	Wild
Striped Bass	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Hybrid Striped Bass, Suzuki	U.S.	Farmed
Striped Bass	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Greenhead, Rockfish, Striper, Suzuki	U.S.	Wild
Sturgeon	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Sturgeon	U.S.	Farmed
Sturgeon	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Beluga Sturgeon, Stellate Sturgeon, Russian Sturgeon	Imported	Wild
White Sturgeon	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Sturgeon	Oregon, Washington	Wild
Swai	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Swai, Striped Catfish	Imported	Farmed
Swordfish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Broadbill, Espada, Emperador	Hawaii	Harpoon or Landline
Swordfish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Broadbill, Espada, Emperador	U.S., Canada	Harpoon or Landline
Swordfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Broadbill, Espada, Emperador	California, Oregon	Drift Gillnet
Swordfish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Broadbill, Espada, Emperador	U.S. including Hawaii	Longline
Swordfish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Broadbill, Espada, Emperador	Imported	Longline
Tilapia	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Izumidai	U.S.	Farmed
Tilapia	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Izumidai	Central America, South America	Farmed
Tilapia	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Izumidai	China, Taiwan	Farmed
Blueline Tilefish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Grey Tilefish, Paleta	U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic	Wild
Golden Tilefish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Rainbow Tilefish, Golden Snapper, Colorful Tilefish	U.S. Mid-Atlantic	Wild
Golden Tilefish	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Rainbow Tilefish, Golden Snapper, Colorful Tilefish	U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic	Wild
Totoaba	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Mexican Giant Bass, Cabaicucho	Gulf of California	Wild
Trevally/Jack	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ulua, Butaguchi, White Uilua	Hawaii	Wild
Lake Trout	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Laker, namaycush, togue, mackinaw, char, salmon trout	Lake Superior	Wild
Lake Trout	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Laker, namaycush, togue, mackinaw, char, salmon trout	Lake Huron, Lake Michigan	Wild
Rainbow Trout	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Golden Trout	U.S.	Farmed
Albacore Tuna	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Tombo, Canned White Tuna, Longfin Tunny, Shiro Maguro	British Columbia, U.S.	Troll or Pole
Albacore Tuna	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Tombo, Albacora, Canned white tuna, Longfin tunny, Shiro Maguro	Hawaii	Troll or Poleorhandline
Albacore Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Tombo, Canned White Tuna, Longfin Tunny, Shiro Maguro	Hawaii	Longline
Albacore Tuna	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Tombo, Canned White tuna, Longfin Tunny, Shiro Maguro	Worldwide except Hawaii	Longline
Bigeye Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ahi, Po'onui, Patudo, Maguro, Toro	Hawaii	Troll or Poleorhandline
Bigeye Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ahi, Po'onui, Patudo, Maguro, Toro	Worldwide	Troll or Pole
Bigeye Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ahi, Po'onui, Patudo, Maguro, Toro	U.S. Atlantic	Longline
Bigeye Tuna	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Ahi, Po'onui, Patudo, Maguro, Toro	Worldwide except U.S. Atlantic	Longline
Bluefin Tuna	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Kuromaguro, Horse Mackerel, Atun de aleta azul, Hon Maguro, Toro	Worldwide	Wild
Canned Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Albacore / White Tuna, Skipjack, Yellowfin, & "Chunk Light"	Worldwide	Wild
Skipjack Tuna	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Aku, Canned Light Tuna, Bonito, Katsuo	Worldwide	Troll or Pole
Skipjack Tuna	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Aku, Canned Light Tuna, Bonito, Katsuo	Hawaii	Troll or Poleorhandline
Skipjack Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Aku, Canned Light Tuna, Bonito, Katsuo	Hawaii	Longline
Skipjack Tuna	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Aku, Canned Light Tuna, Bonito, Katsuo	Imported	Longline
Yellowfin Tuna	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Ahi, Maguro, Toro	U.S. Atlantic	Troll or Pole
Yellowfin Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ahi, Maguro, Toro	Hawaii	Troll or Poleorhandline
Yellowfin Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ahi, Maguro, Toro	Worldwide	Troll or Pole
Yellowfin Tuna	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ahi, Canned Light Tuna, Maguro, Toro	U.S. Atlantic	Longline
Yellowfin Tuna	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Ahi, Canned Light Tuna, Toro, Maguro	Worldwide except U.S. Atlantic	Longline
Wahoo	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Ono,Pacific Kingfish, Ocean Barracuda	Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii	Wild
Walleye	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Dor, yellow pike, yellow pickerel	Lake Erie	Wild
White Seabass	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	King Croaker, Weakfish, Seatrout	U.S. Pacific	Wild
Lake Whitefish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Sault whitefish, whitefish, gizzard fish, grande coregone	Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan	Trap-net
Lake Whitefish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Sault whitefish, whitefish, gizzard fish, grande coregone	Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie	Set gillnet
Round Whitefish	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Menominee whitefish, pilot fish, frost fish, round-fish	Lake Huron, Lake Michigan	Wild
Wreckfish	Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.	Sea Bass	U.S. Atlantic	Wild
Yellowtail	Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed - or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.	Pacific Yellowtail, Almaco Jack, Kahala, Huayaipe, Kona Kampachi, Hamachi	U.S.	Farmed
Yellowtail	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Yellowtail Kingfish, Goldstriped Amberjack, Hiramasa, Hamachi	Australia	Farmed
Yellowtail	Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.	Yellowtail, Japanese Amberjack, Buri, Hamachi	Japan	Farmed