One Fish, Two Fish, Good Fish, Bad Fish

Green Living, Healthy Living, Science, Uncategorized May 28th, 2007

One Fish, Two Fish, Good Fish, Bad Fish

Which fish are OK to eat? Which ones have too much mercury and other contaminants? It is especially important for children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers to avoid the “bad fish.” Which fish have those great Omega-3 fatty acids that are so good for your heart?

Here’s list you can print out and keep in your wallet or purse for the next time you are at a restaurant or the fish market. This list is courtesy of Oceans Alive:

Best & Worst Seafood Choices

Our guide can help you choose fish that are healthy for the oceans and safe to eat. (Learn about seafood and your health and fish to avoid.)

Green text indicates fish that are both high in omega-3 fatty acids and low in environmental contaminants.
Red text indicates fish that are high in mercury or PCBs (see individual fish pages for more information).

		Seafood Selector FAQ: Get answers to your common questions.
		Pocket Seafood Selector: Print a wallet-sized copy of this list.

	Abalone (U.S. farmed)

	Anchovies

	Arctic char (farmed)

	Catfish (U.S. farmed)

	Caviar (U.S. farmed)

	Clams (farmed)

	Crab – Dungeness, snow (Canada), stone

	Crawfish (U.S.)

	Halibut – Pacific (Alaska)

	Herring – Atlantic (U.S., Canada)

	Mackerel – Atlantic

	Mahimahi (U.S. Atlantic)

	Mussels (farmed)

	Oysters (farmed)

	Sablefish/black cod (Alaska)

	Salmon – wild (Alaska), canned pink/sockeye

	Sardines

	Scallops – bay (farmed)

	Shrimp – northern (Canada), Oregon pink, U.S. farmed

	Spot prawns

	Striped bass (farmed)

	Sturgeon (U.S. farmed)

	Tilapia (U.S.)

	Caviar (wild)

	Chilean seabass/toothfish

	Cod – Atlantic

	Grouper

	Halibut – Atlantic

	Marlin

	Monkfish/goosefish

	Orange roughy

	Rockfish/rock cod (Pacific)

	Salmon – Atlantic (farmed)

	Shark

	Shrimp/prawns (imported)

	Skate

	Snapper

	Sturgeon (wild)

	Swordfish (imported)

	Tilefish

	Tuna – bluefin

How we rate fish on Eat Smart

Pocket Seafood Selector: Print a wallet-sized copy of this list.

Please visit Oceans Alive for more information.

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1
mlankton
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:10 am

I wonder what it is about Marlin and Swordfish that puts them on the bad list? Too bad, nothing like a grilled Marlin steak.
2
John
January 15th, 2008 at 5:27 pm

Health and sustainability are really important issues with more and more consumers wanting information like this. It is encouraging to see tools for the issue become available.

Fresh Seafood
3
Ted
July 16th, 2008 at 8:00 pm

I’ve never seen info for wild striped bass. I know they have high levels of contaminants, but wonder how much it varies by age of fish and where they come from.
I usually keep one each year for eating and try to keep a smaller (but legal) one.
4
agentsully
July 17th, 2008 at 9:14 pm

@Ted – I bet you’re right that the smaller ones are less contaminated. Thanks for dropping by!