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 |