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Monterey Bay Aquarium SeafoodWatch
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program creates science-based recommendations
that help consumers and businesses make ocean-friendly seafood choices. Carry this pocket
guide with you and share it with others to help spread the word.

T h e s e a f o o d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s i n t h i s g u i d e a r e
c r e d i t e d t o t h e M o n t e r e y B a y A q u a r i u m F o u n d a t i o n
2 0 1 4 . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . P r i n t e d o n r e c y c l e d p a p e r .
M o n t e r e y B a y A q u a r i u m
Y o u r C h o i c e s M a t t e r
W o r l d w i d e , t h e d e m a n d
f o r s e a f o o d i s i n c r e a s i n g ;
y e t m a n y o f t h e f i s h w e
e n j o y a r e i n t r o u b l e d u e t o
o v e r f i s h i n g o r d e s t r u c t i v e
f i s h i n g a n d f a r m i n g p r a c t i c e s .
P u r c h a s e f i s h c a u g h t o r
f a r m e d u s i n g e n v i r o n m e n -
t a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e p r a c t i c e s
t o s u p p o r t h e a l t h y ,
a b u n d a n t o c e a n s .
S t a y C o n n e c t e d
V i s i t s e a f o o d w a t c h . o r g
D o w n l o a d o u r f r e e a p p
J o i n u s o n F a c e b o o k
a n d T w i t t e r
T a k e A c t i o n
S u p p o r t o c e a n - f r i e n d l y
s e a f o o d i n t h r e e e a s y s t e p s :
1 . A S K : D o y o u s e l l s u s t a i n -
a b l e s e a f o o d ? L e t b u s i n e s s e s
k n o w t h i s i s i m p o r t a n t t o y o u .
2 . B U Y : F r o m o u r B e s t
C h o i c e s l i s t . I f n o t a v a i l a b l e ,
c h o o s e f r o m t h e G o o d
A l t e r n a t i v e s l i s t .
3 . L O O K : F o r t h e
M a r i n e S t e w a r d s h i p
C o u n c i l b l u e e c o -
l a b e l i n s t o r e s a n d
r e s t a u r a n t s .
N a t i o n a l
C o n s u m e r G u i d e
J a n u a r y J u l y 2 0 1 4
M o n t e r e y B a y A q u a r i u m
Y E L L O W F I N T U N A
S e a f o o d
W A T C H

BE ST CHOI CE S GOOD ALT E RNAT I VE S AVOI D

This guide has a limited number
of seafood items due to its size.
For a full list of our recommen-
dations please visit us online
or download the app.
Check every column, your
favorite seafood could be in
more than one.
Best Choices
Well managed, caught or
farmed in environmentally
responsible ways.
Good Alternatives
Some concerns with how
they are caught or farmed.
Avoid
Overfished, or strong
concerns with how they
are caught or farmed.
Abalone (China & Japan)
Cod: Pacific (Japan & Russia)
Crab: Red King (Russia)
Lobster: Spiny (Belize, Brazil,
Honduras & Nicaragua)
Mahi Mahi (imported)
Orange Roughy
Salmon: Atlantic (farmed)
Sharks
Shrimp (imported farmed)
Shrimp (LA & Mexico wild)
Squid (imported)
Swordfish (imported)
Tuna: Albacore/White canned
(except Canada & US troll, pole
and US longline)
Tuna: Bluefin
Tuna: Skipjack/Light canned
(imported longline and purse seine)
Tuna: Yellowfin (except troll, pole
and US longline)
Basa/Pangasius/Swai
Cod: Atlantic (imported)
Cod: Pacific (US trawl)
Crab: Blue & King (US)
Flounders, Soles (US)
Grouper: Red (US Gulf of Mexico)
Lobster (Bahamas & US)
Mahi Mahi (Ecuador & US)
Monkfish (US)
Pollock (US)
Salmon (CA, OR & WA wild)
Scallops (wild)
Shrimp (Canada & US wild)
Snapper: Red (US)
Squid (US)
Swordfish (US)
Tilapia (China & Taiwan)
Tuna: Albacore/White canned
(US longline)
Tuna: Skipjack/Light canned (imported
troll, pole and US longline)
Tuna: Yellowfin (imported troll, pole
and US longline)
Abalone
Arctic Char (farmed)
Bass: Striped (US hook & line, farmed)
Catfish (US)
Clams, Mussels, Oysters
Cod: Pacific (US hook & line,
longline & trap)
Crab: Dungeness & Stone (US)
Halibut (US Pacific)
Lobster: Spiny (Mexico)
Sablefish/Black Cod (AK & Canada)
Salmon (AK)
Sardines: Pacific (Canada & US)
Scallops (farmed)
Shrimp: Pink (OR)
Tilapia (Ecuador & US)
Trout: Rainbow (US farmed)
Tuna: Albacore/White canned
(Canada & US troll, pole)
Tuna: Skipjack/Light canned
(FAD-free, US troll, pole)
Tuna: Yellowfin (US troll, pole)