Seattle Aquarium

SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD GUIDE

Sustainable Seafood is

seafood from either fished or farmed sources that can maintain or increase production in the future without jeopardizing the ecosystems from which it was acquired.

Research Said

various species of seafood is pointing to a global collapse of seafood species by 2048. Such a collapse would occur due to pollution and overfishing, threatening oceanic ecosystems, according to some researchers.

Solutions are

in our hands, because the seafood you choose can determine whether tomorrow’s generations will continue to enjoy the oceans’ riches.

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AMERICAN/MAINE LOBSTER

Where Caught:

Northeast U.S., Canada

How Caught:

Trap

AMERICAN SHAD

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Gillnet

BLACK COD/ SABLEFISH

Where Caught:

California, Oregon, Washington

How Caught:

Hook-and-line

BLACK ROCKFISH

Where Caught:

Alaska, British Columbia

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLACK ROCKFISH

Where Caught:

California, Oregon, Washington

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ALASKA PLAICE

Where Caught:

U.S., Canadian Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ALASKA POLLOCK

Where Caught:

Alaska

How Caught:

Wild-caught

AMERICAN PLAICE

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ARCTIC CHAR

Where Caught:

U.S., Canada, Norway, Iceland

How Caught:

Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems

ATLANTIC COD

Where Caught:

Iceland, Northeast Arctic

How Caught:

Hook-and-line

ATLANTIC COD

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Maine

How Caught:

Hook-and-line

ATLANTIC COD

Where Caught:

Iceland, Northeast Arctic

How Caught:

Bottom-(Gillnet,Longline, Trawl), Danish Seine

ATLANTIC CROAKER

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Non-trawl

ATLANTIC CROAKER

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Trawl

ATLANTIC HALIBUT

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ATLANTIC HERRING

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ATLANTIC MACKEREL

Where Caught:

Canada

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ATLANTIC MACKEREL

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ATLANTIC POLLOCK

Where Caught:

Norway

How Caught:

Gillnet, Purse Seine

ATLANTIC POLLOCK

Where Caught:

U.S., Canada

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ATLANTIC POLLOCK

Where Caught:

Iceland

How Caught:

Gillnet

ATLANTIC POLLOCK

Where Caught:

Norway

How Caught:

Danish Seine, Trawl

ATLANTIC POLLOCK

Where Caught:

Iceland

How Caught:

Danish Seine, Trawl

ATLANTIC SARDINE

Where Caught:

Mediterranean

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ATLANTIC SURF CLAMS

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

AVALON

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

BARRAMUNDI

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems

BARRAMUNDI

Where Caught:

Australia

How Caught:

Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems

BARRAMUNDI

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Farmed in Open Systems

BASA

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Farmed

BAY SCALLOPS

Where Caught:

Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico

How Caught:

Diver-caught

BIG-EYE SCAD

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLACK, RED GROUPER

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Mexico

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLACK SEA BASS

Where Caught:

U.S. Mid-Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLUE CRAB

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Trap

BLUEFISH

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLUELINE TILEFISH

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLUE MARLIN

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLUE MARLIN

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Wild-caught

BLUNOSE

Where Caught:

Southern Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

CALIFORNIA HALIBUT

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Hook-and-line, Bottom Trawl

CALIFORNIA HALIBUT

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Set Gillnet

CARIBBEAN SPINY LOBSTER

Where Caught:

Florida

How Caught:

Wild-caught

CARIBBEAN SPINY LOBSTER

Where Caught:

Brazil

How Caught:

Wild-caught

CAPELIN/MASAGO

Where Caught:

Iceland

How Caught:

Wild-caught

CAPELIN/MASAGO

Where Caught:

Canada

How Caught:

Wild-caught

CATFISH

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

CHILEAN SEABASS

Where Caught:

Southern Ocean

How Caught:

Wild-caught

CLAMS

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Farmed

COBIA

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

COBIA

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Farmed

CHILEAN SEABASS

Where Caught:

Southern Ocean

How Caught:

Wild-caught

COHO SALMON

Where Caught:

British Columbia

How Caught:

Wild-caught

COMMON DAB/FLOUNDER

Where Caught:

Iceland

How Caught:

Danish Seine

CRAYFISH

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Farmed

DUNGENESS CRAB

Where Caught:

U.S., Canada

How Caught:

Trap

EUROPEAN PLAICE

Where Caught:

Iceland

How Caught:

Wild-caught

FLORIDA POMPANO

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

FLOUNDER

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

FLOUNDER

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

FRESHWATER EEL

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Farmed

FRESHWATER PRAWN

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

GAG, SNOWY, WARSAW, YELLOWEDGE GROUPER

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Mexico

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GIANT CLAMS/ GEODUCK

Where Caught:

U.S., Canadian Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GOLDEN TILEFISH

Where Caught:

U.S. Mid-Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GOLDEN TILEFISH

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GRAY, LANE, MUTTON, YELLOWTAIL SNAPPER

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GRAY SNAPPER

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GREENLAND TURBOT

Where Caught:

U.S., Canadian Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GRENADIER

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GROUPER

Where Caught:

Northwest Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GROUPER

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GROUPER

Where Caught:

Main Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

GULF CORVINA

Where Caught:

Gulf of California

How Caught:

Wild-caught

HADDOCK

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Hook-and-line

HADDOCK

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Trawl

HADDOCK

Where Caught:

Iceland Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

HARD CLAMS

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

IMITATION CRAB

(ALASKA POLLACK)

Where Caught:

Alaska

How Caught:

Wild-caught

IMITATION CRAB

(NOT MADE FROM ALASKA POLLACK)

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught

JONAH CRAB

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

JUMBO SQUID

Where Caught:

Gulf of California

How Caught:

Wild-caught

KING CRAB

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Trap

KING CRAB

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Trap

KING MACKEREL

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico

How Caught:

Wild-caught

KONA CRAB

Where Caught:

Australia

How Caught:

Wild-caught

KONA CRAB

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

LAKE HERRING

Where Caught:

Lake Superior

How Caught:

Wild-caught

LAKE TROUT

Where Caught:

Lake Superior

How Caught:

Wild-caught

LAKE TROUT

Where Caught:

Lake Huron, Lake Michigan

How Caught:

Wild-caught

LAKE WHITEFISH

Where Caught:

Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan

How Caught:

Trap-net

LAKE WHITEFISH

Where Caught:

Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie

How Caught:

Set Gillnet

LINGCOD

Where Caught:

U.S., Canada

How Caught:

Wild-caught

LONGFIN SQUID

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Trawl

MACKEREL SCAD

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

MAHI MAHI

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

MAHI MAHI

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Longline

MAHI MAHI

Where Caught:

Imported, U.S. Pacific, Hawaii

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

MAHI MAHI

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Longline

MARKET SQUID

Where Caught:

California

How Caught:

Purse Seine

MONKFISH

Where Caught:

U.S., Canadian Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

MONKFISH LIVER

Where Caught:

U.S., Canadian Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

MUSSELS

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Farmed

NEW ZEALAND TAI SNAPPER

Where Caught:

New Zealand

How Caught:

Bottom Longline

NEW ZEALAND TAI SNAPPER

Where Caught:

New Zealand

How Caught:

Danish Seine, Trawl

NORTHAN SHRIMP

Where Caught:

U.S., Canadian Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

OCEAN QUAHOG CLAMS

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

OCTOPUS

Where Caught:

Hawaii, Gulf of California

How Caught:

Wild-caught

OCTOPUS

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught

OFFSHORE, RED, AND SILVER HAKE

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

OPAH

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

OPAH

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Longline

ORANGE ROUGHY

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught

OYSTERS

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Farmed

OYSTERS

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Canada

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PACIFIC COD

Where Caught:

U.S., Canadian Atlantic

How Caught:

Trawl

PACIFIC COD

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Bottom Longline, Jig, Trap

PACIFIC COD

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Trawl

PACIFIC COD

Where Caught:

Imported Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PACIFIC HALIBUT

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PACIFIC SANDDABS

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PACIFIC SARDINE

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PADDLEFISH CAVIAR

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PANGASIUS

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Farmed

PINK SHRIMP

Where Caught:

Oregon

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PINK SNAPPER

Where Caught:

Northwest Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

PINK SNAPPER

Where Caught:

Main Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

POMFRET

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

RAINBOW SMELT

Where Caught:

Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie

How Caught:

Wild-caught

RAINBOW TROUT

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

RED PORGY

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

RED SNAPPER

Where Caught:

Northwest Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

RED SNAPPER

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Mexico, Imported, Main Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ROCKFISH

Where Caught:

British Columbia, Alaska

How Caught:

Hook-and-line, Jig

ROCKFISH

Where Caught:

Pacific

How Caught:

Trawl

ROCK SHRIMP

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

ROUND WHITEFISH

Where Caught:

Lake Huron, Lake Michigan

How Caught:

Wild-caught

RUBY SNAPPER

Where Caught:

Northwest Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

RUBY SNAPPER

Where Caught:

Main Hawaiian Islands

How Caught:

Wild-caught

QUEEN CONCH

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SALMON

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed in Tank Systems

SALMON

Where Caught:

Alaska

How Caught:

Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll

SALMON

Where Caught:

California, Oregon, Washington

How Caught:

Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll

SALMON

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Farmed

SALMON ROE

Where Caught:

Alaska

How Caught:

Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll

SCALLOPS

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Farmed Off-bottom

SCALLOPS

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Farmed On-bottom

SCUP

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SEA SCALLOPS

Where Caught:

Laguna Ojo de Liebre & Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico

How Caught:

Diver-caught

SEA SCALLOPS

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SEA TURTLES

Where Caught:

Gulf of Californiac

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SEA URCHIN ROE

Where Caught:

Canada

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SEA URCHIN ROE

Where Caught:

California

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SEA URCHIN ROE

Where Caught:

Maine

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SHARK

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SHORTFIN SQUID

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Trawl

SHRIMP

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems or Inland Ponds

SHRIMP

Where Caught:

U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SHRIMP

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed in Open Systems

SHRIMP

Where Caught:

Thailand

How Caught:

Farmed in Fully Recirculating Systems

SHRIMP

Where Caught:

Mexico, Imported

How Caught:

Farmed in Open Systems

SHRIMP

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SHORTBILL SPEARFISH

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SHORTBILL SPEARFISH

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SKATES

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SNOW CRAB

Where Caught:

Alaska, Canada

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SNOW CRAB

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico

How Caught:

Trap

SOLE

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SOLE

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SPANISH MACKEREL

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SPINY DOGFISH

Where Caught:

British Columbia

How Caught:

Bottom Longline

SPINY DOGFISH

Where Caught:

Except B.C.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SPINY LOBSTER

Where Caught:

California, Baja Mexico

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SPOT PRAWN

Where Caught:

British Columbia

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SPOT PRAWN

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SQUID

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Wild-caught

STRIPED BASS

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed, Wild-caught

STRIPED MARLIN

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught

STRIPED MULLET

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico

How Caught:

Wild-caught

STURGEON CAVIAR

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

STURGEON

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

STURGEON

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Wild-caught

STURGEON CAVIAR

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SUMMER FLOUNDER

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

SWAI

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Farmed

SWORDFISH

Where Caught:

Hawaii, U.S., Canada, North Atlantic, East Pacific

How Caught:

Harpoon, Handline

SWORDFISH

Where Caught:

California

How Caught:

Drift Gillnet

SWORDFISH

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

SWORDFISH

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Longline

TILAPIA

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Farmed

TILAPIA

Where Caught:

Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras

How Caught:

Farmed

TILAPIA

Where Caught:

China, Taiwan

How Caught:

Farmed

TOTOABA

Where Caught:

Gulf of California

How Caught:

Wild-caught

TREVALLY/JACK

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

TUNA,ALBACORE

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific, Canadian Pacific

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA,ALBACORE

Where Caught:

Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA,ALBACORE

Where Caught:

South Atlantic

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA,ALBACORE

Where Caught:

Worldwide, Except Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA,ALBACORE

Where Caught:

North Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

TUNA,BIGEYE

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA,BIGEYE

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA,BIGEYE

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA,BIGEYE

Where Caught:

Worldwide, Except U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA,BLACKFIN

Where Caught:

Atlantic

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA,BLACKFIN

Where Caught:

Atlantic

How Caught:

Longline, Purse Seine

TUNA,BLUEFIN

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught, Ranched

TUNA(CANNED)

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Wild-caught Except Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, ALBACORE(CANNED)

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific, Canadian Pacific

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, ALBACORE(CANNED)

Where Caught:

Worldwide, Except U.S. Pacific and Canadian Pacific

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, SKIPJACK(CANNED)

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, SKIPJACK

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, SKIPJACK

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA, SKIPJACK

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Purse Seine

TUNA, SKIPJACK

Where Caught:

Imported

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA, TONGOL

Where Caught:

Malaysia

How Caught:

Wild-caught

TUNA, TONGOL

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, TONGOL

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Gillnet, Purse Seine

TUNA, YELLOWFIN

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, Pacific

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, YELLOWFIN

Where Caught:

Worldwide, Except Pacific and U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Troll, Pole-and-line

TUNA, YELLOWFIN

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic, Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA, YELLOWFIN

Where Caught:

Worldwide, Except U.S. Atlantic and Hawaii

How Caught:

Longline

TUNA, YELLOWFIN

Where Caught:

Worldwide

How Caught:

Purse Seine

VERMILION SNAPPER

Where Caught:

U.S.

How Caught:

Wild-caught

WAHOO

Where Caught:

Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii

How Caught:

Wild-caught

WALLEYE

Where Caught:

Lake Erie, Great Lakes

How Caught:

Wild-caught

WEAKFISH

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

WHITE HAKE

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

WHITE SEABASS

Where Caught:

U.S. Pacific

How Caught:

Wild-caught

WHITE STURGEON

Where Caught:

Oregon, Washington

How Caught:

Wild-caught

WRECKFISH

Where Caught:

U.S. Atlantic

How Caught:

Wild-caught

YELLOW PERCH

Where Caught:

Lake Erie

How Caught:

Wild-caught

YELLOW PERCH

Where Caught:

Lake Huron, Lake Ontario

How Caught:

Wild-caught

YELLOWTAIL

Where Caught:

Australia, Japan

How Caught:

Farmed