Eco-Best Fish
Safe for the environment - enjoy often!
Eco-Best choices describe:
- wild fish from healthy, well-managed populations, caught using fishing gear that does little harm to sea life and marine habitats;
- or farmed fish raised in systems that control pollution, the spread of disease, chemical use and escaped fish.
Most fish on this list are also low in environmental contaminants and can be safely eaten at least once per week.
= Indicates fish high in heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and low in environmental contaminants
| Eco-Best |
Recipes |
| Abalone | |
Anchovy, European | |
| Barramundi U.S. | |
| Capelin, smelt roe (Iceland) | |
| Catfish (U.S.) | |
| Clam, softshell | |
| Clams (farmed) | |
| Cod, AK (longline) | |
| Crab, Dungeness | |
| Crab, stone | |
| Crawfish (U.S.) | |
| Halibut, Pacific | |
| Lobster, Caribbean spiny (U.S.) | |
| Lobster, spiny (Cabaja) | |
| Mahimahi (U.S. troll/pole) | |
| Mullet | |
| Mussels | |
Oysters (farmed) | |
| Prawns, spot (Canada) | |
Sablefish/ Black Cod (Alaska, Canada) | |
Salmon (canned) | |
Salmon, wild (Alaska) | |
Sardines, Pacific (U.S.) | |
| Scallops, bay (farmed) | |
| Sea urchin (Canada) | |
| Shrimp, pink (Oregon) | |
| Squid, longfin (U.S.) | |
| Striped bass (farmed) | |
| Tilapia (U.S.) | |
Trout, rainbow (farmed) | |
Tuna, albacore (U.S., Canada) | |
| Tuna, yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole) | |
| Wreckfish | |
Posted: 22-Oct-2007; Updated: 15-Jan-2010
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