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 | |||
Arctic Char (U.S. and Canadian farmed) | insufficient data | ||
Bass, Striped (farmed) | |||
Bass, Striped (wild) | PCBs, mercury, and pesticides | ||
Bluefish | PCBs, mercury, and pesticides | ||
Blue Marlin | Mercury | ||
Catfish (U.S. farmed) | |||
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 | |||
Crawfish (U.S.) | |||
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 | |||
Lingcod | Mercury | ||
Lobster, American/Maine | Mercury | ||
Mackerel, Atlantic | |||
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 | |||
Pompano, Florida | Mercury | ||
Rockfish (Pacific: rock cod/boccacio) | Mercury | ||
Sablefish/Black Cod (from Alaska) | |||
Salmon, Atlantic (farmed or wild) | PCBs, dioxins, and pesticides | ||
Salmon, Alaska (wild) | |||
Sardines | |||
Scallops (farmed bay) | |||
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.) | |||
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 |