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BEST CHOICES
Aji/Sawara/Spanish mackerel*
Amaebi/Spot prawn (BC)
Awabi/Abalone (US farmed)
Gindara/Sablefish/Black cod (AK+, BC)
Hirame/Pacific halibut+
Hotate/Bay scallops (farmed)
Ikura/Salmon roe (AK wild)+
Iwana/Arctic char (farmed)
Iwashi/Sardine (US)
Izumidai/Tilapia (US farmed)
Kaki/Oysters (farmed)
Kanikama/Surimi/Imitation crab
(AK pollock+)
Katsuo/Bonito/Skipjack tuna
(troll/pole)
Masago/Smelt roe (Iceland)
Mirugai/Giant clam/Geoduck (wild)
Murugai/Mussels (farmed)
Sake/Salmon (AK wild)+
Shiro Maguro/Albacore tuna
(troll/pole, BC or US+)
Suzuki/Striped bass (farmed or wild* )
Uni/Sea urchin roe (Canada)
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Ankimo/Monkfish liver
Best Choices are abundant, well-
Amaebi/Spot prawn (US)
managed and caught or farmed in
Ebi/Shrimp (US, farmed or wild) Ankoh/Monkfish
environmentally friendly ways.
Gindara/Sablefish/Black cod Ebi/Shrimp (imported, farmed or wild)
(CA, OR, WA) Hamachi/Yellowtail (Australia or
Good Alternatives are an option,
Hamachi/Yellowtail (US farmed) Japan, farmed) but there are concerns with how
Hirame/Flounders, Soles (Pacific) Hirame/Flounders, Soles, Halibut they’re caught or farmed — or with
Hotate/Sea scallops (Canada, US) (Atlantic)
Hon Maguro/Bluefin tuna*
the health of their habitat due to
Ika/Squid other human impacts.
Kani/Crab: Blue* , King (US), Snow Ikura/Salmon roe (farmed,
Kanikama/Surimi/Imitation crab including Atlantic) Avoid for now as these items are
(except AK pollock+) Kani/Crab: King (imported) caught or farmed in ways that harm
Katsuo/Bonito/Skipjack tuna (Hawaii)◆ Maguro/Tuna: Bigeye◆*, Yellowfin◆* other marine life or the environment.
Maguro/Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin Sake/Salmon (farmed,
Key
(troll/pole) including Atlantic)* AK = Alaska BC = British Columbia
Masago/Smelt roe (Canada) Shiro Maguro/Albacore tuna
Sake/Salmon (WA wild)* (imported)◆*
CA = California OR = Oregon
* Limit consumption due to concerns about
Shiro Maguro/Albacore tuna (Hawaii)◆*
WA = Washington
Tai/Red snapper
mercury or other contaminants.
Tai/Red porgy (US) Tako/Octopus
Toro/Tuna Belly: Bigeye◆* , Bluefin* ,
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+ Some or all of this fishery is certified as
Toro/Tuna Belly: Bigeye, Yellowfin
(troll/pole) Yellowfin◆*
sustainable to the Marine Stewardship
Unagi/Freshwater eel
Uni/Sea urchin roe (CA) Council standard. Visit www.msc.org
Uni/Sea urchin roe (Maine) ◆ Indicates longline-caught
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