2010 Culinary Chart of Alternatives

Use this guide to find ocean-friendly alternatives to seafood on the Seafood Watch “Avoid” list. For more information, and to learn more about species that do not appear on this list, visitwww.seafoodwatch.org.

Caviar and Sturgeon (imported wild-caught)		Caviar and Sturgeon (U.S. farmed) Sturgeon (wild-caught from OR, WA)*
Chilean Seabass/Patagonian Toothfish*	Cobia (US farmed) Sablefish/Black Cod/Butterfish (AK+, BC)	Sablefish/Black Cod/Butterfish (CA, OR, WA)
Cod: Atlantic, Iceland and Northeast Arctic (trawled), and Pacific (imported)	Cobia (US farmed) Cod: Pacific (trap, hook-and-line, longline from AK+)	Cod: Atlantic (Northeast Arctic and Iceland) Cod: Pacific (U.S. trawl)
Conch: Queen	Abalone (U.S. farmed)
Crab: King (imported)	Crab: Dungeness, Stone	Crab: Blue*, King (U.S.), Snow
Crayfish (imported farmed)	Crayfish (U.S. farmed) Spot Prawn (BC)	Spot Prawn (U.S.)
Dogfish (U.S.)*	Cod: Pacific (trap, hook-and-line, longline from AK+)	Cod: Pacific (U.S. trawl) Dogfish (BC)*
Flounders, Soles (Atlantic)	Halibut: Pacific+	Flounders, Soles (Pacific)* Turbot: Greenland
Grenadier/Pacific Roughy	Tilapia (U.S. farmed)	Tilapia (Central and South America farmed)
Groupers*	Mahi mahi (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole) Striped Bass (farmed or wild-caught*) Tilapia (U.S. farmed)	Black Sea Bass Mahi mahi (US longline, U.S.Pacific and imported troll/pole) Tilapia (Central and South America farmed)
Haddock (trawl)	Cobia (U.S. farmed) Cod: Pacific (trap, hook-and-line, longline from AK+)	Haddock (hook-and-line)
Hake: White	Tilapia (U.S. farmed)	Hake: Silver, Red and Offshore Tilapia (Central and South America farmed)
Halibut: Atlantic	Cobia (U.S. farmed) Halibut: Pacific+ Tilapia (U.S. farmed)	Flounders, Soles (Pacific)* Halibut: California (hook-and-line, bottom trawl) Tilapia (Central and South America farmed)
Lobster: Spiny (Brazil)	Lobster: Spiny (Florida)	Lobster: American/Maine
Marlin: Striped and Blue*	Mahi mahi (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole) Swordfish (harpoon or handline from the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic)*	Mahi mahi (U.S. longline, U.S.Pacific and imported troll/pole) Swordfish (CA drift gillnet) Swordfish (Harpoon or handline from the Indian Ocean, international Pacific and international Atlantic) Swordfish (U.S. longline)*
Monkfish	Mahi mahi (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole) Sablefish/Black Cod/Butterfish (AK+, BC)	Mahi mahi (U.S. longline, U.S.Pacific and imported troll/pole) Sablefish/Black Cod/Butterfish (CA, OR, WA)
Orange Roughy*	Halibut: Pacific+ Tilapia (U.S. farmed)	Flounders, Soles (Pacific)* Halibut: California (hook-and-line, bottom trawl) Tilapia (Central and South America farmed)
Pompano: Florida	Striped Bass (farmed or wild-caught*)	Black Sea Bass
Rockfish*: Pacific (trawl)	Halibut: Pacific+ Rockfish: Black* (CA, OR) Sablefish/Black Cod/Butterfish (AK+, BC) Striped Bass (farmed or wild-caught*)	Flounders, Soles (Pacific)* Rockfish* (hook-and-line from AK, BC) Sablefish/Black Cod/Butterfish (CA, OR, WA)
Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic)*	Arctic Char (farmed) Salmon (wild-caught from AK)+	Salmon (wild-caught from WA)*
Sharks*	Halibut: Pacific+	Sturgeon (U.S. farmed) Sturgeon (wild-caught from OR, WA)*
Shrimp (imported)	Shrimp: Pink (OR)+ Spot Prawn (BC) Freshwater Prawn (U.S. farmed)	Shrimp (U.S., Canada) Spot Prawn (U.S.)
Skate	Scallops: Bay (farmed)	Scallops: Sea (wild-caught Atlantic, U.S. and Canada) Sturgeon (U.S. farmed) Sturgeon (wild-caught from OR, WA)*
Snapper: Red and Vermilion (US)	Tilapia (U.S. farmed)	Tilapia (Central and South America farmed)
Swordfish (imported)*	Mahi mahi (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole) Swordfish (harpoon or handline from the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic)*	Mahi mahi (U.S. longline, U.S.Pacific and imported troll/pole) Swordfish (CA drift gillnet) Swordfish (Harpoon or handline from the Indian ocean, international Pacific and international Atlantic) Sturgeon (U.S. farmed) Swordfish (U.S. longline)*
Tilapia (China, Taiwan farmed)	Tilapia (U.S. farmed)	Tilapia (Central and South America farmed)
Tilefish (Southeast)*	Mahi mahi (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole) Striped Bass (farmed or wild-caught*)	Mahi mahi (U.S. longline, U.S.Pacific and imported troll/pole) Tilefish (Mid-Atlantic)* Tuna: Albacore (Atlantic and Indian Ocean, troll/pole)
Tuna: Albacore (longline except for HI)*	Tuna: Albacore (South Pacific, U.S.+and BC troll/pole)	Tuna: Albacore (HI longline)* Tuna: Albacore (North Atlantic, troll/pole) Tuna: Albacore (South Atlantic, troll/pole)
Tuna: Bluefin* and Bigeye (longline)*	Tuna: Skipjack (WCPO, U.S. Eastern Pacific troll/pole) Tuna: Yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole)	Tuna: Bigeye (troll/pole) Tuna: Skipjack (HI longline) Tuna: Yellowfin (Pacific and Indian Ocean troll/pole, U.S. Atlantic longline)*
Tuna: Skipjack (FAD-caught)	Tuna: Skipjack (WCPO, U.S. Eastern Pacific troll/pole, WCPO unassociated purse seine)	Tuna: Skipjack (Atlantic, Indian, and Eastern Pacific unassociated purse seine)
Tuna: Yellowfin (FAD-caught, longline except for U.S. Atlantic) *	Tuna: Yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole)	Tuna: Tongol (handline, troll/pole, Malaysia) Tuna: Yellowfin (Pacific and Indian Ocean troll/pole, unassociated purse seine, U.S. Atlantic longline)*

* Consumption advisory from Environmental Defense Fund due to mercury or other contaminants. + All or portions of this fishery have been certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council

Key AK BC CA HI OR WA WCPO Mid-Atlantic Northeast Southeast FAD-caught / Unassociated Alaska British Columbia California Hawaii Oregon Washington Western & Central Pacific Ocean New York to North Carolina Connecticut to Maine South Carolina to Texas Fish caught using Fish Aggregating Devices that lead to high bycatch A slash is used to separate different market names for the same fish. A type of purse seine with low bycatch; also called a school set because the net is set on a free-swimming school of tuna.