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What About Other Kinds of Fish?
For all children, variety is key. As most fish and many other commonly eaten foods contain at least trace amounts of toxic contaminants, encouraging kids to try a wide variety of foods minimizes the chance of overexposure — and adds more nutrition to their diets.
You may click on any species name to take you to a site that will provide more detailed information.
Older children: Health advisories are based on a body weight of 67 pounds (30.5 kg) and a meal size of 4.5 ounces of fish before cooking.
Younger children: Health advisories are based on a body weight of 32 pounds (14.5 kg) and a meal size of 3 ounces of fish before cooking.
? : Indicates that there is not sufficient information to make a recommendation. Read our Methodology to see what information we use to make recommendations.
#: Indicates that depending on the method of capture or where caught, the fish has more than one rating for being ocean friendly and/or health concerns. In all cases, the lowest ranking is given. Click on the species name to take you to a site that will provide more detailed information.
A-C | E-M | O-Se | Sh-Sw | T-W
| Species |  |
Health Concern | Maximum Meals per Month |
|
Ocean Friendly? | |
| Older Children | Younger Children | |||||
| Abalone (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Alewife | PCBs | 0 | 0 | ? | ||
| Anchovies | no limit* | no limit* | Yes | |||
| Arctic Char | no limit* | no limit* | Yes | |||
| Barramundi (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Bluefish | PCBs, mercury and pesticides | 0 | 0 | Somewhat | ||
| Catfish, Channel | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Caviar (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Caviar (wild) # | ? | ? | No | |||
| Clam, Butter | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Clam, Manila | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Clam, Northern Quahog | no limit* | no limit* | Yes | |||
| Clam, Pacific Geoduck | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Clam, Pacific Littleneck | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Cod, Atlantic | ? | ? | No | |||
| Cod, Pacific | ? | ? | Somewhat | |||
| Crab, Blue | PCBs and mercury | 1 | 1/2 | Somewhat | ||
| Crab, Dungeness | no limit* | no limit* | Yes | |||
| Crab, Florida Stone | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Crab, King (Imported) | no limit* | no limit* | No | |||
| Crab, King (US) | no limit* | no limit* | Somewhat | |||
| Crab, Snow | no limit* | no limit* | Somewhat | |||
| Crayfish or Crawfish, Red Swamp | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Croaker, Atlantic | PCBs | 1/2 | 1/2 | Yes | ||
| Croaker, White | PCBs | 1/2 | 0 | ? | ||
| Species | Health Concern | Maximum Meals per Month |
Ocean Friendly? | |||
| Older Children | Younger Children | |||||
| Eel, American | PCBs, mercury and pesticides | 0 | 0 | No | ||
| Flounder, Blackback or Winter | PCBs | 1 | 1/2 | No | ||
| Flounder, Summer or Fluke | PCBs | 1/2 | 1/2 | No | ||
| Grouper | Mercury | 1 | 1 | No | ||
| Haddock # | no limit* | no limit* | No | |||
| Halibut, Atlantic | Mercury | 3 | 2 | No | ||
| Halibut, Pacific | Mercury | 3 | 2 | Yes | ||
| Herring, Atlantic | no limit* | no limit* | Somewhat | |||
| Herring, Pacific | ? | ? | Somewhat | |||
| Lingcod | Mercury | 3 | 2 | Somewhat | ||
| Lobster, American or Maine | Mercury | 3 | 2 | Somewhat | ||
| Mackerel, Atlantic | no limit* | no limit* | Yes | |||
| Mackerel, King | Mercury | 0 | 0 | Yes | ||
| Mackerel, Spanish | Mercury | 1 | 1 | Yes | ||
| Mahimahi | Mercury | no limit* | 3 | Somewhat | ||
| Marlin, Blue | Mercury | 0 | 0 | No | ||
| Marlin, Striped | Mercury | 2 | 1 | No | ||
| Marlin, White | Mercury | 1 | 1/2 | No | ||
| Monkfish | Mercury | 3 | 2 | No | ||
| Mussel, Blue (farmed) | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Mussel, Mediterranean (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Mussel, New Zealand Green (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Species | Health Concern | Maximum Meals per Month |
Ocean Friendly? | |||
| Older Children | Younger Children | |||||
| Opah/Moonfish | Mercury | 1 | 1/2 | Somewhat | ||
| Orange Roughy | Mercury | 1 | 1/2 | No | ||
| Oyster, Eastern or American (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Oyster, Eastern or American (wild) | PCBs | 2 | 1 | Somewhat | ||
| Oyster, Pacific | no limit* | no limit* | Yes | |||
| Paddlefish (farmed) | no limit* | no limit* | Yes | |||
| Paddlefish (wild) | no limit* | no limit* | No | |||
| Pollock, Pacific or Walleye | PCBs | 4 | 3 | Yes | ||
| Pompano, Florida | Mercury | no limit* | 3 | No | ||
| Rainbow Trout (farmed) | 3 | 2 | Yes | |||
| Rockfish (Pacific) # | Mercury | 1 | 1 | No | ||
| Sablefish # | Mercury | 3 | 2 | Somewhat | ||
| Salmon, Atlantic (farmed) | PCBs, dioxins and pesticides | 1/2 | 0 | No | ||
| Salmon, Chinook (wild) | PCBs | no limit* | 3 | Yes | ||
| Salmon, Chum (wild) | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Salmon, Coho (wild) | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Salmon, Pink (wild) | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Salmon, Sockeye (wild) | PCBs | no limit* | 2 | Yes | ||
| Sardines | no limit* | ? | Yes | |||
| Scallop, Atlantic Calico | no limit* | no limit* | No | |||
| no limit | no limit | Yes | ||||
| Scallop, Sea | no limit* | no limit* | Somewhat | |||
| Sea Bass, Chilean | Mercury | 1 | 1 | No | ||
| Seabass, Black | Mercury | no limit* | 4 | Somewhat | ||
| Seatrout, Spotted | PCBs and mercury | 0 | 0 | ? | ||
| Species | Health Concern | Maximum Meals per Month |
Ocean Friendly? | |||
| Older Children | Younger Children | |||||
| Shad, American | no limit* | 0 | No | |||
| Shark | Mercury | 0 | 0 | No | ||
| Shrimp (imported) | ? | ? | No | |||
| Shrimp (US farmed) | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Shrimp (US wild) | no limit* | no limit* | Somewhat | |||
| Shrimp, Northern | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Shrimp, Pink (Ocean or Oregon) | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Shrimp, Spot Prawn (Canada) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Shrimp, Spot Prawn (US) | ? | ? | Somewhat | |||
| Skate | Mercury | no limit* | 3 | No | ||
| Snapper, Mutton | Mercury | 2 | 1 | Somewhat | ||
| Snapper, Red | Mercury | 3 | 2 | No | ||
| Snapper, Silk | Mercury | 3 | 2 | No | ||
| Snapper, Vermillion | Mercury | 3 | 2 | No | ||
| Snapper, Yellowtail | Mercury | 3 | 2 | Somewhat | ||
| Sole, English | PCBs | 3 | 2 | Somewhat | ||
| Squid | no limit* | no limit* | Somewhat | |||
| Striped Bass (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Striped Bass (wild) | PCBs, mercury and pesticides | 0 | 0 | Yes | ||
| Sturgeon (farmed) | ? | ? | Yes | |||
| Sturgeon (Imported wild) | PCBs and Mercury | 0 | 0 | No | ||
| Sturgeon, Atlantic (wild) | Mercury | 2 | 1 | No | ||
| Sturgeon, White (wild Oregon and Washington ) | ? | ? | Somewhat | |||
| Swordfish (Imported) | Mercury | 0 | 0 | No | ||
| Swordfish (US) | Mercury | 0 | 0 | Somewhat | ||
| Species | Health Concern | Maximum Meals per Month |
Ocean Friendly? | |||
| Older Children | Younger Children | |||||
| Tilapia (farmed, U.S./Central America) | no limit | no limit | Yes | |||
| Tilapia (farmed, other) # | no limit* | no limit* | No | |||
| Tilefish | Mercury | 2 | 1 | No | ||
| Tuna, Albacore # | Mercury | 2 | 1 | No | ||
| Tuna, Bigeye # | Mercury | 2 | 1 | No | ||
| Tuna, Bluefin | Mercury | 1/2 | 1/2 | No | ||
| Tuna, Skipjack (Canned light) | Mercury | no limit* | 3 | Somewhat | ||
| Tuna, Yellowfin # | Mercury | 2 | 1 | No | ||
| Wahoo | Mercury | 1 | 1 | Somewhat | ||
| Weakfish | PCBs and Mercury | 0 | 0 | ? | ||
No Limit* : Although there is currently no health concern for this fish, there is not sufficient data to designate it a KidSafe Seafood at this time. As a general rule of thumb, the EPA and FDA recommend that young children eat up to two average meals a week of a variety of low-mercury fish and shellfish.
The information presented in this chart comes from the following sources:
- Environmental Defense
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Blue Ocean Institute
- Food & Drug Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Various academic studies
Please read about our Methodology or Contact Us for more information.
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