Category Archives: Ocean-Friendly

Tilapia (Ecuador - Farmed, ponds)



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s
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Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Shrimp, Northern (Oregon - wild, trawl)

shrimp
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
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Pollock, Atlantic (Norway - wild, gillnet, purse seine)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Opah/Moonfish (Hawaii - wild, longline)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

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Age 0-6: 0.5 servings
Age 6-12: 1 servingContaminant: Mercury

 

Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Shrimp (U.S., farmed in fully recirculating systems)

shrimp
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Tuna, Yellowfin (U.S. Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic, East/Western Pacific - wild, troll and poll/line caught)

yellowfin tuna

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Age 0-6: 1.5 servings
Age 6-12: 2 servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Skipjack (Worldwide - troll and poll/line)

Skipjack tuna
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

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Age 0-6: 2.5 servings
Age 6-12: 3.5 servings 

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Bigeye (U.S. Atlantic, troll and poll/line caught)


bigeye tuna

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Age 0-6: 0.5 servings
Age 6-12: 1 serving

 

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly
High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Albacore (U.S., South and Canadian Pacific - wild, troll and poll/line caught)

albacore tuna

California Department of Fish and Game

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Age 0-6: 1.5 servings
Age 6-12: 2 servings
Somewhat Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tilapia (U.S. - farmed, closed recirculating systems)



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Swordfish (U.S. and Canada - wild, harpoon and handline)



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Age 0-6: 0.5 servings
Age 6-12: 0.5 servings 

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Salmon, Chinook (Alaska - wild, drift gillnet, purse seine or troll)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 2.5 servings
Age 6-12: 3.5 servings
Contaminant: PCBs

 

Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Rockfish, Pacific (California, Oregon, Washington - wild, hook and line)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings 
Ocean Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Mahimahi (U.S. Atlantic - wild, troll and poll/line, handline)

mahi mahi
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 3.5 servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Haddock (U.S. Atlantic - wild, handline)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 3 servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Croaker, Atlantic (U.S. - wild, gillnet, pound net, haul seines, non-trawl)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 0.5 servings
Age 6-12: 0.5 servings 

Contaminant: PCBs

Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Crab, Dungeness (Canada, Washington, Oregon, California - trap)

dungeness
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+servings
Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Cod, Pacific (U.S. - wild, bottom longline, jib)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Cod, Atlantic (Iceland, North East Arctic, Easte Baltic Sea - wild, hook and line)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Abalone (Farmed, contained aquaculture)

abalone
N yotarou

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Anchovies

anchovy

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund

Arctic Char (Farmed, closed system)

 

arctic char

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Barramundi (U.S. - farmed, closed recirculating systems)

barramundi

(C) Nick Thorne 2001

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Catfish, Channel (Farmed, closed ponds)

channel catfish
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Clam, Butter

U.S. Geological Survey

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings

Age 6-12: 4+ servings

Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Clam, Manila (Farmed)

U.S. Geological Survey

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Age 0-6: 4+ servingsAge 6-12: 4+ servings Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Clam, Pacific Geoduck (Washington and British Columbia - wild)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servingsAge 6-12: 4+ servings Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
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Crab, Blue (U.S. Chesapeake Bay - wild, trot line)

Delaware Department of Natural Resources

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Age 0-6: 1 serving
Age 6-12: 1.5 servingsContaminant: PCBs
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Crab, Florida Stone (U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico - wild, pot/trap)

U.S. Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

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Age 0-6: 0 servings
Age 6-12: 0.5 servings 

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Crab, King (U.S.)

king crab
Alaskan Fisheries Science Center

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fundand Monterey Bay Aquarium

Crayfish or Crawfish (U.S. - farmed)

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Halibut, Pacific (U.S. - wild, bottom longline)

pacific halibut
Alaskan Fisheries Science Center

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Age 0-6: 1.5 servings
Age 6-12: 2.5 servings 

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund

Herring, Pacific (U.S. Pacific - wild, bottom longline)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 0 servings
Age 6-12: 0 servingsContaminant: PCBs
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund

Mackerel, Atlantic (Canada, U.S. Atlantic - wild, purse seine)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice species
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Mackerel, King (U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico - wild, hook and line, midwater gillent)

Virginia Marine Resources Commission

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Age 0-6: 0 servings
Age 6-12: 0.5 servingsContaminant: Mercury

 

Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Mackerel, Spanish (U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico - wild, hook and line, midwater gillent)

U.S. Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

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Age 0-6: 1 servings
Age 6-12: 1 servingsContaminant: Mercury

 

Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Mussel, Blue (Farmed)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Mussel, Mediterranean (Farmed)

U.S. Geological Survey

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Mussel, New Zealand Green (Farmed)

new zealand mussel
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
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Oyster, Eastern (U.S. Gulf of Mexico - wild, dredge, tongs)

U.S. Geological Survey

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Oyster, Farmed

oyster
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
Kidsafe Seafood Best Choice Species
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Rainbow Trout (Farmed)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

Sablefish (Alaska and British Columbia - wild, bottom longline, pot)

sablefish
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 2 servings
Age 6-12: 2.5 servings 

Contaminant: Mercury

 

Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

Salmon, Chum (Alaska - wild, drift gillnet, purse seine, troll)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly

High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species
Additional Comments:For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fundand Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

 

Salmon, Coho (Alaska - drift gillnet, purse seine, troll)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+servings
Age 6-12: 4+servings
Ocean-Friendly

High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

 

 

Salmon, Pink (Alaska - wild, drift gillnet, purse seine, troll)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+servings
Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium


 

 

Salmon, Sockeye (Alaska - wild, drift gillnet, purse seing, troll)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+servings
Ocean-Friendly High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species
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Sardines (British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington - wild, purse seine, midwater trawl)

Southwest Fisheries Science Center

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+servings
Ocean-Friendly
High in
Omega-3s
KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species
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Scallop, Calico (Peru, wild, diver caught)

scallop
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Scallop (Farmed, off bottom)

scallop
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+servings
Somewhat Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
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Seatrout, Spotted (Florida and Louisiana - wild, hook and line, drift gillent, seine net, cast net, pound net)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 1 serving
Age 6-12: 2 servings 

Contaminant: Mercury, PCBs

 

Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund

 

 

Shrimp, Pink (Oregon - wild, trawl)

U.S. Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Shrimp, Spot Prawn (Canada - wild, trap)

spot prawn
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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Age 0-6: 4+ servingsAge 6-12: 4+ servings Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Squid, Longfin (U.S. Atlantic - wild, otter trawl)

squid
Carl Chun

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Age 0-6: 4+ servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Ocean-Friendly Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Striped Bass (Farmed)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Age 0-6: 4+
Age 6-12: 4+
Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Striped Bass (U.S. Atlantic - wild, hook and line)

New York Department of Environmental Conservation

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Age 0-6: 0 servingsAge 6-12: 2 servings

 

Contaminants: Mercury, PCBs

Ocean-Friendly
Not High in
Omega-3s
Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium