Not Ocean Friendly

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Meals per month

One serving for 0-6 year olds is 3 oz. One serving for 6-12 year olds is 4.5 oz.

A standard deck of cards is roughly 3 oz

Ocean-Friendly rating:

Is this species caught sustainably?

Omega-3 rating:

Is this species high in healthful Omega-3 acids?

Best Choices rating:

Is this species a KidSafe Seafood Best Choice?

Barramundi

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

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (fully recirculating systems)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Australia (fully recirculating systems)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported (farmed in open systems)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Caviar (Wild)

: Catfisheye/Flickr

Data Deficient

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: White Sturgeon

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported paddlefish

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

*Data Deficient

Cod, Pacific

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (bottom longline, jib, trap)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (trawl)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported from the pacific or wild caught

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Crab, King (Imported)

: Alaskan Fisheries Science Center

Age 0-6: 3 servings
Age 6-12: 4 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Crayfish or Crawfish

: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (farm raised)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported (farm raised)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Flounder, Blackback or Winter

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Age 0-6: 0.5 servings

Age 6-12: 1 serving

Contaminant: PCBs

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Grouper

: Virginia Marine Resources Commission

Age 0-6: 1.0 servings
Age 6-12: 1.5 servingsContaminant: Mercury

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Red Grouper from the Gulf of Mexico

Not Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico (bottom longline)
OR main Hawaiian islands (wild caught)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Halibut, Atlantic

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Age 0-6: 2 servings

Age 6-12: 3 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund

Mahimahi

: U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

Data Deficient

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic (troll, pole and line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (longline) OR
U.S. Pacific, Hawaii (troll, pole and line)
OR imported (troll, pole and line)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported (longline)

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Marlin, Blue

: Delaware Department of Natural Resources

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Hawaii (wild caught)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported (wild caught)

OR worldwide (wild caught)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Marlin, Striped

: U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monkfish

: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Opah/Moonfish

: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

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

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Hawaii, (longline)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported (longline)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Orange Roughy

: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Paddlefish (Wild)

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

Pompano, Florida

: U.S. Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Rockfish, Pacific

: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

Age 0-6: 2 servings
Age 6-12: 3 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean Friendly: Black Rockfish, U.S. (hook and line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Pacific (hook and line, jig)

Not Ocean Friendly: Worldwide (trawl)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sablefish

: U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

Age 0-6: 2 servings
Age 6-12: 3 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly: Alaska, British Columbia (wild caught)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: California, Oregon, Washington (wild caught)

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Salmon, Atlantic (Farmed)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Contaminant: PCBs

Not Ocean-Friendly

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sardines

: Southwest Fisheries Science Center

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

Ocean-Friendly: Pacific

Not Ocean-Friendly: Atlantic

High in
Omega-3s

KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Scallop, Bay (Farmed)

U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization	Age 0-6: 4+ servings Age 6-12: 4+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

Seabass, Chilean

: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

Age 0-6: 1 serving
Age 6-12: 1.5 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Shad, American

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

Shark

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Contaminant: Mercury, PCBs

Not Ocean-Friendly

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Shrimp, Imported

U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization	Data Deficient	Not Ocean-Friendly	Not High in Omega-3s	Not a Best Choice
Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Snapper, Mutton

: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Age 0-6: 1 serving
Age 6-12: 2 servingsContaminant: Mercury

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S.

Not Ocean-Friendly: International

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Snapper, Red

: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

Age o-6: 2.5 servings

Age 6-12: 3.5 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Snapper, Vermillion

: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Age 0-6: 2 servings

Age 6-12: 3 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Snapper, Yellowtail

: U.S. Food and Druge Administration

Age 0-6: 2 servings

Age 6-12: 3 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S.

Not Ocean-Friendly: International

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sole

: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Age 0-6: 2.5 servingsAge 6-12: 3,5 servings

Contaminant: PCBs

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. pacific (wild caught)

Not Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic (wild caught)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sturgeon, Atlantic (Wild)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Age 0-6: 1.5 servings

Age 6-12: 2 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sturgeon, Imported (Wild)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Age 0-6: 0 servings

Age 6-12: 0 servings

Contaminant: PCBs

Not 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 (Imported)

National Ocean Service, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, NOAA

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Not Ocean-Friendly

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tilapia (Farmed)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (aquaculture)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras (aquaculture)

Not Ocean-Friendly: China, Taiwan (aquaculture)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tilefish

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Age 0-6: 2 servings
Age 6-12: 3 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S.-Mid Atlantic (longline and bottom trawl)

Not Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic (longline and bottom trawl)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Albacore

California Department of Fish and Game

Age 0-6: 1.5 servings
Age 6-12: 2 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. and Canadian Pacific (troll, pole and line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Atlantic (troll, pole and line)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Worldwide (longline)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Bigeye

California Department of Fish and Game

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic (troll, pole and line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Imported (troll, pole and line)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Worldwide (longline)

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Bluefin

California Department of Fish and Game

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

Contaminant: Mercury, PCBs

Not Ocean-Friendly

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Skipjack

: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia

Age 0-6: 3.5 servings
Age 6-12: 4+ servings
Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly: Worldwide (troll, pole and line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic and Hawaii (longline)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Imported (longline or purse seine)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Tuna, Yellowfin

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Age 0-6: 1.5 servings
Age 6-12: 2 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic, (troll, pole and line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Imported (troll, pole and line)

Not Ocean-Friendly: Worldwide (longline, purse seine)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional comments:For more information visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium

Weakfish

: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

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

Contaminant: Mercury, PCBs

Not Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund and Monterey Bay Aquarium