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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?

Abalone (Farmed)

N yotarou
N yotarou	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

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	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)


	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

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

Catfish, Channel (Farmed)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S. Food and Drug Administration	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

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

: U.S. Geological Survey

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, Pacific Geoduck

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: Iceland and the NE Arctic (hook/line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Gulf of Maine (hook/line)

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. 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, Dungeness

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: Canada, Washington, California, Oregon

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: Alaska

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. Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

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

Contaminant: Mercury

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

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

Croaker, Atlantic

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Contaminant: PCBs

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic (non-trawl)

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

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

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

Haddock

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic (hook and line)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. Atlantic (trawl)
OR Iceland, 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

Halibut, Pacific

: Alaskan Fisheries Science Center

Age 0-6: 2 servings

Age 6-12: 3 servings

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

Additional Comments: For more information, visit Environmental Defense Fund

Mackerel, Atlantic

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: Canada

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S.

High in
Omega-3s

KidSafe Seafood Best Choice species

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

Mackerel, King

: Virginia Marine Resources Commission

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

Mackerel, Spanish

: U.S. Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

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

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

Mussel, Blue (Farmed)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	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
U.S. Geological Survey	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, New Zealand Green (Farmed)

U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization	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

Oyster, Farmed

U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization
U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization	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
	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

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, Chinook (Wild)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Contaminant: PCBs

Ocean-Friendly: Alaskan

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: California, Oregon, Washington

High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

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

Salmon, Chum (Wild)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: Alaskan

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: California, Oregon, Washington

High in
Omega-3s

KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species

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

Salmon, Coho (Wild)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: Alaskan

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: California, Oregon, Washington

High in
Omega-3s

KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species

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

Salmon, Pink (Wild)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: Alaskan

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: California, Oregon, Washington

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

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

Salmon, Sockeye (Wild)

: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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

Ocean-Friendly: Alaskan

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: California, Oregon, Washington

High in
Omega-3s

KidSafe Seafood Best Choice Species

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

Scallop, Sea

: U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

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

Ocean-Friendly: Southern CA, Mexico (diver caught)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S., Canadian Atlantic (dredging) OR Peru (diver caught)

Not High in
Omega-3s

Not a Best Choice

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

Shrimp, Pink

: U.S. Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment

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

: U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

Data Deficient

Ocean-Friendly: Canada

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S.

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)

: U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization

Data Deficient

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

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (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

*Data Deficient

Squid, Longfin

: Carl Chun

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

Contaminant: PCBs

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

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: CA (purse seine)*

OR Imported, (wild caught)
OR U.S. Atlantic (trawl)
OR Gulf of CA (wild caught)**

*market squid
**jumbo squid

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
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Data Deficient	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 (Wild)

: New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Age 0-6: 0 servings

Age 6-12: 0 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

Swordfish (U.S.)

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

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

Contaminant: Mercury

Ocean-Friendly: U.S., Canada (harpoon and handline)

Somewhat Ocean-Friendly: U.S. (drift gillnet and longline)

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

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, 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