Healthy Fish Ratings

Yesterday, I had a conversation with a friend, who informed me she can’t eat fish anymore due to the high mercury levels. That is very sad, especially when you are living by the ocean and have access to fresh fish. Thought I would find out about, what are the best fish to eat. What an eye opener!

I got this list from the Environmental Defense Fund- If the links break, go to (www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=1540) The article has great information and details on all types of fish!

Surf the alphabetized list of seafood to find a particular kind and how it’s rated. Also see our full list of sushi choices.

FISH	ECO-BEST	ECO-OK	ECO-WORST
Abalone	All farmed abalone
Alewife	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Anchovies	All anchovies
Barramundi	Barramundi from U.S.
Bluefish		All bluefish
Catfish	Catfish from U.S.	Basa/tra
Caviar	Farmed caviar	Wild white sturgeon caviar from Oregon and Washington	Imported wild caviar Wild paddlefish caviar
Char, Arctic (farmed)	Farmed Arctic char
Chilean sea bass			All Chilean sea bass
Clams	Farmed clams Softshell clam	Wild clams
Cod	Pacific cod caught by longline	Pacific cod caught by trawl	Atlantic cod
Crab	Dungeness crab Stone crab	Blue crab Jonah crab King crab from U.S. Snow crab Southern tanner crab	Imported king crab
Crawfish	Crawfish from U.S.		Crawfish from China
Croaker	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Eels	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Flounder		Flounder/sole from the Pacific Ocean	Flounder/sole from the Atlantic Ocean
Grouper			All grouper
Haddock		Haddock caught by hook and line	Haddock caught by trawl
Hake		Red hake Silver hake	White hake
Halibut	Pacific halibut		Atlantic halibut
Herring		Atlantic herring
Hoki	There are no eco-recommendations for this fish.
Lingcod		All lingcod
Lobster	California spiny lobster Caribbean spiny lobster from U.S.	American/Maine lobster	Imported Caribbean spiny lobster
Mackerel	Atlantic mackerel
Mahimahi	Mahimahi from U.S. caught by troll/pole	Imported mahimahi caught by troll/pole Mahimahi from U.S. caught by longline	Imported mahimahi caught by longline
Marlin	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Monkfish			All monkfish
Mullet	Striped mullet
Mussels	Farmed mussels
Opah		All opah
Orange roughy			All orange roughy
Oysters	Farmed oysters	Wild oysters
Paddlefish	Farmed paddlefish		Wild paddlefish
Pollock	Alaska pollock (U.S.)	Imitation crab, non-Alaska pollock
Pompano			Florida pompano
Rockfish		Rockfish caught by hook and line	Rockfish caught by trawl
Sablefish	Sablefish from Alaska or Canada	Sablefish from California, Oregon or Washington
Salmon	Canned salmon Farmed Arctic char Wild salmon from Alaska	Wild salmon from Washington	Farmed or Atlantic salmon
Sardines	Pacific sardines from U.S.
Scallops	Farmed bay scallops	Sea scallops from the U.S. and Canada
Sea bass, black		All black sea bass
Sea Urchin	Sea urchin from Canada	Sea urchin from California	Sea urchin from Maine
Seatrout	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Shad	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Shark			All shark
Shrimp	Farmed shrimp from U.S. Pink shrimp from Oregon Spot prawns from Canada	Northern shrimp from U.S. and Canada Spot prawns from U.S. Wild shrimp from U.S.	Imported shrimp and prawns
Skate			All skate
Smelt	There are no eco-recommendations for this fish.
Snapper		Mutton snapper Yellowtail snapper	Imported snapper Red snapper Silk snapper Vermilion snapper
Sole		Flounder/sole from the Pacific Ocean	Flounder/sole from the Atlantic Ocean
Squid		Most squid
Striped bass	Farmed striped bass
Sturgeon	Farmed white sturgeon	Wild white sturgeon from Oregon and Washington	Atlantic sturgeon Imported wild sturgeon
Swordfish		Swordfish from U.S.	Imported swordfish
Tilapia	Tilapia from U.S.	Tilapia from Latin America	Tilapia from Asia
Tilefish		Tilefish from the mid-Atlantic	Tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico/South Atlantic
Trout	Farmed Arctic char Farmed rainbow trout
Tuna	Albacore from U.S. or Canada Yellowfin from the U.S. Atlantic caught by troll/pole	Canned light tuna Canned white/albacore Imported bigeye/yellowfin caught by troll/pole	Bluefin tuna Imported bigeye/yellowfin tuna caught by longline
Wahoo		All wahoo
Wolffish	No eco-recommendation, but there is health information.
Wreckfish	All wreckfish

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