Click your favorite seafood for recommendations.

bonito	conch	mahi-mahi	squid	shrimp
catfish	crab	mussels	red snapper	sole
chilean seabass	flounder	orange roughy	sardines	swordfish
clams	halibut	oysters	scallops	tilapia
cod	lobster	salmon	shark	tuna

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If you like shrimp, try

• U.S. wild-caught shrimp, especially:
  South Atlantic White
  Oregon & Key West pinks

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If you like sardines, try

• U.S. wild Pacific sardines

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If you like salmon, try

• U.S. wild-caught Alaskan salmon

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If you like tuna, swordfish, bonito, or shark, try

• U.S. troll-caught mahi-mahi

• U.S. Pacific sablefish/black cod

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If you like Chilean seabass, red snapper, halibut, orange roughy, flounder, sole, cod, or tilapia, try

• U.S. troll-caught mahi-mahi

• U.S. Pacific halibut

• U.S. Pacific cod  (not trawl caught)

• U.S. Pacific whiting

• U.S.-farmed tilapia

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If you like catfish, try

• U.S.-farmed catfish
  

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If you like scallops, try

• U.S. diver-caught/day-boat scallops

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If you like clams, conch, oysters, or mussels, try

• U.S. hand-raked clams

• U.S.-farmed clams

• U.S.-farmed oysters

• U.S.-farmed mussels, especially rope-grown

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If you like crab or lobster, try

• U.S. lobster, especially:
  American (also called “Maine”)
  Pacific spiny

• U.S. crab (except blue crab)*

* Blue crab should be avoided due to current overfishing and mercury and PCB contamination concerns.

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If you like squid or octupus, try

• U.S. wild squid, especially:
  Atlantic trap or net-caght longfin
  Pacific martket ("California")

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Facts that influenced our recommendations, including sources, can be found here.

These recommendations are intended as a general reference. They are not intended to provide specific medical advice, supplant any government warnings or otherwise prevent exposure to any health hazards associated with seafood. People should always follow proper acquisition, handling and cooking procedures of any seafood they prepare or consume.