Click your favorite seafood for local recommendations. 

clams	conch	flounder	mussels	shrimp
cod	crab	lobster	oysters	sole

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Check out the National guide or another region's guide for more recommendations:

Mid/South Atlantic

Gulf of Mexico

Pacific

If you like shrimp, try

• South Atlantic white

• Rock shrimp  
  
  

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If you like flounder, sole, or cod, try

• Locally farmed tilapia

• Hook-and-line caught haddock

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

• Local softshell clams

• Locally farmed oysters

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If you like crab or lobster, try

• Locally caught American lobster (also called “Maine”)

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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 aquisition, handling and cooking procedures of any seafood they prepare or consume.