Seafood Items Listing

Ocean Wise’s recommendations are based on 4 criteria. An Ocean Wise recommended species is:

  1. Abundant and resilient to fishing pressures
  2. Well managed with a comprehensive management plan based on current research
  3. Harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species
  4. Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species.

To learn more please refer to our Ocean Wise Recommendation Policy.

Abalone
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Green abalone Haliotis fulgens Farmed Closed system US
Ocean Wise NZ blue abalone, black-footed paua Haliotis iris Farmed Closed system New Zealand
Ocean Wise Pink abalone Haliotis corrugata Farmed Closed system, Off-bottom culture US
Not Recommended Northern/pinto abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana Wild Various Canada
Not Recommended Various species Haliotis spp. Wild Various Canada, US
Anchovy
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Anchoveta Engraulis ringens Wild Purse seine Southeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Wild Purse seine East Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Wise Japanese anchovy Engraulis japonicus Wild Purse seine Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Northern anchovy Engraulis mordax Wild Purse seine Northeast Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended European anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Wild Purse seine Bay of Biscay, Portuguese Coast
Barramundi
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Barramundi Lates calcarifer Farmed Closed system US
Under Review Barramundi Lates calcarifer Wild Gillnet Indo-Pacific Region
Not Recommended Barramundi Lates calcarifer Farmed Closed system, Open net pen Australia, South Pacific Ocean
Black Drum
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Black Drum Pogonias cromis Wild Trotline Gulf of Mexico
Black Sea Bass
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Atlantic Sea Bass Centropristis striata Wild Handline, Trap US Atlantic; Northern Stock
Not Recommended Atlantic sea bass Centropristis striata Wild Bottom trawl, Handline, Trap US Atlantic; Southern Stock
Not Recommended Atlantic sea bass Centropristis striata Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic US
Blue cod
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Kopu kopu, New Zealand cod Parapercis colias Wild Bottom trawl, Pot New Zealand
Bluefish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Skipjack, horse mackerel Pomatomus saltatrix Wild Gillnet Atlantic US
Bluenose
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Antarctic butterfish, deepsea trevalla, bluenose seabass Hyperoglyphe antarctica Wild Bottom trawl South Pacific Ocean
Capelin
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Smelt, smelt roe, masago Mallotus villosus Wild Mid-water trawl, Purse seine Iceland
Not Recommended Smelt, smelt roe, masago Mallotus villosus Wild Mid-water trawl, Purse seine Canada
Catfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Farmed Closed system US
Not Recommended Basa, Tra Pangasius bocourti, P. hypophthalmus Farmed Open net pen Thailand, Vietnam
Caviar/Roe
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Capelin roe, smelt roe, massago Mallotus villosus Wild Mid-water trawl, Purse seine Iceland
Ocean Wise Green sea urchin roe, red sea urchin roe , uni Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, S. franciscanus Wild Diver caught Canada
Ocean Wise Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Farmed Closed system Farm specific
Ocean Wise White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Farmed Closed system Farm specific
Under Review Flying fish roe, tobiko Parexocoetus brachypterus; Cheilopogon exsiliens Wild Dipnet, Handline Worldwide
Under Review Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus Wild Gillnet Canada
Not Recommended Beluga sturgeon Huso huso Wild Various Caspian Sea
Not Recommended Capelin roe, smelt roe, massago Mallotus villosus Wild Mid-water trawl, Purse seine Canada
Not Recommended Paddlefish Polyodon spathula Farmed Closed system US
Not Recommended Paddlefish Polyodon spathula Wild Nets and Lines Mississippi River
Not Recommended Russian sturgeon Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Wild Various Caspian Sea
Not Recommended Starry sturgeon Acipenser stellatus Wild Various Caspian Sea
Not Recommended White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Farmed Closed system US
Char
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus Farmed Closed system Canada, Iceland, Norway, US
Chilean Sea Bass
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Various Antarctic Ocean
Clams
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Butter clam Saxidomas giganteus
Wild
Farmed
 Hand harvest Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Geoduck Panopea generosa
Wild
Farmed
 Diver caught, Stinger Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Manila Clam Tapes philippinarum (also Ruditapes or Venerupis) Farmed On-bottom culture with hand harvest Worldwide
Ocean Wise Pacific or native littleneck (steamers) Protothaca staminea Wild Hand harvest Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Softshell clam Mya arenaria Wild Hand raked Maine
Not Recommended Atlantic jack knife, Atlantic razor clam Ensis directus Wild Dredge Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Atlantic surf clam Spisula solidissima Wild Dredge Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Cockle (blood cockle) Anadara spp.
Wild
Farmed
 Dredge Imported
Not Recommended Manila clam Tapes philippinarum (also Ruditapes or Venerupis) Farmed On-bottom culture with dredge Worldwide
Not Recommended Ocean quahog Arctica islandica Wild Dredge Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Softshell clam Mya arenaria Wild Dredge Canada, US
Cobia
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Cobia Rachycentron canadum Farmed Closed system US
Cod
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus Wild Bottom longline, Trap Alaska, British Columbia
Not Recommended Atlantic cod Gadus morhua Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Handline, Various Atlantic Canada, Atlantic US
Not Recommended Atlantic cod Gadus morhua Farmed Open net pen Canada, Europe, US
Not Recommended Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus Wild Bottom trawl Alaska, British Columbia, US West Coast
Not Recommended Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus Wild Bottom gillnet, Bottom seine, Bottom trawl Japan, Russia
Conch
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Queen conch, Pink conch Strombus gigas Wild Hand harvest, Various Carribean
Corvina
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Various corvina types, drum, croaker Cynoscion othonopterus Wild Bottom trawl, Gillnet, Handline Gulf of California
Crab
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Blue crab (Hardshell, Softshell) Callinectes sapidus Wild Trap Gulf of Mexico, US
Ocean Wise Dungeness crab Cancer magister Wild Trap Canada, US
Ocean Wise King crab Lithodes aequispinus, Paralithodes camtschatica Wild Trap Alaska
Ocean Wise Kona crab (Spanner, Frog) Ranina ranina Wild Trap Australia
Ocean Wise Rock crab Cancer irroratus Wild Trap Belle River PEI, Prince Edward Island
Ocean Wise Snow crab (Queen, Tanner) Chionoecetes opilio Wild Trap US
Ocean Wise Stone crab Menippe mercenaria Wild Trap US
Under Review Chilean crab Cancer setosus Wild Trap Chile
Not Recommended Jonah crab (Rock crab) Cancer borealis Wild Trap Atlantic US
Not Recommended King crab Paralithodes camtschatica Wild Trap Russia
Not Recommended Kona crab (Spanner, Frog) Ranina ranina Wild Trap Hawaii
Not Recommended Mud crab (softshell, mangrove crab) Scylla serrata
Wild
Farmed
 Pond, Trap Asia
Not Recommended Snow crab (Queen, Tanner) Chionoecetes opilio Wild Trap Canada
Crayfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Crayfish (Crawfish, Crawdad) Procambarus clarkii Farmed Pond US
Not Recommended Crayfish (Crawfish, Crawdad) Procambarus clarkii Farmed Pond Imported
Croaker
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Atlantic croaker, corvina Micropogonias undulatus Wild Gillnet, Seine net Atlantic US
Not Recommended Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic US
Dab
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Common Dab Limanda limanda Wild Danish seine Iceland
Eel
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended American eel; unagi Anguilla rostrata Wild Bottom trawl, Driftnet, Trap US
Not Recommended Freshwater eel, unagi Anguilla japonica, A. anguilla, A. rostrata Farmed Open net pen, Pond Asia
Flounder/Sole
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Greenland turbot; Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Wild Bottom longline Alaska
Not Recommended English sole, Petrale sole, Dover sole, sanddab Parophrys vetula, Eopsetta jordani, Microstomus pacificus, Citharichthys sordidus Wild Bottom trawl Alaska, British Columbia, US West Coast
Not Recommended Summer flounder, Lemon sole, American plaice Paralichthys dentatus, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Hippoglossoides platessoides, Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic Canada, Atlantic US
Flying Fish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Under Review Flying fish, tobiko Parexocoetus brachypterus; Cheilopogon exsiliens Wild Dipnet, Handline Worldwide
Grenadier
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Pacific grenadier, roundnose Coryphaenoides rupestris Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl US West Coast
Grouper
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Black, Nassau, Red, Sea bass, etc. Epinecephalus spp., Mycteroperctaspp. Wild Handline, Trap, Various Atlantic US, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii
Haddock
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Wild Bottom longline, Handline Canada
Not Recommended Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl Atlantic US
Not Recommended Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Wild Bottom trawl Canada
Not Recommended Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Gillnet Iceland
Hake
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Under Review Cape capensis, stockfish, cape whiting Merluccius capensis Wild Bottom longline, Handline South Africa
Not Recommended Cape capensis, stockfish, cape whiting Merluccius capensis, M. paradoxus Wild Bottom trawl South Africa
Not Recommended Silver, red and offshore hake Merluccius spp. Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic US
Halibut
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Farmed Closed system, Inland tank Farm specific
Ocean Wise Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Wild Bottom longline, Handline Alaska, British Columbia
Under Review Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Wild Bottom trawl, Various Atlantic Canada, Atlantic US
Under Review Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Wild Various Russia
Herring
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Atlantic herring ("sardines", pilchard) Clupea harengus Wild Purse seine Atlantic Ocean
Kona kampachi
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Almaco jack, kahala Seriola rivoliana Farmed Open net pen Hawaii
Lake herring
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended North cisco, tullibee Coregonus artedii Wild Gillnet Lake Simcoe, Lake Superior
Lake trout
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush Wild Gillnet, Trap net Lake Superior
Not Recommended Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush Wild Gillnet, Trap net Great Lakes (except Lake Superior)
Lake whitefish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Wild Bottom gillnet, Trap net Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior
Under Review Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Wild Various Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Under Review Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Wild Various Lake Erie
Not Recommended Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Wild Various Lake Simcoe, Mora River
Lingcod
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Buffalo cod, blue cod, white cod Ophiodon elongatus Wild Bottom longline, Handline Alaska, Northern British Columbia
Not Recommended Buffalo cod, blue cod, white cod Ophiodon elongatus Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Handline US West Coast
Lobster
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Atlantic lobster, American lobster, Massachusetts lobster Homarus americanus Wild Trap, Trap trawl Massachusetts
Ocean Wise Spiny Lobster (California red spiny lobster) Panuliris interruptus Wild Trap Baja California, California
Ocean Wise Spiny lobster (Carribean red spiny lobster) Panulirus argus Wild Trap Bahamas, Florida Gulf
Not Recommended Atlantic lobster, American lobster, Maine lobster Homarus americanus Wild Trap, Trap trawl Atlantic US
Not Recommended Atlantic lobster, American lobster, Maine lobster Homarus americanus Wild Trap, Trap trawl Atlantic Canada
Not Recommended Blue spiny lobster, Cortez spiny lobster Panulirus inflatus Wild Trap Baja California, Mexico
Not Recommended Green spiny lobster Panulirus gracilis Wild Tangle net, Trap Baja California, Mexico
Not Recommended Spiny lobster (Carribean red spiny lobster) Panulirus argus Wild Trap Brazil, Carribean
Mackerel
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus Wild Gillnet, Handline Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Wise King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Wild Gillnet, Handline Atlantic US
Ocean Wise Pacific mackerel Scomber japonicas Wild Gillnet, Handline California
Ocean Wise Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Wild Gillnet, Handline Atlantic US
Mahi Mahi
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus Wild Handline, Pole Atlantic US, Hawaii, US West Coast
Not Recommended Dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus Wild Pelagic longline Atlantic US, Hawaii, US West Coast
Marlin
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Blue, striped or white marlin Makaira nigricans, Tetrapturus audax, T. albidus Wild Handline, Pelagic longline, Various Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
Monkfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Anglerfish, goosefish Lophius piscatorius Wild Bottom trawl Europe
Not Recommended Goosefish, anglerfish Lophius americanus Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic Canada, Atlantic US
Mullet
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Striped mullet Mugil cephalus Wild Beach seine, Strike net Atlantic US, Gulf of Mexico
Mussels
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Bay mussel Mytilus trossulus Farmed Off-bottom culture British Columbia
Ocean Wise Blue mussel Mytilus edulis Farmed Off-bottom culture Worldwide
Ocean Wise Green mussel Perna canaliculus Farmed Off-bottom culture New Zealand
Ocean Wise Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Farmed Off-bottom culture Worldwide
Not Recommended Mussels (various) Various species Wild Dredge Worldwide
Octopus
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Octopus Enteroctopus dolfleini Wild Diver caught, Trap British Columbia
Not Recommended Octopus Various species Wild Bottom trawl, Various Worldwide
Opah
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Moonfish Lampris guttatus Wild Pelagic longline Hawaii
Orange roughy
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Slimehead Hoplostethus atlanticus Wild Bottom trawl Worldwide
Oysters
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise American oyster Crassostrea virginica Farmed Off-bottom culture North America
Ocean Wise Edible or common oyster Ostrea edulis Farmed Off-bottom culture Europe, US
Ocean Wise Pacific, Japanese or Giant Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas Farmed Off-bottom culture Worldwide
Not Recommended Oysters - various Various species Wild Dredge Worldwide
Pickerel
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Walleye, pike Esox niger Wild Seine net Lake Erie
Pike
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Under Review Northern pike Esox lucius Wild Gillnet Manitoba
Pollock
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Atlantic Pollock Pollachius virens Wild Gillnet, Purse seine, Seine net Norway
Under Review Pacific pollock (imitation crab meat) Theragra chalcogramma Wild Mid-water trawl Russia
Not Recommended Atlantic pollock Pollachius virens Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Pacific pollock (imitation crab meat) Theragra chalcogramma Wild Mid-water trawl Alaska
Pomfret
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Bigscale pomfret Taractichthys longipinnis Wild Pelagic longline South Pacific Ocean
Pompano
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus Wild Handline, Seine net Florida Gulf
Not Recommended Florida pompano Trachinotus carolinus Wild Gillnet, Handline, Seine net, Various Atlantic US
Rockfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Rock cod, Pacific (red) snapper, snapper Sebastes spp. Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Handline, Various Alaska, British Columbia, US West Coast
Round whitefish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Round whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum Wild Gillnet, Trap net Great Lakes
Sablefish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Black cod, butterfish, skilfish Anoplopoma fimbria Wild Bottom longline, Trap Alaska, British Columbia
Not Recommended Black cod, butterfish, skilfish Anoplopoma fimbria Wild Bottom trawl Alaska
Not Recommended Black cod, butterfish, skilfish Anoplopoma fimbria Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Various US West Coast
Salmon
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Chinook salmon, tyee, king, spring Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Wild Gillnet, Seine net, Troll Alaska, British Columbia
Ocean Wise Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta Wild Gillnet, Seine net, Troll Alaska, British Columbia
Ocean Wise Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Wild Gillnet, Seine net, Troll Alaska, British Columbia
Ocean Wise Coho salmon, Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch, O. nerka Farmed Closed system Farm specific
Ocean Wise Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Wild Gillnet, Seine net, Troll Alaska, British Columbia
Ocean Wise Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Wild Gillnet, Seine net, Troll Alaska, British Columbia
Under Review Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Wild Gillnet, Seine net, Troll Japan, Russia
Not Recommended Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Farmed Open net pen Worldwide
Not Recommended Salmon (various) Oncorhynchus spp. Wild Gillnet, Seine net, Troll California, Oregon, Washington
Sardine
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Japanese sardinella Sardinella zunasi Wild Seine net Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Orangespot sardine Sardinella brasiliensis Wild Seine net Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Wise Pacific sardine (Pacific pilchard) Sardinops sagax Wild Seine net Northeast Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Spanish sardine Sardinella aurita Wild Seine net Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended European sardine, European pilchard Sardina pilchardis Wild Seine net Mediterranean Sea
Scad
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Bigeye scad Selar crumenophthalmus Wild Handline, Meshnet Hawaii
Ocean Wise Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus Wild Handline, Meshnet Hawaii
Scallop
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Baja scallop, lions paw scallop Nodipecten subnodosus Wild Diver caught Baja California
Ocean Wise Bay scallop Argopecten irradians (or Aequipecten) Farmed Off-bottom culture Worldwide
Ocean Wise Chilean/Peruvian scallop Argopecten purpuratus Farmed Off-bottom culture Chile
Ocean Wise Japanese Scallop Pecten yessoensis Farmed Off-bottom culture Japan
Ocean Wise Mexican Bay Scallop Agropecten ventricosus Wild Diver caught Baja California
Ocean Wise Pink/spiny scallop (swimming scallop) Chlamys hastata (hericia) Wild Butterfly trawl British Columbia
Ocean Wise Qualicum Beach scallop Patinopecten x Farmed Off-bottom culture Vancouver Island
Ocean Wise Sea scallop (giant scallop) Placopecten magellanicus Wild Diver caught Atlantic US, Canada
Ocean Wise Sea scallop (giant scallop) Placopecten magellanicus Farmed Off-bottom culture Canada
Under Review Japanese scallop Pecten yessoensis Wild Diver caught East Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Bay scallop Argopecten irradians (or Aequipecten) Farmed Dredge, On-bottom culture with dredge Worldwide
Not Recommended Calico scallop Argopecten gibbus Wild Dredge US
Not Recommended Icelandic scallop Chlamys islandica Wild Dredge Canada, Iceland
Not Recommended Japanese scallop Pecten yessoensis
Wild
Farmed
 Dredge, On-bottom culture Asia
Not Recommended Peruvian calico scallop Argopecten purpuratus Wild Diver caught Peru
Not Recommended Queen scallop Chlamys opercularis Wild Dredge East Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Sea scallop (giant scallop) Placopecten magellanicus Wild Dredge Canada, East Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Weathervane scallop Patinopecten caurinus Wild Dredge Alaska, British Columbia
Scup/Porgy
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Fairmaid, Ironside, Scuppaug Stenotomus chrysops Wild Bottom trawl, Various US
Seabass
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise European seabass, Mediterranean seabass, bronzini or branzini Dicentrarchus labrax Farmed Closed system Canada
Shad
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Under Review American shad Alosa sapidissima Wild Bottom trawl, Gillnet, Trap, Various Canada, US
Shark
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Common thresher shark Alopias vulpinus Wild Handline, Pelagic longline, Various Worldwide
Not Recommended Porbeagle shark Lamna nasus Wild Handline, Pelagic longline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Shark (various) various species Wild Bottom trawl, Handline, Pelagic longline, Various Worldwide
Not Recommended Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus Wild Handline, Pelagic longline, Various Worldwide
Not Recommended Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Handline Worldwide
Shrimp/Prawn
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Pink shrimp Pandalus jordani Wild Modified trawl Oregon
Ocean Wise Sidestripe shrimp, sidestripe prawn Pandalopsis dispar Wild Trap British Columbia
Ocean Wise Spot prawn Pandalus platyceros Wild Trap British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington
Ocean Wise Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Farmed Closed system, Inland tank, Zero-exchange US
Under Review Laughing Bird shrimp/Belize Aquaculture Penaeus vannamei Farmed Recirculating pond Belize
Not Recommended Blue shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris
Wild
Farmed
 Bottom trawl, Pond South America
Not Recommended Brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus Wild Bottom trawl US
Not Recommended Northern (pink) shrimp Pandalus borealis Wild Bottom trawl Canada, US
Not Recommended Rock shrimp Sicyonia brevirostris Wild Bottom trawl Florida Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Sidestripe shrimp, sidestripe prawn Pandalopsis dispar Wild Bottom trawl Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon
Not Recommended Spot prawn Pandalus platyceros Wild Trap Alaska
Not Recommended Tiger Prawn Penaeus monodon Farmed Coastal pond Asia, South America
Not Recommended White shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus Wild Bottom trawl US
Not Recommended Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
Wild
Farmed
 Bottom trawl, Pond Asia, South America
Not Recommended Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Farmed Recirculating pond Thailand
Not Recommended Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Farmed Coastal pond US
Skate
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Other skate species Raja spp. Wild Bottom trawl, Various Worldwide
Not Recommended Winter skate Leucoraja ocellata Wild Bottom trawl, Various Atlantic Canada, US
Smelt
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax Wild Mid-water trawl Lake Erie
Snapper
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Pacific Red Snapper, Lockfish Sebastes spp. Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Handline, Various Northeast Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended Red snapper Lutjanus campechanus Wild Bottom trawl, Various Mexico, US
Not Recommended Silk snapper Lutjanus vivanus Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Sole/Flounder
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Greenland turbot; Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Wild Bottom longline Alaska
Not Recommended English sole, Petrale sole, Dover sole, sanddab Parophrys vetula, Eopsetta jordani, Microstomus pacificus, Citharichthys sordidus; various Wild Bottom trawl Canada, Pacific Ocean, US
Not Recommended Summer flounder, Lemon sole, American plaice Paralichthys dentatus, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Hippoglossoides platessoides; various Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic US
Spearfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Shortbill spearfish Tetrapturus angustirostris Wild Pelagic longline Hawaii
Squid
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Humboldt squid, jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas Wild Jig British Columbia, Gulf of California, US West Coast
Ocean Wise Longfin squid Loligo pealei Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic US
Not Recommended Argentine squid Illex argentinus Wild Jig Argentina
Not Recommended Japanese flying squid Todarodes pacificus Wild Jig China, Japan, Korea, Northeast Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended Market squid Loligo opalescens Wild Purse seine California
Not Recommended Northern shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic US
Steelhead
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss Farmed Land locked lake, Open-net pen Farm specific, Lois Lake
Not Recommended Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss
Wild
Farmed
 Handline, Open-net pen, Various Canada, US
Striped bass
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Hybrid striped bass Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops Farmed Closed system US
Ocean Wise Striped bass Morone saxatilis Wild Troll, Various Atlantic US
Ocean Wise Striped bass Morone saxatilis Wild Troll, Various US West Coast
Sturgeon
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Farmed Closed system Farm specific
Ocean Wise White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Farmed Closed system Farm specific
Not Recommended Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Wild Various Great Lakes
Not Recommended Sturgeon (various) Acipenser spp.; Huso huso; Polyodon spathula Wild Various Worldwide
Not Recommended White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Wild Various Columbia River
Not Recommended White Sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Farmed Closed system US
Swordfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Swordfish Xiophias gladius Wild Handline, Harpoon Atlantic Canada, Hawaii, North Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, US
Not Recommended Swordfish Xiophias gladius Wild Drift gillnet, Pelagic longline Worldwide
Not Recommended Swordfish Xiophias gladius Wild Drift gillnet, Handline, Harpoon, Pelagic longline, Pole, Various Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, South Atlantic Ocean
Tilapia
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Tilapia Oreochromis spp. Farmed Closed system North America
Not Recommended Tilapia Oreochromis spp. Farmed Open net pen Other
Tilefish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Tilefish Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Wild Bottom longline Atlantic Ocean
Trevally
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Jack Various species Wild Handline Worldwide
Trout
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Farmed Closed system Worldwide
Not Recommended Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Farmed Open-net pen Great Lakes
Tuna
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga Wild Pole, Troll Northeast Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Bigeye tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus obesus Wild Pole, Troll, Unassociated purse seine Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Wise Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Wild Pole, Troll, Unassociated purse seine Atlantic Ocean, Central Pacific Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
Ocean Wise Yellowfin tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus albacares Wild Pole, Troll Atlantic US, Central Pacific Ocean, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended Albacore tuna Thunnus alalunga Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline, Unassociated purse seine Worldwide
Not Recommended Bigeye tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus obesus Wild Pelagic longline, Pole, Troll Central Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Northeast Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended Bigeye tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus obesus Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline Worldwide
Not Recommended Blackfin tuna Thunnus atlanticus Wild Handline, Pelagic longline, Purse seine, Troll, Unassociated purse seine Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus Wild Various Worldwide
Not Recommended Skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline Worldwide
Not Recommended Yellowfin tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus albacares Wild Pole, Troll Indian Ocean
Not Recommended Yellowfin tuna, ahi tuna Thunnus albacares Wild FAD purse seine, Pelagic longline, Unassociated purse seine Worldwide
Turbot
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Greenland halibut; Greenland turbot Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Wild Bottom trawl North Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Turbot Psetta maxima Wild Bottom trawl North Atlantic Ocean
Urchin
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Green sea urchin, red sea urchin, uni Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, S. franciscanus Wild Diver caught Canada
Not Recommended Red sea urchin S. franciscanus Wild Diver caught California
Wahoo
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Pacific Kingfish Acanthocybium solandri Wild Troll Hawaii
Walleye
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise yellow pickerel, pickerel, yellow pike, dore Sander vitreus Wild Gillnet Lake Erie
Under Review yellow pickerel, pickerel, yellow pike, dore Sander vitreus Wild Various Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Warehou
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended White warehou, silver warehou Seriolella caerulea, Seriolella punctata Wild Bottom trawl New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean
Weakfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Grey trout, northern seatrout Cynoscion regalis Wild Bottom trawl, Mid-water trawl, Pound net Atlantic Ocean
White bass
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Under Review White bass Morone chrysops Wild Trap net Great Lakes
White perch
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise White perch Morone americana Wild Gillnet, Trap net Great Lakes
White seabass
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Weakfish, king croaker Atractoscion nobilis Wild Handline Eastern Pacific Ocean
Wolffish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Atlantic wolffish Anarchichas lupus Wild Bottom trawl North Atlantic Ocean
Wreckfish
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Sea bass Polyprion americanus Wild Handline East Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Sea bass, groper, hapuku Polyprion americanus, Polyprion oxygeneios Wild Bottom trawl Worldwide
Yellow Perch
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Yellow perch Perca flavescens Wild Gillnet, Trap net Lake Erie
Under Review Yellow perch Perca flavescens Wild Gillnet, Trap net, Various Lake Huron, Lake Ontario
Yellowtail
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Hamachi, Kingfish, Amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata Farmed Open-net pen Australia, Japan