15 Seafood Options Good For Human And Ocean Health

treehugger.com:

Finding sustainable seafood has always been about balancing the health of a given fishery with the health effects of consuming that fish. Some that can be sourced sustainably are also high enough on the food chain that they accumulate toxins in their flesh, transferring those to us humans when we eat them.

The Super Green List from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program balances the two considerations, providing a list of the healthiest seafood that comes from sustainable sources.

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Comments

[research]

Thank you Treehugger!

This is what we need!

A list of what is sustainable and not.

[BettyMcDonalds]

Try out some fake seafood, taste very similar to the real thing.

[PhilipB]

Well, I am not so sure, but if it is healthy and wholesome i will look into it.
Thanks

[jsarets]

This is a good list, but they left some out:

Farmed tilapia and catfish are probably the most sustainable farmed fish.

While rainbow trout and arctic char are clearly among the most sustainable farmed carnivorous fish, they left out striped bass, which has a better fish-based feed conversion ratio than either.

Another good choice for sustainable oily fish is north atlantic mackerel (not spanish mackerel), but I personally prefer the little guys: sardines, herring, smelt, anchovies...

I disagree with albacore tuna being the number one pick. I think that farmed mussels are probably the single most sustainable seafood option.

[PhilipB]

Thanks!

[Wallace J Nichols - Huffpost Blogger]

Good list.

Eat no shrimp (the #1 seafood in the US) unless you're absolutely sure where it comes from (just ask).

go to: www.shrimpsuck.org (for stickers)

We try to avoid seafood that has been on a jet airliner!