How to choose sustainably sourced salmon, shrimp and tuna
Many of the fish we enjoy are in trouble due to destructive fishing and farming practices.
Best choices
Good alternatives
Avoid
Salmon
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New Zealand farmed
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Atlantic (farmed from Maine or Faroe Islands)
Other species (wild from US Pacific or Canada*)
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Farmed in Canada, Chile, Norway, or Scotland*
Shrimp
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US farmed
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From US or Canada*; Farmed from Ecuador,
Honduras, Myanmar, or Thailand
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From US or Canada*; Farmed from Ecuador,
Honduras, Myanmar, or Thailand
Tuna
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•
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Albacore (troll- or pole-caught*)
Skipjack (from Pacific troll- or pole-caught)
Yellowfin (from Pacific troll- or pole-caught)
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•
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Albacore (from US)
Skipjack (from US; from Atlantic troll- or
pole-caught; purse seine-caught without FADs**)
Yellowfin (from US; from Atlantic troll- or
pole-caught; purse seine-caught without FADs**)
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Albacore (imported longline-caught)
Bluefin
Skipjack (from Indian Ocean; imported purse
seine-caught with FADs**)
Yellowfin (from Indian Ocean; imported longline- or
purse seine-caught with FADs**)
Best choices
Good alternatives
Avoid
Salmon
•
New Zealand farmed
•
Atlantic (farmed from Maine or Faroe Islands)
Other species (wild from US Pacific or Canada*)
•
Farmed in Canada, Chile, Norway, or Scotland*
Shrimp
•
US farmed
•
From US or Canada*; Farmed from Ecuador,
Honduras, Myanmar, or Thailand
•
From US or Canada*; Farmed from Ecuador,
Honduras, Myanmar, or Thailand
Tuna
•
•
•
Albacore (troll- or pole-caught*)
Skipjack (from Pacific troll- or pole-caught)
Yellowfin (from Pacific troll- or pole-caught)
•
•
•
Albacore (from US)
Skipjack (from US; from Atlantic troll- or
pole-caught; purse seine-caught without FADs**)
Yellowfin (from US; from Atlantic troll- or
pole-caught; purse seine-caught without FADs**)
•
•
•
•
Albacore (imported longline-caught)
Bluefin
Skipjack (from Indian Ocean; imported purse
seine-caught with FADs**)
Yellowfin (from Indian Ocean; imported longline- or
purse seine-caught with FADs**)
Best choices
Good alternatives
Avoid
Salmon
Shrimp
Tuna
•
•
•
Albacore (troll- or pole-caught*)
Skipjack (from Pacific troll- or pole-caught)
Yellowfin (from Pacific troll- or pole-caught)
•
New Zealand farmed
•
US farmed
•
•
•
Albacore (from US)
Skipjack (from US; from Atlantic troll- or pole-caught;
purse seine-caught without FADs**)
Yellowfin (from US; from Atlantic troll- or pole-caught;
purse seine-caught without FADs**)
•
Atlantic (farmed from
Maine or Faroe Islands)
Other species (wild from
US Pacific or Canada*)
•
From US or Canada*;
farmed from Ecuador,
Honduras, Myanmar, or
Thailand
•
•
•
•
Albacore (imported longline-caught)
Bluefin
Skipjack (from Indian Ocean; imported purse
seine-caught with FADs**)
Yellowfin (from Indian Ocean; imported longline- or
purse seine-caught with FADs**)
•
From US or Canada*;
farmed from Ecuador,
Honduras, Myanmar, or
Thailand
•
Farmed in Canada,
Chile, Norway, or
Scotland*
