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Helping people make better seafood choices for a healthy ocean

Search Seafood Recommendations

Our recommendations help you choose seafood that's fished or farmed in ways that have less impact on the environment.

Best Choices

Buy first, they're well managed and caught or farmed in ways that cause little harm to habitats or other wildlife.

Good AlternativeS

Buy, but be aware there are concerns with how they're caught or farmed.

Avoid

Don't buy, they're overfished or caught or farmed in ways that harm other marine life or the environment.

Ocean Issues

What Consumers Can Do

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What Businesses Can Do

New and Updated Recommendations

Clams, Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch

Recommendations

This month we bring you new recommendations for clams, cockles and giant tiger prawn and updated recommendations for black drum, clams, flounder and rockfish.

Learn more about our recommendations

What's New

Chef Matthew Beaudin at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Partners

Partner for the Ocean with Seafood Watch

Monterey Bay Aquarium's Chef Matt Beaudin shares his take on the inspiring impact of our partners.

Watch the video and learn more

Recommendations

2018 New Consumer Guides Now Available

Our consumer guides for January through June 2018 help you keep recommendations handy.

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Chefs

Chef Kyle Bailey Serves up Local, Sustainable and Delicious Seafood

His D.C.-based restaurant, The Salt Line, features a diverse menu with ocean-friendly choices.

Learn more on thesaltline.com

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