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Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, California 93940
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Regular Hours
10 a.m.–6 p.m. Daily
Closed Dec. 25
Summer (May 26–Sept. 1)
9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
Summer Weekends
(July 5–Sept. 1) Sat. & Sun.
9:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Holidays
9:30 a.m.–6 p.m.



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Guide

Mobile Devices: Log on to seafoodwatch.org and you'll be automatically directed to the latest online pocket guide. See what it looks like.
Our Seafood Watch regional guides contain the latest information on sustainable seafood choices available in different regions of the U.S. Our "Best Choices" are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways. Seafood to "Avoid" are overfished and/or fished or farmed in ways that harm other marine life or the environment. You can view the guides online or download a pocket-size version.
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Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways. Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.
Abalone (farmed)
Arctic Char (farmed)
Barramundi (U.S. farmed)
Catfish (U.S. farmed)
Caviar, Sturgeon (farmed)
Clams (farmed)
Clams, Softshell/Steamers (wild-caught)
Cod, Pacific (longline, jig and trap)
Crab, Dungeness
Crab, Imitation (Alaska)
Crab, Kona (Australia)
Crab, Stone
Crayfish (U.S. farmed)
Croaker, Atlantic
Halibut, Pacific
Lobster, Spiny (U.S. & Australia trap-caught)
Lobster, Spiny (Western coast of Baja Peninsula)
Mackerel, King
Mackerel, Spanish
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole)
Mullet, Striped
Mussels (farmed)
Oysters (farmed)
Perch, Yellow (Lake Erie)
Pollock (U.S. caught from Alaska)
Rockfish, Black (California, Oregon, Washington)
Sablefish/Black Cod (Alaska & British Columbia)
Salmon (Alaska wild-caught)
Sardine, Pacific
Scad, Big-eye (Hawaii)
Scad, Mackerel (Hawaii)
Scallops, Bay (farmed)
Shrimp, Pink (Oregon)
Spot Prawn (British Columbia)
Squid, Longfin (U.S. Atlantic)
Striped Bass (farmed)
Striped Bass (wild-caught)
Sturgeon (farmed)
Swordfish (Hawaii harpoon or handline)
Swordfish (U.S., Canada harpoon or handline)
Tilapia (U.S. farmed)
Trout, Rainbow (farmed)
Tuna, Albacore (British Columbia, U.S. troll/pole)
Tuna, Albacore (Hawaii troll/pole or handline)
Tuna, Skipjack (Worldwide troll/pole)
Tuna, Skipjack (Hawaii troll/pole or handline)
Tuna, Yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole)
White Seabass
Whitefish, Lake (Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan trap-net)
Wreckfish
Basa (Imported farmed)
Black Sea Bass
Bluefish
Bluenose
Clams, Atlantic Surf (wild-caught)
Clams, Hard (wild-caught)
Clams, Ocean Quahog (wild-caught)
Cod, Pacific (trawl-caught)
Crab, Blue
Crab, Imitation
Crab, Jonah
Crab, King (U.S.)
Crab, Kona (Hawaii)
Crab, Snow and Tanner
Dogfish, Spiny (British Columbia)
Flounder/Sole, Pacific (U.S. & Canadian Pacific)
Groupers (Northwest Hawaiian Islands)
Haddock (hook-and-line)
Hake, Silver, Red and Offshore
Halibut, California (hook-and-line or bottom trawl)
Halibut, Greenland
Herring, Atlantic
Herring, Lake
Lingcod
Lobster, American/Maine
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (U.S.)
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (Imported troll/pole)
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (Hawaii)
Marlin, Blue (Hawaii)
Octopus (Hawaii)
Octopus (Gulf of California)
Opah (Hawaii longline)
Oysters (wild-caught)
Perch, Yellow (Lake Huron, Lake Ontario)
Plaice, Alaska
Pomfret, Bigscale (Hawaii longline)
Rockfish (hook-and-line Alaska & British Columbia)
Sablefish/Black Cod (California, Oregon, Washington)
Salmon (Washington wild-caught)
Sanddab, Pacific
Scallops, Sea (Atlantic (U.S. & Canada))
Scup/Porgy
Shrimp (U.S. wild-caught)
Shrimp (U.S. farmed)
Shrimp, Northern (Canadian & U.S. Atlantic)
Smelt, Rainbow (Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie)
Snapper, Gray (Hawaii)
Snapper, Gray, Lane, Mutton, Yellowtail (U.S.)
Snapper, Pink (Northwest Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Red (Northwest Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Ruby (Northwest Hawaiian Islands)
Spearfish, Shortbill (Hawaii)
Spot Prawn (U.S.)
Squid (Worldwide)
Squid, Jumbo (Gulf of California)
Squid, Shortfin (U.S. Atlantic)
Sturgeon, White (Oregon, Washington wild-caught)
Swai (Imported farmed)
Swordfish (U.S. including Hawaii longline)
Swordfish (California, Oregon drift gillnet)
Tilapia (Central America, South America farmed)
Tilefish, Golden (U.S. Mid-Atlantic)
Trevally/Jack (Hawaii)
Trout, Lake (Lake Superior)
Tuna, Albacore (Hawaii longline)
Tuna, Bigeye (Hawaii troll/pole or handline)
Tuna, Bigeye (troll/pole)
Tuna, Bigeye (U.S. Atlantic longline)
Tuna, Canned
Tuna, Skipjack (Hawaii longline)
Tuna, Yellowfin (Hawaii troll/pole or handline)
Tuna, Yellowfin (Worldwide troll/pole)
Tuna, Yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic longline)
Wahoo
Walleye (Lake Erie)
Whitefish, Lake (Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie set gillnet)
Whitefish, Round (Lake Huron, Lake Michigan)
Caviar, Sturgeon (Imported)
Chilean Seabass
Cod, Atlantic
Conch, Queen
Corvina, Gulf (Gulf of California)
Crab, King (Imported)
Crayfish (Imported farmed)
Dogfish shark
Flounder/Sole, Atlantic (U.S. Atlantic)
Grenadier (U.S. Pacific)
Groupers (U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico)
Groupers (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Haddock (trawl-caught)
Hake, White
Halibut, Atlantic
Halibut, California (set gillnet)
Lobster, Spiny (Caribbean imported)
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (Imported longline)
Marlin, Blue (Imported)
Marlin, Striped
Monkfish
Orange Roughy
Plaice, American
Pompano, Florida
Rockfish (trawl-caught)
Salmon (farmed)
Sea Turtles
Shark
Shrimp (Imported farmed)
Shrimp (Imported wild-caught)
Skates
Snapper (Imported)
Snapper, Pink (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Red (U.S. Gulf of Mexico)
Snapper, Red (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Ruby (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Vermilion (U.S.)
Spearfish, Shortbill (Imported)
Sturgeon (Imported wild-caught)
Swordfish (Imported)
Tilapia (China, Taiwan farmed)
Tilefish, Blueline (U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic)
Tilefish, Golden (U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic)
Totoaba (Gulf of California)
Trout, Lake (Lake Huron, Lake Michigan)
Tuna, Albacore (Worldwide except Hawaii longline)
Tuna, Bigeye (Worldwide except U.S. Atlantic longline)
Tuna, Bluefin
Tuna, Skipjack (Imported longline)
Tuna, Yellowfin (longline)



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