Seafood Guides
 
www.msc.org
Marine Stewardship Council is the world's leading certification
and ecolabelling program for sustainable seafood. Lists all Marine
Stewardship Council Certified Fish that are safe and sustainable.
www.blueocean.org
Blue Ocean Institute’s Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood. Color-
coded rankings for popular seafood determined by evaluating species’
life history, abundance in the wild, habitat concerns, and catch
method or farming system. Also includes health advisory
information. ***
www.blueocean.org
Blue Ocean Institute’s Fish Phone- sustainable seafood text
messaging service. To find out about your seafood choice, text 30644
with the message FISH and the name of the fish in question. They text
you back with an assessment and better alternatives to fish with
significant environmental concerns.
www.nrdc.org
Natural Resources Defense Council. Mercury contamination in
Fish. A guide to staying healthy. Information on mercury's effects and
its sources, tips for eating fish more safely and action opportunities
you can take right now to reduce the threat. Mercury calculator,
wallet card. ***
www.edf.org
Environmental Defense Fund. Choose fish that are good for you
and the ocean. New Sushi Selector. Print a Pocket Seafood Selector or
Pocket Sushi Guide.
www.checnet.org
Children's Health Environmental Coalition. Safe Fish CHEC
List For Children, Teens and All Women of Child-bearing Age.  
With good general suggestions.
www.seafoodsafe.com
Seafood Safe is a testing program for mercury and PCBs in seafood.
The Seafood Safe program informs consumers of how many meals
they can consume per month without exposing themselves to
dangerous levels of these contaminants
www.montereybay
aquarium.org
Monterey Bay Aquarium Sustainable Seafood Guide. Learn more
about sustainable seafood and get tips for your next visit to the sushi
bar.
www.greenpeace.org
Greenpeace's Red List of fish that are in danger of total collapse.
Rates your State's supermarkets for sustainable fish practices.
www.davidsuzuki.org
State of the Catch, a David Suzuki Foundation publication designed to
help food professionals make informed seafood purchasing decisions. 2006
updated on-site. PDF.
   
Americans eat almost 3 pounds of canned tuna per person per year.
www.grist.org/article/2009-04-06-umbra-on-tuna-and-mercury/
 
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