Selecting Safe Seafood

TRAFFIC-LIGHT SEAFOOD
Green-Light Fish (Enjoy without worry):

• Salmon, wild Alaskan (canned or fresh)

• Arctic Char

• Tuna, Alaskan

• Tuna, canned light

• Anchovies

• Sardines

• Catfish (U.S.)

• Rainbow Trout

• Shrimp (Pacific)

• Sablefish, Alaskan

• Halibut, Alaskan

Yellow-Light Fish (Eat less of)*:
* The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends limiting these fish to no more than 12 ounces a week.

• Salmon, Atlantic

• Mahi-Mahi

• Tuna, albacore

• Lobster

• Halibut, Atlantic

• Orange roughy

• Sea bass

• Shrimp, Atlantic

Red-Light Fish (Do not eat!)**:
** Large, predatory fish are more likely to be contaminated.

• Shark

• Swordfish

• Tilefish

• King Mackerel

• Marlin

(For the most current recommendation on which fish are the most risky see www.epa.gov/mercury/advisories.htm).

For a great selection of healthy fish, the Sears family recommends Vital Choice Seafood.