Endangered Seafood

A number of seafood species are on the endangered species list, or are harvested in a manner that endangers other than the fishing target species. As a consumer you can make a difference by refusing to purchase or consume the fish and seafood on the watch lists.

The following information is compiled from various publications presented by the World Wildlife Foundation, Sea Watch, Sea Choice, SASSI, and others.
For more information visit the link to each organization. For downloadable, printable guides for each of the regions shown here just click on the “Consumer Guide” link.

Other Seafood Guides

The lists below are “Avoid” species. Refuse to purchase the seafood listed here, choose sustainable alternatives.

Seafood Watch (US) Consumer Guides
Species Source
Abalone (China & Japan)
Basa/Pangasius/Swai
Cod: Atlantic (Canada, CA, OR & WA)
Cod: Pacific (Japan & Russia)
Crab (Russia)
Halibut: Atlantic (wild)
Lobster: Spiny (Belize, Brazil, Honduras & Nicaragua)
Mahi Mahi (Costa Rica, Guatemala & Peru)
Orange Roughy
Pollock (Canada trawl)
Salmon: Atlantic (farmed)
Sardines: Atlantic (Mediterranean)
Sharks
Shrimp (imported)
Squid (China, India & Thailand)
Swordfish (imported longline)
Tuna: Albacore (except US troll, pole and line, and longline)
Tuna: Bluefin
Tuna: Skipjack (imported purse seine)
Tuna: Yellowfin (Atlantic troll, pole and line)
SeaChoice (Canada)
Seafood Market Names Source Method
Albacore Tuna Canned White Tuna, Longfin Tunny,Tombo,Shiro maguro North Atlantic, Atlantic Wild, Purse Seine (FAD), Longline
Alfonsio Beryzx, Red bream, Golden eye perch New Zealand Wild, bottom trawl
Atlantic Pollock Boston bluefish, blue cod, blue snapper, saithe, coalfish, coley Canada – Maritimes Wild, Bottom Trawl
Aurora Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. – WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line (other than longline), bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Barramundi Asian Seabass, Barra, Giant Perch, Palmer Perch, Silver Barramundi Indonesia Wild, hook and line, midwater gillet, pelagic longline
Blackfin Tuna Atlantic blackfin tuna, deep-bodied tunny Atlantic Wild, Floating object Purse Seine
Bluefin Tuna Bluefin Tuna Worldwide Wild, all gears
Copper Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Bottom Longline, Jig, Troll
Darkblotched Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Farmed Shrimp Pacific White Shrimp Thailand Farmed, frequent exchange systems, Harvest exchange systems
Jonah Crab Atlantic Dungeness crab Canada – Atlantic Wild, pot/trap
Jonah Crab Atlantic Dungeness crab U.S. – Atlantic Wild, Pots
Lake Sturgeon Sturgeon Canada, St. Lawrence River Wild, Gillnet
Lake Whitefish Sault Whitefish, Whitefish, Gizzard Fish, Grande Coregone Lake Superior (Wisconsin Waters) Wild, trap net, gillnet
Northern Pike Jackfish, Northern Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipeg, and Lake Winnipegosis Midwater Gillnet
Puget Sound Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada — Inside Juan de Fuca Strait Wild, bottom trawl
Redstripe Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Bottom Trawl
Rougheye Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Longline, Jig, Troll
Sharpchin Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Shortspine Thornyhead Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada-British Columbia Wild, Trawl
Shovelnose Sturgeon Sand Sturgeon, Hackleback, Switchtail, Flathead US- Mississippi Basin Wild, drift gillnet
Skipjack Tuna Aku, Aku jerky, Canned light tuna, Arctic bonito, mushmouth, ocean bonito, skipjack, skippy, striped bonito, striped tuna, victor fish, watermelon, tonno Western and Central Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean Wild, Floating object purse seine
Southern Flounder U.S. – Atlantic – NC Wild, pound nets, gigs, deep water gillnets
Stripetail Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. – Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Swordfish Broadbill, Emperador, EspadaMekajiki,Kajiki-Maguro South America Wild, drift gillnet
Vermilion Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. – WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Walleye Walleye, pickerel Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipeg, and Lake Winnipegosis Midwater Gillnet
Warmwater Shrimp Brown Shrimp, Pink Shrimp, Rock Shrimp, Royal Red Shrimp, Seabob Shrimp, White Shrimp US- Gulf of Mexico Wild, Skimmer Trawl
Weakfish Atlantic Sea Trout, Gray Sea Trout, Squeteague U.S. Atlantic Wild, gillnet, seine net, bottom trawl
White Hake White Hake U.S. – Northeast Wild, otter trawl, gillnet
White Trevally Butaguchi, Ulua, White Ulua Hawaii Wild, handline
Windowpane Flounder Flounder, fluke, Hirame US- Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine Bottom trawl
Witch Flounder Craig Fluke, Gray Sole, Hirame US- Atlantic Wild, bottom trawl
Yellowtail Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Trawl
Abalone (Sea Ranched) Abulon, Aulone, Red Abalone, Green Abalone, Pink Abalone, Awabi China, Japan Sea ranched
Albacore Tuna Canned White Tuna, Longfin Tunny,Tombo,Shiro maguro Indian Ocean, South Atlantic Wild, Troll/Pole, Longline
American shad Atlantic Shad, Shad, White Shad U.S. Atlantic Gillnet
Atlantic Cod Scrod, Whitefish US- Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank Wild, gillnet, bottom trawl, bottom longline
Atlantic Halibut Halibut, Hirame U.S. – Atlantic – Northeast Wild, bottom trawl
Atlantic Salmon (Norway) Atlantic salmon, Sake/Ikura (roe) Norway Farmed, open net pen
Atlantic Salmon (Scotland) Atlantic Salmon, Sake/Ikura (roe) Scotland Farmed, open net pen
Atlantic Skates Raja fish, imitation scallop, briar skate, common skate, summer skate, hedgehog skate, tobacco-box skate, leopard skate, smooth-tailed skate, prickly skate, starry skate, eyed skate, big skate, spotted skate U.S. – Northeast Wild, otter trawl
Barramundi Barra, Silver barramundi, Giant perch, Asian seabass, Seabass, Giant seabass, White seabass, Twofin seabass, Blind seabass, Two finned seabass, Giant palmer, Narifish, Kokop putih, Bekti apahap, Palakapon, Nokogirihata Taiwan Farmed, open net pen/cage
Big and Longnose Skates Skate Canada – Pacific Longline, Trawl
Bigeye Tuna Ahi, Po’onui, Maguro All Regions except US Atlantic and Hawaiian Eastern Pacific Wild, Longline
Blackfin Tuna Atlantic blackfin tuna, deep-bodied tunny U.S. Gulf of Mexico Wild, Longline
Blue Marlin Pacific blue marlin, Atlantic blue marlin, Indo-Pacific blue marlin, black spearfish, A’u Imported from Pacific Wild, pole and line and handlines, pelagic longlines, and purse seines
Blue Swimmer Crab Swimming, Swimmer, Colossal, Jumbo Lump, Super Lump, Lump & Backfin Lump Crab Philippines Bottom gillnet, pot
Carribbean Spiny Lobster Spiny lobster, Rock lobster, Warmwater lobster, Florida spiny lobster, Caribbean spiny lobster, Crawfish Brazil Wild, traps
Cobia ling, lemonfish, black salmon, black kingfish, sargeantfish, crab-eater Panama Farmed, open pens/cages
Cowcod Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Farmed Shrimp Shrimp Imported (except Asia, British Columbia, Canada, Central America, Certified Farms & Fisheries, Ecuador, Farmed in RAS, South America, Mexico and Thailand) Farmed
Golden Tilefish Rainbow Tilefish, Golden Snapper, Colorful Tilefish Gulf of Mexico (U.S.), South Atlantic (U.S.) Wild, bottom longline, handline
Greenblotched Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Greenspotted Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Grouper (Gag, Snowy, Warsaw, Yellowedge) Mero, Sea Bass U.S. – South Atlantic and GOM/S. Atlantic Wild, black sea bass pot, vertical line (handline, hydraulic, or electric), bottom longline, and spear fishing
Gulf Corvina White Sea Bass, Corvina Golfina Gulf of California Wild, handline, bottom gillnet, trawl
Haddock Haddock, Scrod U.S. – Gulf of Maine Wild, handline, trawl
Harlequin Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Indian Squid Calamari India, Thailand Wild, trawl
Lake whitefish Whitefish Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipeg, and Lake Winnipegosis Midwater Gillnet
New Zealand Snapper New Zealand tai snapper, tamure, porgy, sea bream, cockney, squire, squire fish, pinky, snapper, red bream New Zealand – East Northland/Hauraki Gulf/Bay of Plenty (SNA1), East Coast North Island (SNA2), West Coast North Island (SNA8) Wild, bottom trawl, danish seine
Octopus (Starry night, day, ornate) Cyanea’s octopus, Day octopus, Big blue octopus Philippines Wild, diver-caught, hand-caught, jig
Opah Moonfish International – Western Central Pacific Wild, longline
Pompano Atlantic Pompano, Cobblerfish, Florida Pompano, Snubnosed Dart Asia, Dominican Republic Farmed, open system
Red and Black Grouper Mero, Sea Bass U.S. – South Atlantic Wild, black sea bass pot, vertical line (handline, hydraulic, or electric), bottom longline, and spear fishing
Red King Crab Alaska king crab, Red king crab, Golden king crab, Blue king crab, Golden king crab Russian Far East, Russian Barents Sea Wild, pot/trap
Red Snapper Mule Sow, Rat, Tai, American Red Snapper, Northern Red Snapper U.S. – S. Atlantic Wild, Vertical Line
Red Swimmer Crab Swimming Crab, Swimmer Crab, Colossal Crab, Jumbo Lump Crab, Super Lump Crab, Lump Crab, Backfin Lump Crab China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam Wild, pot, bottom gillnet, bottom trawl
Redbanded Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Bottom Longline, Trawl
Rosethorn Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Rosethorn Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Rosy Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Sea Turtle Leatherback, Loggerhead, Olive ridley, Hawksbill, East Pacific Green Gulf of CA N/A
Sea Urchin (Green) Green Sea Urchin, Uni U.S. – Maine Wild, dive-caught, hand-caught, scallop drag
Sharks Shark, Blacktip, Sandbar, Dusky smoothhound Worldwide Wild, bottom longline, bottom gillnet , bottom trawl
Shortbelly Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Shortraker Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Bottom Longline, Trawl
Speckled Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Splitnose Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Starry Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Striped Marlin Pacific striped marlin, spearfish, striped swordfish, nairagi, A’u Worldwide – Pacific Wild, pole and line and handlines, pelagic longlines, and purse seines
Swordfish Broadbill, Emperador, Espada, Mekajiki,Kajiki-Maguro International Wild, longline
Swordfish Broadbill, Emperador, Espada, Mekajiki,Kajiki-Maguro Mediterranean Wild, harpoon, handline, longline, drift gillnet
Tiger Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Longline, Jig, Troll
Vermilion Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. – Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Warmwater Shrimp Blue Shrimp, Brown Shrimp, Pink Shrimp, Seabob Shrimp, White Shrimp Mexican Pacific and Gulf of Mexico All gears
Widow Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Trawl
Yellow Perch Yellow Perch, Lake Perch Lake Manitoba, Lake Winnipeg, and Lake Winnipegosis Midwater Gillnet
Yellowfin Tuna Ahi, Ahi Tuna, Maguro,Toro Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Pacific, Western Central Pacific, Indian Ocean Wild, Floating object (FAD) purse seine
Yellowtail Kingfish, Yellowtail Kingfish, Goldstriped Amberjack, Japanese Amberjack, Hamachi,Kampachi,Hiramasa,Buri Australia, Japan Farmed
Albacore Tuna Canned White Tuna, Longfin Tunny, Tombo,Shiro maguro Canada Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean, Atlantic, Pacific Wild, Longline
American/Maine Lobster Atlantic lobster, American lobster, Maine lobster US – Southern New England Wild, lobster pot
Atlantic Cod Scrod, Whitefish Canada Wild, bottom trawl, gillnet, hook and line
Atlantic Salmon (Atlantic Canada) Atlantic salmon Atlantic Canada Farmed, open net pen
Atlantic Salmon (Chile) Atlantic Salmon Chile Farmed, open net pen
Atlantic Sardine Sardines, Sardinellas, Brisling, Sprats, Pilchards, Herrings Mediterranean Sea Wild, unassociated purse seine
Atlantic Sturgeon Sturgeon Canada, St. Lawrence River Wild, Gillnet
Bank Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. – WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line (other than longline), bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Barramundi Barra, Silver barramundi, Giant perch, Asian seabass, Seabass, Giant seabass, White seabass, Twofin seabass, Blind seabass, Two finned seabass, Giant palmer, Narifish, Kokop putih, Bekti apahap, Palakapon, Nokogirihata Southeast Asia Farmed, open net pen/cage
Basa (Pangasius) Basa, Pangasius, Swai, River Catfish, Striped Catfish, Tra Vietnam Farmed, pond
Blackgill Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. – WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line (other than longline), bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Bluefin Tuna Bluefin Tuna, Kuromaguro,Honmaguro,Toro Worldwide Ranched
Blueline Tilefish Grey Tilefish, Paleta Gulf of Mexico (U.S.), South Atlantic (U.S.) Wild, bottom longline, handline
Caribbean Spiny Lobster Florida Lobster, Rock Lobster, Spiny Lobster, West Indian Spiny Lobster, West Indian Langouste Belize, Brazil, Honduras, Nicarauga Diver Caught, Traps
Caviar (Paddlefish) Caviar US- Mississippi Basin Wild, drift gillnet
Chilean Seabass Patagonian toothfish, Chilean seabass, Toothfish, Antarctic cod, Black hake, Antarctic blenny, Patagonian blenny, Icefish Chile, Crozet Island, Prince Edward and Marion Islands Wild, bottom longline
Chilipepper Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
China Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada — Inside Juan de Fuca Strait Wild, bottom trawl
Chinook Salmon Chinook, King, Sake/Ikura (roe) WA-Puget Sound Wild, troll, gillnet
Coho Salmon Coho, Silver, Sake/Ikura (roe) Columbia River (WA, OR) Wild, gillnet
Coho Salmon (Chile) Coho salmon, silver salmon, Sake/Ikura (roe) Chile Farmed, open net pen
Common Octopus Common Octopus, Tako,Madako Mauritania, Morocco, Vietnam Wild, bottom trawl
Crayfish Crawfish, Crawdads, Mudbugs China Farmed, rotation with rice, polyculture systems targeted to raising fish
Dab (common) Dab, Flounder, Sand Dab, Sea Dab, Sandkoli Iceland Wild, Danish seine
Darkblotched Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Eulachon (smelt) Smelt British Columbia Wild, Seine net, conical net
European Anchovy Anchovy Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea Wild, purse seine
Flag Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Freshwater Eel Freshwater eel, River eel, Common eel, Paling, Unagi, Kabayaki China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan Farmed, pond, tank systems, net pens
Harlequin Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Lake Trout Laker, Namaycush, Togue, Mackinaw, Char, Salmon Trout Lake Superior (Wisconsin Waters) Wild, Trap net, gillnet
Longtail Tuna Light tuna, tongol, tuna, oriental bonito Indian Ocean –Iran, Malaysia, Thailand Wild: Unassociated purse seine
Mahi Mahi/Dolphinfish Dolphinfish, Dorado Costa Rica, Guatemala and Peru Longline
Mitre Squid Calamari, Ika China, Thailand Wild, trawl
Orange roughy Slimehead New Zealand, Australia, Namibia, Northeast Atlantic Wild, bottom trawl
Pacific Cod Pacific cod, Grey cod, True cod Russian Federation, Japan Wild, bottom seine, bottom-set gillnet, demersal trawl, demersal longline
Pacific White Shrimp Pacific White Shrimp Mexico Farmed
Paddlefish Mississippi paddlefish, Spoonbill sturgeon, Chinese paddlefish US- Mississippi Basin Wild, drift gillnet
Queen Conch Sazae Worldwide Wild, glass-bottom buckets, hook-and-pole (sometimes from small boats), breath-hold diving, snorkel diving, scuba and hookah diving
Sharpchin Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Shortbelly Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Shortbill Spearfish Hebi, Shortnose Spearfish Imported — Pacific Wild, pole and line and handlines, pelagic longlines, purse seines
Snapper (Gray, Lane, Mutton, Red, Vermillion, Yellowtail) Mule Sow, Rat, Tai, American Red Snapper International (non U.S.) Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, trap
Splitnose Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. — WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Squarespot Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. — OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
Stripetail Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada, U.S. – WA, OR, CA Wild, hook and line, bottom longline, midwater trawl, bottom trawl
White Hake Ling & Squirrel Hake, Whiting Canada- Maritimes, Newfoundland & Labrador Wild- bottom longline, bottom gillnet, bottom trawl
Yelloweye Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch Canada – British Columbia Wild, Longline, Jig, Troll (Outside)
Yellowfin Tuna Ahi, Canned Light Tuna, Maguro All Regions Except Hawaii Longline
Yellowtail Flounder Flounder, Rusty Dab, Sand Dab, Hirame US- Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine Wild, bottom trawl, gillnet
Atlantic Salmon (British Columbia) Atlantic salmon, Sake/Ikura (roe) British Columbia Farmed, open net pen
Aurora Rockfish Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper, Red Snapper, Pacific Ocean Perch U.S. – Alaska Wild, bottom trawl
Bigeye Tuna Ahi, Po’onui, Maguro Western and Central Pacific, Eastern Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean Wild, Floating object purse seine
Black Rockfish Black Bass, Black Rock Cod, Black Snapper, Sea Bass Canada – Inside Juan de Fuca Strait Wild, bottom trawl
Black Sea Bass Atlantic Sea Bass, Black Perch, Rock Bass, Chub, Tallywag U.S. Mid-Atlantic (Maine to North Carolina) Otter trawl
Tongol Tuna Tongol tuna, Longtail tuna, Oriental bonito, Chunk light tuna (canned) Indonesia, Thailand, Iran Wild, drift gillnet, Floating object purse seine
Totoaba Mexican Giant Bass, Cabaicucho Gulf of CA Wild, gillnet and shrimp trawl fisheries
Australia Consumer Guide
Australian Wild Caught Fish Marketed as/species considered
Blue Warehou Sea Bream
Gemfish Hake
Mulloway Jewfish
Orange Roughy Deep Sea Perch
Shark Flake
Snapper Pink Snapper, Tropical Snapper
Australian Farmed Marketed as/species considered
Yellowtail Kingfish Kingfish, Yellowtail & Tasmanian Yellowtail
Imported Marketed as/species considered
Farmed Prawns Pacific White, Whiteleg & Black Tiger Prawn
Blue Grenadier Hoki
Hake Cod
Tuna Albacore, Yellowfin, Bigeye Tuna
Consumer Guide
品種 SPECIES 來源 ORIGIN 方法 METHOD
藍鰭吞拿魚 Bluefin tuna 全球 Global Wild caught/Farmed
黃鰭吞拿魚 Yellowfin tuna 印尼/ 菲律賓 Indonesia/Philippines Wild Caught
魚子醬 (鱘魚) Caviar (sturgeon) 全球 Global Wild Caught
雪花鱸魚 Chilean sea bass 全球 Global Wild Caught
銀鱈魚 Black cod 美國 US Wild Caught
龍脷 Sole 紐西蘭 New Zealand Wild Caught
劍魚 Swordfish 全球 Global Wild Caught
芝麻斑 Areolate and Duskytail grouper 香港 Hong Kong Farmed
杉斑 Camouflage grouper 東南亞 SE Asia Wild Caught
龍躉 Giant grouper 香港 Hong Kong Farmed
老鼠斑 High-finned grouper 東南亞 SE Asia Wild Caught
紅斑 Hong Kong grouper 中國 China Farmed
蘇眉 Humphead wrasse 東南亞 SE Asia Wild Caught
東星斑 Leopard coral trout 東南亞 SE Asia Wild Caught
青斑 Orange-spotted grouper 泰國 Thailand Farmed
沙巴龍躉 Sabah grouper 馬來西亞 Malaysia Farmed
西星斑 Squaretail coral trout 東南亞 SE Asia Wild Caught
老虎斑 Tiger grouper 東南亞 SE Asia Farmed
大眼雞 Bigeye 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
紅衫魚 Golden threadfin bream 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
馬頭 Horsehead 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
白䱽 Silver pomfret 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
福壽魚 Tilapia 香港 Hong Kong Farmed
黃花魚 Yellow croaker 中國 China Farmed
瀨尿蝦 Mantis shrimp 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
海蝦 Shrimp 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
養蝦 Shrimp 亞洲 Asia Farmed
紅花蟹 Red crab 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
響螺 Conch 美國 US Wild Caught
墨魚 Cuttlefish 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
刺參 Spiky sea cucumber 日本 Japan Wild Caught
魷魚 Squid 南中國海 S China Sea Wild Caught
WWF Malaysia Consumer Guide
Species Source Method
Silver Pomfret M Trawl
Black Pomfret M Trawl
Ray PM Trawl
Threadfin Breams M Trawl
Dorab Wolf-herring PM Trawl
Flounder M Trawl
Silver Sillago M Trawl
Indian Squid M Trawl
Needle Cuttlefish M Trawl
Mud-spiny Lobster PM Trawl
Slipper Lobster M Trawl
Humphead Wrasse SB Cyanide
Mantis Shrimp M Trawl
Bigeye Trevally M Trawl
Brownstripe Red Snapper PM Trawl
Coral Trout PM Trawl
Duskytail Grouper PM Trawl
Orange-spotted Grouper PM Trawl/Cage Culture
Malabar Grouper PM Trawl
Sixbar Grouper PM Trawl
ACRONYMS
PM – Peninsular Malaysia
SB – Sabah
SW – Sarawak
EC – East Coast Peninsular
WC – West Coast Peninsular
M  – Malaysia
WWF Singapore Consumer Guide
Species Origin Method
Black pomfret 黑鲳 Indonesia wild caught
Bluefin tuna 黑鲔鱼 Global wild caught
Brown-marbled grouper 老虎斑 Indonesia cultured
Chilean Seabass 雪花鲈鱼 Global wild caught
Coral Trout 红斑 SE Asia wild caught
Crimson snapper 红鲷 Indonesia wild caught
Flower crab 花蟹 South China Sea wild caught
Gold-banded jobfish 红哥里 Indonesia wild caught
Grey prawn 白刺红脚 Indonesia wild caught
Humphead wrasse 苏眉 SE Asia wild caught
Malabar snapper 苏眉 Indonesia cultured/wild caught
Orange-spotted grouper 橘点石斑 Indonesia cultured
Polkadot grouper 老鼠斑 SE Asia wild caught/cultured
Redspine threadfin bream 金线鱼 Indonesia/South China Sea wild caught
Tiger prawn 老虎虾 Indonesia/Thailand wild caught/cultured
Unicorn leather jacket 石狄 South China Sea wild caught
Yellowtail fusilier 蕃薯鱼 Indonesia wild caught
Yellowtail scad 勿劳色腊 Thailand wild caught
Indonesia Consumer Guide
Species Note
abalonies [3]
coconut crab [2]
dolphins [2]
dugong [1]
giant clam [1]
grouper [2,3]
lobster [2]
manta ray [2]
napoleon wrasse [2,3]
sun fish/mola-mola [2]
sharks, all products [2]
triton [2,3]
trochus [3]
turtle egg [1]
turtle [1]
whale shark [2]
blue fin tuna [2]
Codes:
1=legally protected species;
2=low fecundity and vulnerable to over-fishing;
3=capture techniques threaten habitat integrity;
4=health hazard due to potential ciguatera or metal bioaccumulation.
WWF/SASSI (South Africa) Consumer Guide
Species Method
Abalone
Bluefin tuna
Biscuit skate (SA inshore trawl)
Black musselcracker/Poenskop
Dageraad
Geelbek
Jacopever (SA offshore trawl)
Panga (SA inshore trawl)
Red stumpnose/Miss Lucy
Scotsman
Shortfin Mako shark
Silver kob (SA inshore trawl/line-caught)
White stumpnose
Illegal to Sell
Baardman/Belman
Blacktail/Dassie
Brindle bass
Bronze bream
Cape stumpnose
East coast rock lobster (KZN)
Galjoen
Garrick
King fish
Natal knife jaw
Natal stumpnose
Natal wrasse
Potato bass
Red steenbras
River snapper
Seventy-four
Spotted grunter
West Coast steenbras
White musselcracker
White steenbras