The Seafood Watch is a program of Monterey Bay Aquarium designed to raise consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources. On their great website they recommend which seafood to buy or avoid, helping us to become advocates for environmentally friendly seafood.

Their Seafood Watch regional guides contain the latest information on sustainable seafood choices available in different regions of the U.S. What they quote as “Best Choices” are abundant types of fish, 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. I put the local guides up here too with links to more information when you click the image. But really - you should visit their website!!

Mid West Guide

West Coast Guide

Hawaii Guide

NorthEast Guide

South East Guide

South West Guide

National Guide

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