Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Perhaps the original farmed fish – and still the second most commonly raised fish in the world (carp is #1). When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – Honduras, Ecuador How – Farm Raised Back to Product Guide Characteristics Quality fish, raised in pristine, carefully maintained water, have a clean, fresh taste, lean meat and a firm, flaky …
Swordfish (Harpoon Caught)
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Local swordfish carefully harvested with harpoons. When:Sporadic availability Where/How:Where: California How: Harpoon: Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch: Harpooning is a traditional method for catching large fish—and it’s still used today by skilled fishermen. When a harpooner spots a fish, he thrusts or shoots a long aluminum or wooden harpoon into the animal and hauls it aboard. …
Swordfish
Sustainability Rating: Multiple Options Available What:Although there are a variety of fish with bills, there is only one swordfish. When:Available Year-Round Where/How:Where – Various Countries, Including the US (California) How – Wild Caught; Longline, Harpoon, Drift Gillnet, Deep Set Buoy Gear (DSBG) Back to Product Guide Characteristics Swordfish meat is moist and flavorful with a slightly sweet taste. …
Shrimp, Selva
Sustainability Rating:Yellow – Good Alternative What:Selva Shrimp® are premium-quality black tiger prawns naturally raised in mangrove forests. Selva Shrimp® not only offer a sustainable seafood choice, but also create a direct link between consumers and smallholder farming communities in Southeast Asia. Sustainable shrimp raised by mother nature – Selva Shrimp® are raised in integrated mangrove forest farms with no feed, fertilizers …
Scallops, Bay
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Smaller than their “cousins” the Sea Scallop, Bay Scallops are the edible muscle inside the fluted scallop shell. When:Available year-round Where/How:Where – Mexico How – Wild harvested; dredge Back to Product Guide Characteristics 60 to 80 ct. bay scallops are small but tasty! Mild and sweet, these lean little meats are firm and moist …
Sardines
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Wild Caught Sardines According to NOAA, “The West Coast Pacific sardine fishery was first developed during World War I to fill an increased demand for nutritious food that could be canned and easily carried onto battlefields. The fishery rapidly expanded, and by the 1940s Pacific sardine supported the largest fishery in the Western Hemisphere, with …
Salmon (Wild), White King
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Also known as Ivory King Salmon, these salmon have a genetic mutation that prevents them from processing the pigmentation normally found in the crustaceans that they diet heavily on. Depending on the catch area, between 1 in 20 and up to 1 in 300 have this mutation. When:Sporadic availability Where/How:Where: Alaska How: Wild …
Salmon (Wild), Alaska Silver
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:Wild Alaska Silver Salmon are also known as Coho salmon. When:Available fresh mid-summer to late fall Where/How:Where – Alaska, Canada How – Wild Caught; troll, gill net, purse seine Back to Product Guide Characteristics Wild caught silvers (especially troll caught fish) are exceptionally flavorful with moderate to high levels of fat. Very versatile, you …
Salmon (Wild), Alaska Pink
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What: Also known as humpies, pinks are the most abundant (and smallest) of the commercially harvested salmon species of the Pacific Northwest. When:Available canned year-round; Available fresh mid-summer Where/How:Where – Alaska How – Wild caught; gill net, purse seine Back to Product Guide Characteristics Keep in mind that pink salmon have the lowest fat …
Salmon (Wild), Alaska Chum
Sustainability Rating:Green – Best Choice What:One of the five commercially harvested wild Pacific salmon species, also known as Keta Salmon When:Available summer/fall (Canned or frozen year-round) Where/How:Where – Alaska How – Wild Caught/Seine Back to Product Guide Characteristics Known as a good value, Chum Salmon has less oil than the other commercially harvested salmon species. It has a …