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.