New facts about fish

What’s safest for our oceans — and for you, when it comes to mercury and PCBs:

Best for you and the environment:

• Catfish (U.S.)

• Arctic char

• Halibut (Pacific)

• Wild Alaskan salmon

• Soft-shell clams, mussels, oysters,shrimp, and bay scallops (farmed)

• Tilapia(U.S.)

• Albacore (U.S. or Canadian) and yellowfin tuna (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole caught)

• Striped bass(farmed)

• Rainbow trout (farmed)

• Mackerel (Atlantic)

• Mahi mahi (U.S. troll/pole caught)

• Dungeness or stone crab

Worst for you and the environment:

• Chilean sea bass

• Flounder (Atlantic)

• Grouper

• Red snapper

• Cod (Atlantic)

• Monk fish

• Halibut (Atlantic)

• Swordfish (imported)

• Salmon (farmed or Atlantic)

• Mahi mahi (imported)

• Shrimp (imported)

• Blue fin tuna or big eye/yellowfin (imported longline)

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Reprinted with Permission of Hearst Communications, Inc. Originally Published: New Facts About Fish