Who is Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle has worked to save oceans and to educate people about our impact on them. One of the many ways we affect the world's seas is overfishing and poor fishing practices. You can avoid contributing to this problem by avoiding certain types of seafood. The list below shows seafood to avoid because it has been overfished and/or fished or farmed in ways that harm other marine life or the environment. The data here comes from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood WATCH guide. You'll find more information, as well as a list of "good" seafood choices by visiting their site.

Seafood to Avoid
Caviar, Sturgeon (Imported)
Chilean Seabass
Cod, Atlantic
Conch, Queen
Corvina, Gulf (Gulf of California)
Crab, King (Imported)
Crayfish (Imported farmed)
Dogfish shark
Eel, Freshwater
Flounder, Soles (Atlantic)
Grenadier (U.S. Pacific)
Groupers (U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Gulf of Mexico)
Groupers (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Haddock (trawl-caught)
Hake, White
Halibut, Atlantic
Halibut, California (set gillnet)
Lobster, Spiny (Caribbean imported)
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (Imported longline)
Marlin, Blue (Imported)
Marlin, Striped
Monkfish
Monkfish liver
Octopus (sushi)
Orange Roughy
Plaice, American
Pompano, Florida
Rockfish (trawl-caught)
Salmon (farmed)
Salmon Roe (farmed)
Sea Turtles
Sea Urchin (Maine)
Shark
Shrimp (Imported farmed)
Shrimp (Imported wild-caught)
Skates
Snapper, Pink (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Red (U.S. Gulf of Mexico)
Snapper, Red (Imported)
Snapper, Red (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Ruby (Main Hawaiian Islands)
Snapper, Vermilion (U.S.)
Spearfish, Shortbill (Imported)
Sturgeon (Imported wild-caught)
Swordfish (Imported)
Tilapia (China, Taiwan farmed)
Tilefish, Blueline (U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic)
Tilefish, Golden (U.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South Atlantic)
Totoaba (Gulf of California)
Trout, Lake (Lake Huron, Lake Michigan)
Tuna, Albacore (Worldwide except Hawaii longline)
Tuna, Bigeye (Worldwide except U.S. Atlantic longline)
Tuna, Bluefin
Tuna, Skipjack (Imported longline)
Tuna, Yellowfin (longline)
Yellowtail (Australia farmed)
Yellowtail (Japan farmed)

Fish near a coral reef

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