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Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, California 93940
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Regular Hours
10 a.m.-6 p.m. Daily
Closed Dec. 25
Holidays
9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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West Coast Guide

Mobile Devices: Log on to seafoodwatch.org and you'll be automatically directed to the latest online pocket guide. See what it looks like.
Our Seafood Watch regional guides contain the latest information on sustainable seafood choices available in different regions of the U.S. Our "Best Choices" are abundant, 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.
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Best Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways. Good Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts. Avoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.
Abalone (Farmed)
Barramundi (U.S. Farmed)
Bay Scallops (Farmed)
Catfish (U.S. Farmed)
Caviar, Sturgeon (Farmed)
Clams (Farmed)
Cod, Pacific (U.S. Pacific Ocean Longline, jig and trap)
Crab, Dungeness
Crab, Imitation (Alaska)
Halibut, Pacific
Lobster, Spiny (U.S. and Australia Trap-Caught)
Mussels (Farmed)
Oysters (Farmed)
Pollock (U.S. caught from Alaska)
Rockfish, Black (California, Oregon, Washington)
Sablefish/Black Cod (Alaska and British Columbia)
Salmon (Wild-Caught Alaska)
Sardine, Pacific
Shrimp, Pink (Oregon)
Spot Prawn (British Columbia)
Striped Bass (Farmed)
Striped Bass (Wild-Caught)
Sturgeon (Farmed)
Tilapia (U.S. Farmed)
Trout, Rainbow (Farmed)
Tuna, Albacore (British Columbia, U.S. Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Skipjack (Worldwide Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic Ocean Troll/Pole)
White Seabass
Basa (Farmed Imported)
Cod, Pacific (Trawl-Caught)
Crab, Imitation
Crab, King (U.S.)
Crab, Snow and Tanner
Halibut, California (Hook-and-line or bottom trawl)
Halibut, Greenland
Lingcod
Lobster, American/Maine
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (U.S.)
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (Imported Troll/Pole)
Oysters (Wild-Caught)
Pacific Flounder/Sole (U.S. and Canadian Pacific)
Plaice, Alaska
Rockfish (Hook-and-Line Alaska and British Columbia)
Sablefish/Black Cod (California, Oregon, Washington)
Salmon (Wild-Caught California, Oregon, Washington)
Sanddab, Pacific
Sea Scallops (Northeast U.S. and Canada)
Shrimp (U.S. Farmed or Wild)
Spiny dogfish (British Columbia)
Spot Prawn (U.S.)
Squid (Worldwide)
Sturgeon, White (Wild-Caught Oregon, Washington)
Swai
Swordfish (U.S. including Hawaii Longline)
Swordfish (California, Oregon Drift Gillnet)
Tilapia (Central America, South America Farmed)
Tuna, Bigeye (Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Canned
Tuna, Yellowfin (Worldwide Troll/Pole)
Tuna, Yellowfin (U.S. Atlantic Ocean Longline)
Yellowtail (U.S. Farmed)
Caviar, Sturgeon (Imported)
Chilean Seabass
Cod, Atlantic
Crab, King (Imported)
Dogfish shark
Grenadier (U.S. Pacific Ocean)
Halibut, California (Set Gillnet)
Lobster, Spiny (Caribbean imported)
Mahi Mahi / Dolphinfish (Imported Longline)
Monkfish
Orange Roughy
Rockfish (Trawl-Caught)
Salmon (farmed)
Sea Scallops (U.S. Mid-Atlantic)
Shark
Shrimp (Imported Farmed or Wild)
Sturgeon (Imported Wild-Caught)
Swordfish (Imported)
Tilapia (China, Taiwan Farmed)
Tuna, Albacore (Worldwide except Hawaii Longline)
Tuna, Bigeye (Longline)
Tuna, Bluefin
Tuna, Yellowfin (Longline)



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886 Cannery Row | Monterey, California 93940
Regular Hours 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Daily, Closed Dec. 25