Heal the Bay | Safe Seafood Guide

Overview

Choosing “Safe Seafood” entails knowledge of how to avoid contaminants in fish — to protect your health — and sustainability concerns — to protect fish populations and their habitats.

Our Safe Seafood Guide contains basic information on these topics along with links to further information on the web. Use the guide as a starting point to learn how to make the best "Safe Seafood" choices.

Contaminants: Man-Made
Industrialized society has released a large amount of chemical pollutants into the environment that has contaminated the fish we eat. Learn how to protect your health by avoiding contaminated fish while choosing to eat and properly cook those that are safe.

Contaminants: Naturally Occurring
Contamination in fish and shellfish can also come from naturally occurring toxins, bacteria and viruses, and parasites. Learn about some of the most common ones and how to avoid becoming ill or sick from them.

Sustainability
Depleted fish populations and damaged marine habits are the result of human’s increased seafood consumption and destructive fishing methods. Learn what seafood can be safely consumed without further exacerbating these problems

Your Choice Matters!

Fish and shellfish have been an important and valuable source of food throughout the world for thousands of years.

Today, however, seafood populations are under tremendous stress and challenges from pollution, over-consumption and destructive fishing practices. As a result, your choice of fish has a direct impact on both your health and the sustainability of world-wide fisheries.

In short, the viability of seafood as both a safe AND long-term food source for humans is dependent on "Safe Seafood" choices you, and all of us, make today.

Seafood Guides on the Web

Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Eat Smart Guide - Best and Worst Seafood Choices
Oceans Alive
Guide to Ocean Friendly Seafood
Blue Ocean Institute
Seafood Guide
California Academy of Sciences
Seafood Lover’s Guide
Audubon
The Guilt-Free Gustatory Guide to Seafood
California Wild
KidSafe Seafood - Healthiest Choices for Kids
A program of SeaWeb

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