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Selecting Safe Seafood

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TRAFFIC-LIGHT SEAFOOD

Find out which types of seafood are healthiest and which are likely to contain harmful pollutants. Traffic light eating nautical style!

Green-Light Fish (Enjoy without worry):

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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