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List of types of seafood

The following is a partial list of types of seafood. Seafood includes fish, shellfish, and roe.

The list includes markings which summarize the assessment of Monterey Bay Aquarium about how well managed the world's supply of that seafood source is, as of 2004:

  • '+' marks it as abundant and well-managed
  • '0' indicates caution
  • '-' recommends that it be avoided, due to overfishing or other mismanagement
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Fish

Some of the following are referred to as white fish, which is distinct from whitefish

Roe

Shellfish

Crustacean

  • Crab, particularly Dungness crab (+), King crab (0) when Alaskan, otherwise (-), Snow crab (+) when from Canada, (0) when from U.S.
  • Crayfish
  • Lobster, particularly American lobster (0) and Rock lobster /Spiny lobster (+) when Californian or Australian
  • Shrimp/Prawns (+) when trap-caught, (0) when farmed or trawl-caught

Mollusks

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Last updated: 01-22-2005 17:24:24