Fish & ToxinsMM - Highest in mercury; children and women who are pregnant, nursing or of childbearing age should avoid.
M - Moderate mercury; children and women whom are pregnant, nursing or of childbearing age should limit to once a month.
Besides mercury, toxins can include PCB's, dioxins, and pesticides.
Smart Shopper's Fish Picks from Green Guide: www.thegreenguide.com
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Yes Fish (M)
- Low mercury, not over-fished, or farmed destructively
- Abalone (farmed)
- Anchovies
- Catfish (US farmed)
- Caviar (US or French farmed)
- Clams (farmed)
- Crawfish
- Herring
- Hoki
- Rainbow Trout (farmed)
- Salmon (wild and Alaskan and Californian)
- Squid (Pacific)
- Striped bass (farmed)
- Sturgeon (farmed)
| Sometimes Fish (MM)
- Recovering populations and/or moderate mercury (once a month)
- Artic char
- Blue crab (gulf coast ) - M
- Blue Mussel M
- King crab (Alaskan)
- Snow crab
- Cod (Pacific)
- Flounder (Pacific)
- Halibut (Alaskan) - M
- Mahi-mahi - M
- Eastern Oyster - M
- Pollock - M
- Sablefish/black cod - M
- Sanddabs
- Scallops
- Sole (Pacific)
- Tilapia
- Tuna (canned light) - M
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