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Seafood
Rating
Market Names
Sushi Names
Where Caught
How Caught
Barra, Silver barramundi, Giant perch, Asian seabass, Seabass, Giant seabass, White seabass, Twofin seabass, Blind seabass, Two finned seabass, Giant palmer, Narifish, Kokop putih, Bekti apahap, Palakapon, Nokogirihata
 
Akame
 
Australia, Taiwan, Southeast Asia 
Farmed, Open Net 
Atlantic sea bass, Black will, Chub, Sea Bass, Black fish, Tallywag, hannahil, Black-Harry, black perch, black bass, blue fish, pin bass, rock bass
 
N/A
 
U.S. Atlantic - South 
Otter Trawl 
Patagonian toothfish, Chilean seabass, Toothfish, Antarctic cod, Black hake, Antarctic blenny, Patagonian blenny, Icefish
 
 
Antarctic Ocean 
Trap, Trawl, Bottom longline 
Stimspons surf clam, Arctic surf clam, hard clam
 
Hokkigai
 
Atlantic 
Hydraulic dredging 
Scrod, Whitefish
 
 
Northeast Atlantic 
Trawl 
Alaska king crab, Red king crab, Golden king crab, Blue king crab, Golden king crab
 
 
Russia 
Trap 
Dogfish
 
 
U.S. Atlantic, U.S. Pacific 
Trawl, Gill nets, Bottom longline 
Freshwater eel, River eel, Common eel
 
Unagi, Kabayaki
 
International 
Farmed 
Turbot
 
 
Canadian Pacific 
Trawl 
Summer flounder, Fluke; Winter flounder, Lemon sole, Blackback, dab; Witch flounder, Gray sole; Yellowtail flounder, Rusty flounder; Windowpane flounder, Sand dab
 
 
Northeast Atlantic 
Trawl 
Rusty flounder; Dab
 
 
S N Eng Md At Bsn, G. Maine-Grges Bk, Glf Maine-Cpe Cod 
Trawl 
Pacific roughy
 
 
U.S. Pacific 
Bycatch 
Pacific roughy
 
 
U.S. Pacific 
Bycatch 
Pacific roughy
 
 
U.S. Pacific 
Bycatch 
Haddock, Scrod
 
 
Canadian Atlantic 
Trawl 
Haddock, Scrod
 
 
U.S. Atlantic 
Trawl 
Halibut
 
 
Canadian Atlantic 
Trawl 
Halibut
 
 
U.S. Atlantic 
Trawl 
Spiny lobster, Rock lobster, Warmwater lobster, Florida spiny lobster, Caribbean spiny lobster, Crawfish
 
 
Brazil 
Trap 
Goosefish, Monkfish, Anglerfish, Angerl, Allmouth, Lotte (Europe), Molligut, Bellyfish, Lawyerfish, Fishing frog
 
Ankoh, Ankimo (Monkfish liver)
 
U.S. Atlantic, Canadian Atlantic 
Trawl, Gill nets 
Common Octopus
 
Tako, Madako
 
Vietnam, Mauritania, Morocco 
Trawl, Bottom Trawl 
Slimehead
 
 
New Zealand, Australia, Northeast Atlantic, Southeast Atlantic 
Trawl 
Mississippi paddlefish, American paddlefish, Spoonbill, Spoonbill cat, Shovelbill cat, Duckbill cat, Shovelnose cat, Spoonbill sturgeon, Spadefish, Boneless cat, Freshwater sturgeon, Chattanooga beluga, American sturgeon, Freshwater whale
 
 
Northeast Pacific 
Hook-and-Line 
Rockcod, Snapper, Pacific red snapper, Channel rockfish
 
 
Canadian Pacific, U.S. Pacific 
Trawl 
Rock cod, Pacific snapper
 
 
Canadian Pacific 
Trawl 
Atlantic Salmon, Chinook Salmon
 
Sake
 
Worldwide 
Farmed 
Giant scallop
 
Hotate
 
Canadian Atlantic 
Dredging 
Shark
 
 
Worldwide 
Gill nets, Pelagic longline 
Shrimp
 
Ebi
 
Worldwide 
Farmed 
Rock, Red, Royal red, White, Pacific white, Vanna White, Atlantic white, Brown, Pink penaeid, Black tiget, Tiger prawn, Australian tiger prawn, Chinese white, Fleshy prawn
 
Ebi
 
Atlantic, Pacific, Asia, Gulf of Mexico 
Trawl 
Raja fish, imitation scallop, briar skate, common skate, summer skate, hedgehog skate, tobacco-box skate, leopard skate, smooth-tailed skate, prickly skate, starry skate, eyed skate, big skate, spotted skate
 
N/A
 
U.S. Atlantic 
Trawl, Otter Trawl, Bottom Trawl 
Skate
 
N/A
 
Canadian Pacific 
Longline, Trawl 
American Red Snapper, Mule, Sow, Rat, Chicken
 
Tai
 
U.S., Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean 
Hook-and-Line, Bottom longline, Handline 
Osetra caviar
 
 
Caspian Sea 
Sweep net 
Osetra caviar; Beluga, giant sturgeon; Starry or starred sturgeon; Fringebarbel, Spiny, or Bastard sturgeon
 
N/A
 
Caspian Sea 
Sweep net 
Sand sturgeon, Hackleback, Switchtail, or Flathead sturgeon
 
 
Northeast Pacific 
Hook-and-Line 
Columbia, Sacramento, Oregon, Pacific
 
 
Northeast Pacific 
Hook-and-Line 
Swordfish
 
N/A
 
South America 
Drift gillnet 
Swordfish
 
N/A
 
International 
Pelagic longline 
Nile tilapia, Mozambique tilapia, Blue tilapia, St. Peter's fish
 
Izumidai
 
Asia 
Farmed 
Atun de aleta azul, Horse mackerel
 
Kuromaguro, Honmaguro, Toro
 
Worldwide 
Hook-and-Line, Trap, Purse seine, Pelagic longline 
Atun de aleta azul, Horse mackerel
 
Kuromaguro, Honmaguro, Toro
 
Worldwide 
Pelagic longline 
Atun de aleta azul, Horse mackerel
 
Kuromaguro, Honmaguro, Toro
 
Worldwide 
Pelagic longline 
White tuna (canned)
 
Shiro maguro, Tombo
 
Worldwide, except Hawaii 
Pelagic longline 
Ahi, Po’onui
 
Maguro
 
Worldwide, except US Atlantic 
Pelagic longline 
Aku, Aku jerky, Canned light tuna, Arctic bonito, mushmouth, ocean bonito, skipjack, skippy, striped bonito, striped tuna, victor fish, watermelon, tonno
 
Katsuo, Bonito
 
Worldwide 
Purse seine, FAD's 
Aku, Aku jerky, Canned light tuna, Arctic bonito, mushmouth, ocean bonito, skipjack, skippy, striped bonito, striped tuna, victor fish, watermelon, tonno
 
Katsuo, Bonito
 
Worldwide, except Hawaii, except US Atlantic 
Pelagic longline 
Ahi, Ahi Tuna
 
Maguro, Toro
 
Worldwide, except Hawaii 
Pelagic longline 
Red Sea Urchin, Green Sea Urchin
 
Uni
 
Maine 
Dive - hand collected 
Kingfish, Yellowtail Kingfish, Goldstriped Amberjack, Japanese Amberjack
 
Hamachi, Buri, Kampachi, Hiramasa
 
Australia 
Farmed 
Kingfish, Yellowtail Kingfish, Goldstriped Amberjack, Japanese Amberjack
 
Hamachi, Buri, Kampachi, Hiramasa
 
Japan 
Farmed 

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