Alternative Choices
Seafood Substitutions
Make the shift to ocean-friendly seafood with help from SeaChoice’s alternative recommendations. Try these “Best Choice” alternatives when a recipe calls for an unsustainable choice or instead of your favourite red or yellow-listed species.
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Avoid this:
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Try this Alternative:
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Atlantic Salmon |
Farmed Arctic Char or Wild Alaskan Salmon |
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Chilean Sea Bass |
Alaskan Pacific Halibut |
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Atlantic Cod |
Alaskan or BC Sablefish |
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Atlantic Halibut |
Alaskan Pacific Halibut |
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Swordfish |
Canadian or Hawaiian Swordfish (Harpoon Caught) |
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Shark |
Canadian or Hawaiian Swordfish (Harpoon Caught) |
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Bluefin Tuna |
BC Albacore Tuna or US Yellowfin Tuna (Pole/Troll) |
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Farmed Shrimp (International except U.S.) |
BC Spot Prawn (Trap Caught) |
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Mahi Mahi International |
BC Sablefish |
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Rockfish or Pacific Snapper |
Farmed Catfish (U.S.) |
