New Facts About Fish

What's safest for our oceans — and for you, when it comes to mercury and PCBs:

Best for you and the environment:

--Catfish (U.S.)

--Arctic char

--Halibut (Pacific)

--Wild Alaskan salmon

--Soft-shell clams, mussels, oysters, shrimp, and bay scallops (farmed)

--Tilapia (U.S.)

--Albacore (U.S. or Canadian) and yellowfin tuna (U.S. Atlantic troll/pole caught)

--Striped bass (farmed)

--Rainbow trout (farmed)

--Mackerel (Atlantic)

--Mahimahi (U.S. troll/pole caught)

--Dungeness or stone crab

Worst for you and the environment:

--Chilean sea bass

--Flounder (Atlantic)

--Grouper

--Red snapper

--Cod (Atlantic)

--Monkfish

--Halibut (Atlantic)

--Swordfish (imported)

--Salmon (farmed or Atlantic)

--Mahimahi (imported)

--Shrimp (imported)

--Bluefin tuna or bigeye/yellowfin (imported longline)