Buying fish can be a tricky task – it’s hard to find one that’s health for both you and the ocean. There’s no master guide ranking fish by what’s important: high omega-3s, low mercury levels and healthy environmental factors. But according to the article’s author, here are 13 menu options that meet the bar on all those measures, according to the Environmental Defense Fund’s Seafood selector and the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch programs. These choices are high in omega-3s and low in contaminants, and they’re produced in a way that’s friendly to their environments:
(1) Wild Alaskan salmon; (2) Arctic char; (3) Atlantic mackeral; (4) Sardines; (5) Sablefish/black cod; (6) Anchovies; (7) Oysters; (8) Rainbow trout; (9) Albacore tuna; (10) Mussels; (11) Pacific Halibut; (12) Rockfish; (13) Catfish