Fish Safety 2018

No limit (Pregnant three times a week)

  • Sardines
  • Alaskan wild salmon (sockeye, coho, king)

 

A three times a week (Pregnant twice a week)

  • Anchovies
  • Herring
  • Clam
  • Squid (100g per day)
  • Ocean Perch from Alaska (limit to twice if origin uncertain)

 

Twice a week (Pregnant once a week)

  • Flounder
  • Haddock
  • Hake
  • Pollock
  • Scallops
  • Shrimp
  • Trout (Freshwater)
  • Whiting
  • Mediterranean Seabass/Bronzini (farmed, but claims to have low and little mercury)

 

Once a week (Pregnant once a month)

  • Crawfish/Crayfish
  • Cod (Alaskan)
  • Croaker
  • Halibut (Atlantic/Pacific)
  • Lobster
  • Mahi Mahi
  • Perch (Freshwater)
  • Tuna (Canned chunk light)
  • Tuna (Skipjack)

 

Once a month (Pregnant avoid)

  • Bass (Striped, black, largemouth)
  • Monkfish
  • Snapper
  • Grouper
  • Mackerel (Spanish, Gulf)
  • Sea Bass (Chilean)
  • Carp
  • Jacksmelt (Silverside)
  • Sablefish
  • White Bass
  • Bluefish
  • Tuna (Canned Albacore)
  • Tuna (Yellow)

 

Fish to avoid (Pregnant stay out)

  • Mackerel (King)
  • Marlin
  • Orange Roughy
  • Shark
  • Swordfish
  • Tilefish
  • Tuna (Bigeye, Ahi)
  • Farmed fish may contain PCB’s, chemicals with serious long-term health effects.

  • Farmed fish and shrimp from Asia
  • Imported fish from China
  • Also, watch out for fish processed in China

 


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