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Fish List – Which Fish to Eat and not to Eat

    Environmental Working Group’s

    FISH LIST

    * Shrimp fishing and farming practices have raised

    serious environmental concerns.

    ** Farmed catfish have low mercury levels but may

    contain PCBs in amounts of concern for pregnant women.

    AVOID IF PREGNANT:

    Shark

    Swordfish

    King mackerel

    Tilefish

    Tuna Steaks

    Canned tuna

    Sea bass

    Gulf Coast oysters

    Marlin

    Halibut

    Pike

    Walleye

    White croaker

    Largemouth bass

    EAT NO MORE THAN

    ONE SERVING PER MONTH:

    Mahi mahi

    Blue mussel

    Eastern oyster

    Cod

    Pollock

    Great Lakes salmon

    Gulf Coast blue crab

    Channel catfish (wild)**

    Lake whitefish

    Porgy

    Orange Roughy

    Snapper

    Lake trout

    Bluefish

    Gontino

    Rockfish

     Government studies show that one of every six

    pregnant women in the U.S. will give birth to a baby

    whose blood is contaminated with mercury at levels

    above the federal safety standard. Emitted from

    coal-fired power plants and other sources, the pollutant

    builds up in some types of seafood. Nutrients in fish

    can be vital for a baby’s brain development, but too

    much mercury can cause lasting brain damage.

    To supplement FDA’s consumer advisories, which don’t

    adequately protect the public, EWG evaluated mercury

    tests from seven government programs and published

    this list to help women choose safer seafood during

    pregnancy. This is, in fact, an important guide for everyone,

    as mercury poses a risk to the immune system and

    heart, even at low levels. For more information, see our

    webpage on mercury in seafood at:

    http://www.ewg.org/mercury/

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