Species Directory

Sustainable Seafood

U.S. fisheries are among the world's largest and most sustainable. Seafood harvested from federally-managed U.S. fisheries is inherently sustainable as a result of our science-based fishery management process. This directory of seafood profiles focuses on the most common federally-managed marine species. It is not a comprehensive list of all seafood species you may encounter in the marketplace, or all the species caught or farmed in U.S. waters. Can't find a particular type of seafood? It may not be in our directory if: it is primarily harvested from state (not federal) waters, it is a freshwater species, or it is not a product of the United States.

Species Illustration	Species Name	Species Category	Region
Image	Acadian Redfish Sebastes fasciatus Also Known As Redfish, Ocean perch, Labrador redfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Alaska Pollock Gadus chalcogrammus Also Known As Pollock, Walleye pollock, Pacific pollock	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska
Image	Alaska Snow Crab Chionoecetes opilio Also Known As Opilio, Opies	Species Category Invertebrates Crab Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska
Image	Almaco Jack Seriola rivoliana Also Known As Kanpachi, Kampachi, Kahala, Hawaiian yellowtail, Songoro amberjack, Medregal, Bar jack, Hamachi, Longfin yellowtail	Species Category Fish Farmed Seafood Reef Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Pacific Islands Region Southeast Region West Coast
Image	American Lobster Homarus americanus Also Known As Lobster	Species Category Invertebrates Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	American Plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Also Known As American dab, Canadian plaice, Dab	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Arrowtooth Flounder Atheresthes stomias Also Known As Flounder, Arrowtooth halibut, Turbot, Paltus	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Atlantic Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Also Known As Tuna, Big eye, Ahi-b	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus limbatus Also Known As Black fin shark, Blacktip whaler, Common blacktip shark, Gray shark, Requiem shark, Small blacktip shark, Spot-fin ground shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Chub Mackerel Scomber colias Also Known As Mackerel, Chub mackerel, Tinker mackerel	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua Also Known As Cod, Codling, Scrod cod, Markets, Steakers	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Common Thresher Shark Alopias vulpinus Also Known As Thresher shark, Fox shark, Sea fox, Swingletail, Whiptail shark, Thintail shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Chaceon quinquedens Also Known As Atlantic red crab, Red crab, Red deepsea crab	Species Category Invertebrates Crab Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Also Known As Atlantic halibut, Halibut	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Herring Clupea harengus Also Known As Herring, Sea herring, Sild, Common herring, Labrador herring, Sardine, Sperling	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus Also Known As Mackerel, Common mackerel, Boston mackerel, Caballa	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Mahi Mahi Coryphaena hippurus Also Known As Mahimahi, Dolphinfish, Dolphin, Dorado	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Pollock Pollachius virens Also Known As Saithe, Coalfish, Coley, Green cod, Boston bluefish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar Also Known As Salmon, Sea run salmon, Kelts, Black salmon	Species Category Fish Farmed Seafood Protected Fish Salmon & Steelhead	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Sea Scallop Placopecten magellanicus Also Known As Scallop, Sea scallop, Giant scallop	Species Category Invertebrates Scallops Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Also Known As Newfoundland shark, Sharp-nosed shark, White shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Also Known As Tuna, Ocean bonito, Lesser tuna, Aku	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Also Known As Dogfish shark, Cape dogfish, Cape shark, Spring dogfish, Spiked dogfish, Grayfish, Spur dog, Piked dogfish	Species Category Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Striped Bass Morone saxatilis Also Known As Bass, Rockfish, Striper, Linesider	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima Also Known As Surfclam, Hen clam, Bar clam, Sea clam	Species Category Invertebrates Clams, Mussels, Oysters Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast