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 the U.S. fishery management process. 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	Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagax caerulea Also Known As Pilchard, California sardine, California pilchard, Sardina, Sardine	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Also Known As Ocean bonito, Lesser tuna, Aku, Katsuo	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Spiny Dogfish Squalus suckleyi Also Known As Dogfish, Spring dogfish, Spiked dogfish, Grayfish, Spur dog, Piked dogfish	Species Category Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Wahoo Acanthocybium solanderi Also Known As Kingfish, Peto, Guarapucu, Ono, Thazard batard, Wahoo	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Whiting Mercluccius productus Also Known As Pacific hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares Also Known As Ahi, Kihada	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Petrale Sole Eopsetta jordani Also Known As Sole, Flounder, California sole, Brill, Petral, Jordan’s flounder, Round-nosed sole	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Also Known As Humpback salmon, Humpy, Gorbusch, Haddo, Holia	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pink Shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum Also Known As Spotted shrimp, Hopper, Pink spotted shrimp, Brown spotted shrimp, Grooved shrimp, Green shrimp, Pink night shrimp, Red shrimp, Skipper, Pushed shrimp	Species Category Invertebrates Shrimp Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Queen Conch Aliger gigas Also Known As Strombus gigas, Lobatus gigas, Conch, Pink conch, Carrucho, Caracol reina	Species Category Invertebrates Protected Invertebrate Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
Image	Red Grouper Epinephelus morio Also Known As Grouper, Cherna americana, Negre	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Red Hake Urophycis chuss Also Known As Ling, Squirrel hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Red King Crab Paralithodes camtschaticus Also Known As Alaska king crab, King crab	Species Category Invertebrates Crab Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska
Image	Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus Also Known As Snapper, Genuine red snapper, American reds, Spot snapper	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
Image	Rex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirus Also Known As Witch sole, Threadfin sole	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Rock Sole Lepidopsetta billineta (southern rock sole) and Lepidopsetta polyxystra (northern rock sole) Also Known As Sole, Flounder, Rock flounder, Two-lined flounder, White-bellied flounder	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Also Known As Black cod, Butterfish, Skil, Beshow, Coalfish Butterfish Skil Beshow Coalfish	Species Category Fish Farmed Seafood Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Scup Stenotomus chrysops Also Known As Porgy, Maiden, Fair maid, Ironsides, Northern porgy	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Shortfin Squid Illex illecebrosus Also Known As Illex squid, Summer squid	Species Category Invertebrates Squid Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Shortspine Thornyhead Sebastolobus alascanus Also Known As Thornyhead, Idiot fish, Idiot cod, Rockfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis Also Known As Whiting, Atlantic hake, New England hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Also Known As Red salmon, Blueback salmon, Redfish, Summer Sockeye	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Also Known As Mackerel, Spotted cybium, Bay mackerel, Spotted mackerel	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
Image	Striped Marlin Kajikia audax Also Known As Nairagi, A‘u, Makijki, Barred marlin, Spikefish, Striped swordfish	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Sugar Kelp Saccharina latissima Also Known As Sea belt, Devil's apron	Species Category Other Farmed Seafood Seaweed	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic