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	Yellowtail Rockfish Sebastes flavidus Also Known As Yellowtail rockfish, Greenie, Yellow sea perch, Rock Cod, Pacific Snapper	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Widow Rockfish Sebastes entomelas Also Known As Brown bomber, Soft brown, Brownie, Belinda bass	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast
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	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	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	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	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	Rex Sole Glyptocephalus zachirus Also Known As Witch sole, Threadfin 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	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	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	Pacific Whiting Mercluccius productus Also Known As Pacific hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	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 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 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 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 Ocean Perch Sebastes alutus Also Known As POP, Rockfish	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Mahimahi Coryphaena hippurus Also Known As Mahi mahi, Dolphinfish, Dorado	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Mackerel Scomber japonicus Also Known As Chub mackerel, Spanish mackerel	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis Also Known As Halibut, Alaskan halibut	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pacific 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 Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus Also Known As Cod, Alaska cod, Gray cod, True cod	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Bluefin Tuna Thunnus orientalis Also Known As Northern bluefin tuna, Tuna, Bluefin tuna	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Also Known As Bigeye, `Ahi, Mabachi	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Pacific Albacore Tuna Thunnus alalunga Also Known As Albacore, Germon, Longfinned tuna, Albecor, Ahipalaha, Tombo	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast