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	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 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	Bocaccio Sebastes paucispinis Also Known As Bocaccio, Rock Salmon, Salmon Rockfish, Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Longjaw, Merou, Jack, Snapper, Rock Cod, Rockfish	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus Also Known As Cultus cod, Blue cod, Bluefish, Green cod, Buffalo cod, Greenling, White cod	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	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	Sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria Also Known As Black cod, Butterfish, Skil, Beshow, Coalfish	Species Category Fish Farmed Seafood 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	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