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 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 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	King Mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla Also Known As Cavalla, Sierra	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
Image	Pacific Mackerel Scomber japonicus Also Known As Chub mackerel, Spanish mackerel	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	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