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 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	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	Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Also Known As King salmon, Spring salmon, Tyee, Winter, Quinnat, Blackmouth	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta Also Known As Salmon, Chum, Keta, Dog salmon, Calico salmon, Chub	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska Region West Coast
Image	Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Also Known As Salmon, Silver salmon, Medium red salmon, Hoopid salmon, White salmon	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	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