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 Blacktip Shark Carcharhinus limbatus Also Known As Black fin shark, Blacktip whaler, Common blacktip shark, Gray shark, Requiem shark, Small blacktip shark, Spot-fin ground shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic 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 New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Sharpnose Shark Rhizoprionodon terraenovae Also Known As Newfoundland shark, Sharp-nosed shark, White shark	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias Also Known As Dogfish shark, Cape dogfish, Cape shark, Spring dogfish, Spiked dogfish, Grayfish, Spur dog, Piked dogfish	Species Category Fish Sharks Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
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 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