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 Bigeye Tuna Thunnus obesus Also Known As Tuna, Big eye, Ahi-b	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis Also Known As Tuna, Ocean bonito, Lesser tuna, Aku	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Atlantic Yellowfin Tuna Thunnus albacares Also Known As Tuna, Ahi	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	North Atlantic Albacore Tuna Thunnus alalunga Also Known As Northern albacore, Longfin tuna, Germon	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
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
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 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 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 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	Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Thunnus thynnus Also Known As Tuna, Bluefin tuna, Toro, Maguro, Giant bluefin, Northern bluefin tuna	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast