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	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	Silver Hake Merluccius bilinearis Also Known As Whiting, Atlantic hake, New England hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
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
Image	Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Also Known As Mackerel, Spotted cybium, Bay mackerel, Spotted mackerel	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
Image	Striped Marlin Kajikia audax Also Known As Nairagi, A‘u, Makijki, Barred marlin, Spikefish, Striped swordfish	Species Category Fish Highly Migratory Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Pacific Islands Region West Coast
Image	Sugar Kelp Saccharina latissima Also Known As Sea belt, Devil's apron	Species Category Other Farmed Seafood Seaweed	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Summer Flounder Paralichthys dentatus Also Known As Flounder, Fluke, Northern fluke, Hirame	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Tilefish Caulolatilus microps Also Known As Blueline tilefish, Gray tilefish	Species Category Fish Reef Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Also Known As Snapper, Beeliner, Clubhead snapper, Night snapper, Besugo, Rubia	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Southeast
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
Image	White Hake Urophycis tenuis Also Known As Mud hake, Boston hake	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	White Shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus Also Known As Northern white shrimp, Gray shrimp, Lake shrimp, Green shrimp, Common shrimp, Daytona shrimp, Southern shrimp	Species Category Invertebrates Shrimp Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Widow Rockfish Sebastes entomelas Also Known As Brown bomber, Soft brown, Brownie, Belinda bass	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region West Coast
Image	Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus Also Known As Flounder, Sole, Lemon sole, Georges Bank flounder, Blackback flounder	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Winter Skate Leucoraja ocellata Also Known As Skate, Big skate, Spotted skate, Eyed skate	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Witch Flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Also Known As Grey sole	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
Image	Wreckfish Polyprion americanus Also Known As Sea bass, Stone bass	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic Region Southeast
Image	Yellowfin Sole Limanda aspera Also Known As Sole, Flounder	Species Category Fish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region Alaska
Image	Yellowtail Flounder Limanda ferruginea Also Known As Flounder, Rusty dab	Species Category Fish Groundfish Wild-Caught Seafood	Region New England/Mid-Atlantic
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