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Environmental Defense Fund

Updated: 9/8/2008 2:52:35 PM
Environmental Defense Fund

We’ve all got enough stressors in our life -- ordering a piece of fish shouldn’t be one of them. Our good friends at Environmental Defense Fund agree. We’ve long been fans of EDF’s online Seafood Selector, and the handy pocket guide version. With their help we’ve pulled together this short list of the 10 eco-worst fish. Avoid eating these fish for now because of a number of ecological concerns: In most cases, the following come from overfished populations, they have poor (or no) management and have high bycatch or habitat impacts; or, they come from farms that allow widespread pollution, chemical use and escapes.

But the story isn’t all gloom and doom. For each of the following we also offer good alternatives to eat. (And if you’re wondering what the 10 eco-best fish are, we’ve got that list, too.)