date:Oct 10, 2013
Of the 242 U.S. fishery species assessed by the Monterey Bay Aquariums Seafood Watch program, 78 percent of commercial landings have earned a green (Best Choice) and 17 percent a yellow (Good Alternative) rating.
Only 5 percent of U.S. fisheries have been given an Avoid rating.
Seafood Watch recently upgraded U.S.-caught red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico to a Good Alternative recommendation because sound management has helped once-depleted populations recover. Trap-caught black sea bass from t