Healthiest Fish to Eat
Healthiest Fish to Eat Here are 6 fish that are healthy for you and the planet Albacore Tuna Salmon Oysters Sardines, Pacific Rainbow Trout Freshwater Coho Salmon Pacific halibut Atlantic mackerel Sablefish 1. Albacore Tuna (troll- or pole-caught, from the U.S. or British Columbia) Many tuna are high in mercury but albacore tuna—the kind of white tuna that’s commonly canned gets a Super Green rating as long as (and this is the clincher) it is “troll- or pole-caught” in the U.S. or British Columbia. The reason: smaller (usually less than 20 pounds), younger fish are typically caught this way (as opposed to the larger fish caught on longlines). These fish have much lower mercury and contaminant ratings and those caught in colder northern waters often have higher omega-3 counts. The challenge: you need to do your homework to know how your fish was caught or look for the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) blue ecolabel . 2. Salmon (wild-caught, Alaska