Species not currently overfished:

Australian Wild-Caught Fish

  • Australian Salmon
  • Crabs Mud Crabs, Spanner Crabs
  • Goldband Snapper (WA & NT), Tropical Snapper
  • Flathead (NSW & VIC), Dusky Flathead
  • Bay Prawns
  • Southern Calamari
  • King George & Stout Whiting

Australian Farmed

  • Barramundi
  • Blue Mussel
  • Prawns Black Tiger, Kuruma & Banana Prawns
  • Oysters, Sydney Rock, Native & Pacific Oysters

Eat less of: 

Australian Wild-Caught Fish

  • Barramundi (WA & NT)
  • Blue-eye Trevalla, Blue-Eye Cod
  • Balmain & Moreton Bay Bugs
  • Flathead, Tiger Flathead
  • Mahi Mahi Dolphinfish
  • Prawns Western & Eastern King, Banana, Tiger, School & Endeavour Prawns
  • Tuna Albacore & Yellowfin Tuna

Australian Farmed

  • Atlantic Salmon Tasmanian/Smoked Salmon
  • Rainbow Trout, Ocean Trout

Imported

  • Basa Freshwater fillet, Royal Basa & Mekong Catfish
  • Nile perch Lake Victoria Perch

Avoid eating these fish: 

Australian Wild-Caught Fish to avoid

  • Blue Warehou
  • Sea Bream
  • Gemfish
  • Hake
  • Mulloway
  • Jewfish
  • Orange Roughy
  • Deep Sea Perch
  • Shark, Flake
  • Snapper, Pink Snapper, Tropical Snapper

Australian Farmed fish to avoid

  • Yellowtail Kingfish, Tasmanian Yellowtail

Imported fish to avoid

  • Farmed Prawns, Pacific White, Whiteleg & Black Tiger Prawn
  • Blue Grenadier
  • Hoki
  • Hake
  • Cod
  • Tuna Albacore, Yellowfin, Bigeye Tuna (Note: Canned tuna sustainability is brand-dependent)

 Download the Quick Guide from Sustainable Seafood

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