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The following is a partial list of types of seafood. Seafood includes fish, shellfish, and roe.

The list includes markings which summarize the assessment of Monterey Bay Aquarium about how well managed the world's supply of that seafood source is, as of 2004:

'+' marks it as abundant and well-managed

'0' indicates caution

'-' recommends that it be avoided, due to overfishing or other mismanagement

    List of types of seafood
        Fish
        Roe
            Crustacean
            Mollusks
        Echinoderms

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Fish
See main article List of edible fish.

Some of the following are referred to as whitefish in the market, but are not whitefishes in a taxonomic sense.

Anchovy

Bass, particularly Striped bass (+) when farmed

Black cod/Sablefish (+) when Alaskan or British Columbian

Catfish (+ when U.S. farmed)

Cod, particularly Pacific cod (0) and Atlantic cod (-)

Eel

Halibut (+) when Pacific

Lingcod (-)

Mahi Mahi (0)

Orange roughy (0)

Patagonian toothfish (also known as Chilean Sea Bass) (-)

Pollock (0)

Sanddab, particularly Pacific sanddab (0)

Sardine (+)

Salmon (+) when wild from California or Alaska; (0) when wild from Oregon or Washington; (-) when farmed or Atlantic

Sea bass (+)

Shark (-), except U.S. west coast Thresher shark (0)

Skate

Snapper, particularly Rockfish/Rock Cod/Pacific snapper (-) if trawl-caught, (0) otherwise

Sole (0)

Sturgeon (+) when farmed, (-) otherwise

Surimi (0)

Swordfish (0) when U.S. west coast, (-) otherwise

Tilapia (+) when farmed

Tilefish

Trout, particularly Rainbow trout (+) when farmed

Tuna, particularly Albacore tuna (+) when caught by trolling or pole, Yellowfin tuna (+) when caught by trolling or pole, Bigeye tuna (+) when caught by trolling or pole, and Bluefin tuna (-)

Roe

Caviar (sturgeon roe) (+) when farmed

Ikura (salmon roe)

Kazunoko (herring roe)

Lumpfish roe

Masago (Capelin roe)

Shad roe

Tobiko (Flying-fish roe) == == ==

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Crustacean

Crab, particularly Dungeness crab (+), King crab (0) when Alaskan, otherwise (-), Snow crab (+) when from Canada, (0) when from U.S.

Crayfish

Lobster, particularly American lobster (0) and Rock lobster/Spiny lobster (+) when Californian or Australian

Shrimp/Prawns (+) when trap-caught, (0) when farmed or trawl-caught

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Mollusks

Abalone (+) when farmed, (-) when wild

Clam (+) when farmed, (0) when wild

Cockle

Conch

Cuttlefish

Mussel (+) when farmed, (0) when wild

Octopus

Oyster (+) when farmed, (0) when wild

Periwinkle

Snail

Squid (0)

Scallop, specifically Bay scallop/Sea scallop (0)

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Echinoderms
These creatures are consumed in some Asian cuisines.

Sea Cucumber

Uni (sea urchin "roe")

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