Categories of Seafood Species

The WWF Seafood Guide sorts 67 common seafood items consumed in Hong Kong into 3 groups: “Green – Recommended”, “Yellow – Think Twice” and “Red – Avoid”.

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Green – Recommended



Pacific salmon, Alaska, US, wild-caught (MSC certified)
Sardine, Portugal, wild-caught
Leopard coral trout, Australia, wild-caught
Sea urchin, South China Sea, wild-caught
callop, China, mariculture
Scallop, Australia, wild-caught
Chilean sea bass, South Georgia, UK, wild-caught (MSC certified)
Geoduck clam, North America, mariculture
Clam, China, mariculture
Black cod, North America, wild-caught (MSC certified)
Squid, global (excl. South China Sea), wild-caught
Abalone, China, mariculture
Abalone, Australia, wild-caught
Rock lobster, Western Australia, wild-caught (MSC certified)
Rock lobster, East Australia, wild-caught
Oyster, China, mariculture

Yellow – Think Twice



Atlantic salmon, Norway, mariculture
Bigeye, South China Sea, wild-caught
Silver pomfret, South China Sea, wild-caught
Rockfish, South China Sea, wild-caught
Star snapper, Hong Kong, mariculture
Turbot, China, mariculture
Tiger grouper, South East Asia, mariculture
Sardine, Thailand, wild-caught
Fan-bellied leatherjacket, South China Sea, wild-caught
White-spotted rabbitfish, South China Sea, wild-caught
Areolate grouper, Hong Kong, mariculture
Duskytail grouper, Hong Kong, mariculture
Giant grouper, Hong Kong, mariculture
Three-banded sweetlip, Hong Kong, mariculture
Longfin grouper, South China Sea, wild-caught
Orange-spotted grouper, Thailand, mariculture
Mud crab, China, mariculture
Golden threadfin bream, South China Sea, wild-caught
Mangrove snapper, Hong Kong, mariculture
Ling, New Zealand, wild-caught
Horse head, South China Sea, wild-caught
Pompano, Hong Kong, mariculture
Yellow croaker, China, mariculture
Yellowfin seabream, Hong Kong, mariculture
Yellowfin tuna, global, wild-caught
Squid, South China Sea, wild-caught
Sole, New Zealand, wild-caught

Red – Avoid



Bombay duck, South China Sea, wild-caught
Hairtail, South China Sea, wild-caught
Flathead, South China Sea, wild-caught
Unicorn leatherjacket, South China Sea, wild-caught
High-finned grouper, Southeast Asia, wild-caught
Squaretail coral trout, Southeast Asia, wild-caught
Camouflage grouper, Southeast Asia, wild-caught
Leopard coral trout, Southeast Asia, wild-caught
Orange roughy, Southeast Asia, wild-caught
Hong Kong grouper, China, mariculture
Red crab, South China Sea, wild-caught
Shrimp, South China Sea, wild-caught
Horseshoe crab, South China Sea, wild-caught
Chilean sea bass, global (excl. South Georgia, UK), wild-caught
Swordfish, global, wild-caught
Shrimp, China, mariculture
Cuttlefish, South China Sea, wild-caught
Abalone, South Africa, wild-caught
King mackerel, South China Sea, wild-caught
Bluefin tuna, global, wild-caught
Mantis shrimp, South China Sea, wild-caught
Humphead wrasse, Southeast Asia, wild-caught
Caviar (Sturgeon), global, wild-caught
Shark, global, wild-caught

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