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Making the best seafood choices for you and your family can be daunting. That’s why we have compiled all the information you need to make healthy and environmentally friendly choices. Use this interactive tool to find out where your favorite seafood ranks in sustainability, mercury level, and omega-3 content, as well as its place in the food chain—and why it matters.
More About Seafood
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Seafood Print
Fishermen remove more than 170 billion pounds of wildlife a year from the seas. A new study suggests that our current appetite could soon lead to a worldwide fisheries collapse.
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Cook-Wise
Join chef and conservationist Barton Seaver in a new series exploring sustainability, community, and environmental concerns as they relate to one of the world’s most common rituals—dinner.
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Ocean-Friendly Seafood Substitutes
Learn how to make sustainable choices when selecting your favorite seafood.
Ocean Explorers
Seafood Quiz
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What's the Best Choice?
Are you up to speed on seafood production and sustainability? Put your seafood smarts to the test in this quiz.
Ocean Videos
Ocean Photo Galleries
Ocean Topics
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Acidification
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Ballard, Robert
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Bowermaster, Jon
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Cook-Wise
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De Rothschild, David
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Doubilet, David
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Earle, Sylvia
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Frozen Seafood Benefits
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Goodman, Beverly
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Habitat Destruction
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Invasive Species
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Kristof, Emory
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Marine Food Chain
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Marine Pollution
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Nicklen, Paul
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Norman, Brad
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Ocean Overview
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Overfishing
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Plastiki
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Pristine Seas Expeditions
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Sala, Enric
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Seafood Decision Guide
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Seafood Substitutions
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Sea Level Rise
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Sea Temperature Rise
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Seaver, Barton
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Sustainable Seafood
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Thys, Tierney
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Tips to Save the Ocean
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National Geographic Magazine
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Tide Pools Pictures
A cast of thousands clings to rocky real estate in a narrow strip of shore called the intertidal zone.
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Great Barrier Reef Photo Gallery
From tiny coral polyps grew a marvel: Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Could it all come crumbling down?
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The Acid Sea
Carbon dioxide we pump into the air is seeping into the ocean and slowly acidifying it.
Your Ocean
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For Kids
Learn about the ocean with activities, photos, and games.
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Ocean Education
Bring engaging and important ocean learning to your classroom.
Support the Ocean
Help protect the last healthy, undisturbed places in the ocean so we can learn how to help healthy reefs thrive, help unhealthy reefs recover, and better preserve the ocean.
Explore the Ocean
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Ocean Life
Order ocean books, DVDs, maps, and more from the National Geographic online store.
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Ocean Special Issue
Explore the world's oceans, from their prehistoric beginnings to modern-day efforts to preserve their natural wonder.
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Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas
Immerse yourself in the wonders of the deep through colorful maps, photos, and satellite images.