What Women Should Know About Mercury In Fish - Summary from EWG.org
EWG does a lot of work around researching toxicity levels in our food and home products. This is a great list to help you in the fish department.
AVOID IF PREGNANT:
Shark
Swordfish
King mackerel
Tilefish
Tuna steaks
Canned tuna
Sea bass
Gulf Coast Oysters
Marlin
Halibut
Pike
Walleye
White croaker
Largemouth bass
EAT NO MORE THAN ONE SERVING FROM THIS LIST PER MONTH:
Mahi mahi tuna
Blue mussel
Eastern oyster
Cod
Pollock
Great Lakes salmon
Gulf Coast blue crab
Channel catfish (wild)
Lake whitefish
LOWEST IN MERCURY (recommended) :
Blue crab (mid-Atlantic)
Croaker
Fish Sticks
Flounder (summer)
Haddock Trout (farmed)
Salmon (wild Pacific)
Shrimp *
* Shrimp fishing and farming practices have raised serious environmental concerns.
** Farmed catfish have low mercury levels but may contain PCBs in amounts of concern for pregnant women.
Data From The 1970s Show High Concentrations (No Recent Data Available)
Porgy
Orange Roughy
Snapper
Lake Trout
Bluefish
Bonito
Rockfish