Avoid These Seafoods At All Costs

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1) Swordfish

Reason to stay away: High in mercury and parasites

2) Marlin

Reason to stay away: High in mercury, risks to other species, depleted populations.

3) Shark

Reason to stay away: High in mercury, depleted populations, risks to other species

4) Tilefish

Reason to stay away: High in mercury, unsustainable fishing methods

5) King Mackerel

Reason to stay away: Very high amounts of mercury

6) Orange Roughy

Reason to stay away: High in mercury, depleted populations

7) Bluefin Tuna

Reason to stay away: High in mercury and PCBs, risks to other species, severely depleted populations, illegal fishing

8) Bigeye Tuna

Reason to stay away: High in mercury,  illegal fishing, destructive fishing methods,

9) Atlantic Cod

Reason to stay away: Vulnerable to extinction

10) Farmed Salmon

Reason to stay away: High in PCBs and other contaminants, negative habitat impact

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