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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Halibut, Atlantic
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Atlantic Halibut
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Hirame
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U.S. Atlantic
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Wild-caught
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California Halibut
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Monterey Halibut, Chicken Halibut, Southern Halibut
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U.S. Pacific
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Hook-and-line, Bottom Trawl
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California Halibut
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Monterey Halibut, Chicken Halibut, Southern Halibut
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U.S. Pacific
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Set Gillnet
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Greenland Halibut
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Greenland Turbot
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U.S. Pacific
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Wild-caught
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Pacific Halibut
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Alaskan Halibut
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U.S., Canadian Pacific
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Wild-caught
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Atlantic Flatfish
Atlantic flatfish, such as flounder and sole, have been overfished and are rated as "Avoid."
Consumer Note
The term flatfish includes flounder, sole, plaice and halibut. Some Atlantic flounder species are sold as sole; however, "true" sole only occur in the Pacific Ocean. Atlantic flatfishes are known as hirame when prepared for sushi.
Health Alert
Environmental Defense Fund has issued a health advisory for
summer flounder due to high levels of PCBs.
Summary
Many different species of flatfish live off the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Florida. They're fished mainly with trawls, a method that involves towing a net close to the seafloor. Trawls are problematic as they disturb and destroy the seafloor habitat and accidentally catch large quantities of bycatch.
Flatfish populations off the Atlantic coast have experienced heavy fishing pressure from domestic and international fleets over the last half-century. Many species are at very low levels, particularly Atlantic halibut and some populations of yellowtail flounder. Despite a management plan intended to allow flatfish populations to rebuild in the Atlantic, most are still declining. All Atlantic flatfish species are currently on our “Avoid” list.
Recipe Alternatives
Pacific soles such as English, Dover, petrale, and rex are "Good Alternatives."
Scientific Reports About Our Ratings
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