KnowYourSeafood.com is here to help you make the right seafood purchasing decisions by giving you real, applicable knowledge that you can put to use the next time you visit the local seafood market, frozen aisle, or even order online. While most information out there focuses on sustainability of the fisheries (and we certainly value that highly), stopping there comes up short when deciding what to feed your family. We will also take into account what it is, where it’s from, how it’s raised (or caught) and what health implications may be involved with that frozen bag of farm raised prawns from Vietnam that’s on sale in the frozen aisle, whether it checks out on the sustainability scale or not.

We are not anti-fishing. We are not pro-fishing. We are not associated with any third party. We simply call it like we see it, give you the facts, and let you make your own purchasing decisions. Sometimes brands or products will align with our viewpoints, and we’re happy to tell you when they do, or don’t.

Our goal is to present this information in a way that allows you to, well, know your seafood! Know what it is you’re looking at, and have the ability to make an informed buying decision. Whether farm raised salmon is better to buy than wild. Whether Mexico or Thailand is a better place to buy that shrimp. Whether a few sea turtles had to die for that swordfish steak.

The FDA doesn’t do this for you. Less than 1% of imported seafood is inspected by the FDA. 90% of seafood in the US is imported. Know the health risks (or benefits!), know the environmental impacts. Know your seafood.