Best Choices

     As you can see from the headlining picture of the blog, there is a copy of the Seafood WATCH National Consumer Guide presented by Monterey Bay Aquarium. Today I'm going to talk about the "Best Choices" on that list and where the best places to find them in stores in the Tucson, AZ area. It is also not specified if the seafood found at the stores is fresh, frozen, etc. Below you will find a picture from the national guide of all the best choices:

Here are the best choices, where to find them, and how expensive some are:

Abalone: Food City, $2.99.

Arctic Char: None found.

Bass, Striped: 

Costco (Kino & the 10), 

Safeway (Swan & Sunrise), 

LeeLee Oriental (Orange Grove & La Cholla) $3.99/lb.

Clams, Mussels, Oysters: 

Safeway ($1.99 Clams), 

Fry's, 

Sam's Club ($12.98 for Clams, Mussels, and Oysters all together), 

Albertson's, 

Walmart, 

Sprouts, 

Bashas ($2.99 8oz for Clams, Mussels, and Oysters all together), 

LeeLee Oriental, 

Food City, 

Target, 

Whole Foods, 

Trader Joe's, 

Food Conspiracy.

Cod, Pacific: 

Sprouts,

Costco ($15.99/lb), 

Trader Joe's, 

Walmart ($13.68), 

Safeway, Fry's, 

Sam's Club, 

Albertson's, 

Bashas, 

Target, 

Whole Foods.

Crab, Dungeness & Stone: 

Albertson's ($6.99/lb), 

Fry's, 

Walmart, 

Sam's Club ($16.98), 

Safeway ($9.99), 

Bashas.

Halibut: 

Trader Joe's ($8.99/10oz), 

AJ's, 

Fry's ($8.99), 

Albertson's, 

Safeway, 

Bashas, 

Costco, 

Sprouts, 

Walmart ($15.95), 

LeeLee Oriental, 

Whole Foods.

Lobster, Spiny: Costco, Safeway, Walmart ($15.88).

Sablefish/Black Cod: 

Safeway (Swan & Sunrise),

  Bashas (Kolb & Sunrise).

Salmon: 

Trader Joe's, 

Sprouts, 

Costco, AJ's, Albertson's, 

Safeway, 

Fry's, Target

Sardines, Pacific: 

Fry's ($1.00), 

Albertson's, 

Walmart, 

Costco, 

Safeway ($1.84), 

Bashas.

Scallops: 

AJ's, Walmart ($5.48), 

Safeway, 

Fry's, 

Sprouts, 

Albertson's, 

Costco, 

Bashas, 

Whole Foods ($12.99).

Shrimp, Pink: Costco ($9.99/lb), 

Trader Joe's, Walmart, Fry's, 

Sam's Club, 

Safeway,

Bashas ($9.99).

Tilapia: Albertson's, Target, Trader Joe's, Fry's ($6.99), Safeway, Bashas, Whole Foods.

Trout, Rainbow: Sprouts, AJ's, Fry's, Sam's Club ($12.00), Bashas, Target, Walmart.

Tuna, Albacore/White canned: Fry's, Sam's Club, Walmart, Bashas ($9.00/lb), Sprouts. 

Tuna, Skipjack/Light canned: Walmart, Safeway ($3.79), Whole Foods, Target, Fry's.

Tuna, Yellowfin: Safeway ($9.99), Bashas, Costco, Sprouts, Fry's.

It is important to realize that some of the seafood from the "Good Alternatives" and "Avoid" list are included in this list as well. Pay close attention to the card because some of the options are caught and processed differently, but they are the same type of seafood.

NOTE: This data was collected from students in my Marine Conservation class at the University of Arizona throughout the middle of February, 2014. It only shows stores that we chose to investigate and some of the prices and locations are available. For the location's specific addresses that are not available it means the fish are located in multiple locations in the Tucson area.

**More information about the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood watch movement can be found at http://www.seafoodwatch.org/