We’re always hearing about the health benefits of adding seafood to our diets, but it’s important to be an educated consumer when it comes to buying fish.

The Green Team at the Smithsonian National Zoo, says:

Choose your seafood wisely. Did you know nearly 70 percent of the world’s fisheries are fully fished or overfished? About 30 million tons of fish, sharks, and seabirds die each year as “wasted catch”—animals caught accidentally and discarded, dead or dying. Helping the world’s oceans is a easy as making wise choices when you buy seafood.

Wise seafood choices include Pacific caught albacore tuna and squid, Alaskan halibut and wild caught salmon, and farmed clams, mussels, oysters, and bass.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has printable Seafood Watch Pocket Guides tailored to your area of the country. Download yours here.