Super Eco

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Searching for safe, eco-friendly fish stinks. One of the very best sources of healthy Omega-3s, fish is also frequently contaminated by toxic mercury. Then there are the environmental concerns linked with over-fishing and commercial fish farming. It can seem impossible to keep it all straight.

That's why we've pulled together the very best tools to help you choose safe, eco-friendly seafood. Whether you're in the grocery store, dining out or at home in front of your laptop working on next week's shopping list, we've got 5 great tools for you:

1. Text for help. Use your cell phone to text the message FISH plus the name of the fish you want information about to 30644. Fish Phone, from the Blue Ocean Institute, will ping you back with a green-yellow-red color rating and alternatives to red-light choices. Fish Phone facts focus on environmental impact. 
2. Texting from South Africa? SASSI (The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative) offers a similar text service called FishMS.
3. Download the facts. The Environmental Defense Fund's Pocket Seafood Selector and Pocket Sushi Selector are both free, downloadable tools that outline Best, OK and Worst seafood picks. Print off a pocket guide or download the facts straight to your mobile phone.
4. Calculate your risk. The Environmental Working Group's (EWG) Tuna Calculator uses your weight to figure how many servings you can safely eat each week.
5. Look it up at home. Plenty of groups put their own spin on safe seafood selection. A few of the best: SeaWeb's Kid-Safe Seafood best choices for kids; the Washington State Department of Health's Fish Facts for Healthy Nutrition; and the EWG's Sustainable Fish That's Safe to Eat: Top Picks.