Snapper seafood items

Ocean Wise’s recommendations are based on 4 criteria. An Ocean Wise recommended species is:

  1. Abundant and resilient to fishing pressures
  2. Well managed with a comprehensive management plan based on current research
  3. Harvested in a method that ensures limited bycatch on non-target and endangered species
  4. Harvested in ways that limit damage to marine or aquatic habitats and negative interactions with other species.

To learn more please refer to our Ocean Wise Recommendation Policy.

Snapper
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Not Recommended Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Pacific Red Snapper, Lockfish Sebastes spp. Wild Bottom longline, Bottom trawl, Handline, Various Northeast Pacific Ocean
Not Recommended Red snapper Lutjanus campechanus Wild Bottom trawl, Various Mexico, US
Not Recommended Silk snapper Lutjanus vivanus Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Vermilion snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus Wild Bottom longline, Handline, Various Atlantic Ocean