Sole/Flounder 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.

Sole/Flounder
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Greenland turbot; Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Wild Bottom longline Alaska
Not Recommended English sole, Petrale sole, Dover sole, sanddab Parophrys vetula, Eopsetta jordani, Microstomus pacificus, Citharichthys sordidus; various Wild Bottom trawl Canada, Pacific Ocean, US
Not Recommended Summer flounder, Lemon sole, American plaice Paralichthys dentatus, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Hippoglossoides platessoides; various Wild Bottom trawl Atlantic US