Shrimp/Prawn 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.

Shrimp/Prawn
Status Variety Latin name Wild/Farmed Harvest method Region
Ocean Wise Pink shrimp Pandalus jordani Wild Modified trawl Oregon
Ocean Wise Sidestripe shrimp, sidestripe prawn Pandalopsis dispar Wild Trap British Columbia
Ocean Wise Spot prawn Pandalus platyceros Wild Trap British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington
Ocean Wise Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Farmed Closed system, Inland tank, Zero-exchange US
Under Review Laughing Bird shrimp/Belize Aquaculture Penaeus vannamei Farmed Recirculating pond Belize
Not Recommended Blue shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris
Wild
Farmed
 Bottom trawl, Pond South America
Not Recommended Brown shrimp Farfantepenaeus aztecus Wild Bottom trawl US
Not Recommended Northern (pink) shrimp Pandalus borealis Wild Bottom trawl Canada, US
Not Recommended Rock shrimp Sicyonia brevirostris Wild Bottom trawl Florida Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, South Atlantic Ocean
Not Recommended Sidestripe shrimp, sidestripe prawn Pandalopsis dispar Wild Bottom trawl Alaska, British Columbia, Oregon
Not Recommended Spot prawn Pandalus platyceros Wild Trap Alaska
Not Recommended Tiger Prawn Penaeus monodon Farmed Coastal pond Asia, South America
Not Recommended White shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus Wild Bottom trawl US
Not Recommended Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
Wild
Farmed
 Bottom trawl, Pond Asia, South America
Not Recommended Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Farmed Recirculating pond Thailand
Not Recommended Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Farmed Coastal pond US