Fish banned by Whole Foods

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_search.aspx?s=gray+sole">Sole</a> Whole Foods will no longer stock Atlantic or wild-caught gray sole, due to species' very low numbers after 50 years of overfishing.The company will now instead buy more flounder, a similar fish. (Wikimedia Commons)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_search.aspx?s=skate">Skate</a> The overfishing of skate is primarily due to the fish getting accidentally caught with bottom trawls. (Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/whole-foods-seafood-ban-sustainable-fish_n_1446071.html?ref=topbar#s895226&title=Atlantic_Cod">Atlantic Cod</a> There is a caveat with cod. If the fish is caught accidentally by trawlers it will be banned, but if it is caught with a hook and line it will be allowed by Whole Foods. (Wikimedia Commons)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_search.aspx?s=atlantic%20halibut">Atlantic Halibut</a> Most Atlantic halibut have been overfished because they were caught with sea trawls. (Wikimedia Commons)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_search.aspx?s=octopus">Octopus</a> Octopus is a popular ingredient in sushi, but will no longer be served at Whole Foods. The main reason is to discourage trawlfisheries from accidentally catching the bottom dweller with their nets that comb the sea floor. (iStock)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_search.aspx?s=sturgeon">Sturgeon</a> Wild sturgeon have been overfished for their eggs, or caviar. (iStock)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.blueocean.org/programs/seafood-search-result?dropdownlist=&sushi=n&keyword=tautog&x=0&y=0">Tautog</a> Populations of tautog are low as a result of their slow rates of reproduction and growth. (Wikimedia Commons)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.blueocean.org/programs/seafood-search-result?dropdownlist=&sushi=n&keyword=shrimp&x=0&y=0">Imported Wild Shrimp</a> Imported wild shrimp are often caught by accident with bottom trawling nets. The trawls damage the seabed and result in the accidental bycatch of endangered species like sea turtles. (Wikimedia Commons)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_search.aspx?s=swordfish">Swordfish</a> Whole Foods will only carry swordfish that were caught using handlines, to discourage fisherman from fishing with trawls. The superstore will only sell swordfish that have been caught on a single baited line, one fish at a time. (Wikimedia Commons)