By the Journal of Commerce

Wild caught Alaska salmon was ranked among the best in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's new super green list of wild and farmed seafoods that are both good for human health and produced in ways that protect ocean ecosystems.

Longline caught Pacific cod harvested in Alaska made the aquarium's list of other healthy best choices.

The lists were released Oct. 20 as part of the aquarium's benchmark research report, "Turning the Tide: The State of Seafood," to mark the 25th anniversary of the aquarium and the 10th anniversary of its seafood watch program.

The lists were compiled in cooperation with the Environmental Defense Fund and scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health.

The State of Seafood report details threats to healthy oceans from mismanagement of wild-caught fisheries and a booming fish-farming sector. It also highlights trends that offer hope for the future of sustainable fisheries.

While human activities can strain the marine environment, including the growing impacts from climate change, the primary factors in the oceans' decline today are related to commercial fishing, the report concludes.

These include failure to consider the entire ecosystem when managing fisheries and aquaculture operations, and the rapid industrialization of fishing efforts worldwide to keep up with growing human demand for seafood.

In conjunction with the release of the report, the aquarium has launched a national campaign asking top chefs and culinary leaders to take a "Save Our Seafood" pledge not to serve items from the aquarium's "Seafood Watch Avoid" list as a way to help restore ocean health.

More than two dozen prominent figures have signed on already, including Alton Brown of Be Square Productions in Atlanta, and the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats.