Can pregnant women eat sea bass?

The FDA advises that pregnant women not consume swordfish, tilefish, king mackerel, and shark as the level of methylmercury is higher in these large fish. It’s ok to eat 12 ounces of other cooked fish and seafood during pregnancy such as canned fish, smaller ocean fish such as salmon and flounder, shellfish, or farm-raised fish. read more

The following fish are considered "good to eat," which means you can safely eat one serving per week (that's approximately 4 ounces): Bluefish, buffalofish, carp, Chilean sea bass, grouper, halibut, mahi mahi, monkfish, rockfish, sablefish, sheepshead, snapper, spanish mackerel, striped bass (ocean), Tilefish from the Atlantic ocean, albacore white tuna (canned, fresh or frozen), yellowfin tuna, weakfish/seatrout and white croaker/Pacific croaker. read more

While you can eat your fill of white fish such as cod and haddock during pregnancy, fish such as sea bass, sea bream, halibut and turbot are different and have separate guidelines to white fish. The fish themselves are safe to eat. read more