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I would recommend checking out seafoodwatch.org. There are species/farming methods that are really problematic. With that caveat, sardines (yes, they're fishy) make a nice 'tuna' salad sandwich, but without the side of methyl mercury. Also, surimi is imitation crab meat (it's really pollock) that can be shredded and used for 'crab' salad. Both are inexpensive, even the ones that are sustainably harvested.

I also like wild sockeye salmon. Farmed salmon is cheaper, but even the more expensively farmed stuff isn't very good (you have to drench it in sauce to give it flavor because it's a lot flabbier than the wild, which sort of defeats the point...), and I'm not really on board with the bulk of the farming practices as an environmental matter. I stay away from farmed fish in general, frankly.

I don't really like cooked fish. I think it's more the textures. Fry 'em! I'll always eat fried fish haha!

My DH is the same about fishy fish, but he will always eat cod or haddock! Haddock is very cheap over here. I coat it in paprika, fry it and then serve in a bun with wedges on the side

@Mrs. Lion: good to know! I will have to get some next time.

My favorite way to eat salmon is to take a sheet of foil and lay down slices of lemon, put the salmon skin side down on the lemons, season the top with salt, pepper, minced garlic and couple pats of butter. Wrap the foil up and bake in the oven at 350 for 35ish minutes (the fish should be flakey)

I also really like tilapia we usually marinade in Teriakyi or those premixed marinades (hawaiian bbq, chipotle lime) or even italian dressing works great. Then use your oven's broil setting to cook it. Its so thin they usually cook up in under 10 minutes

Are there other flavors that you like? Like asian, italian, mexican, etc? Some fish is wonderfully bland and will take on the taste of the seasonings.

I personally like the wasabi salmon that was on the blog, courtesy of Mrs. High Heels I think.

If your fish smells real fishy – don’t eat it. Fresh fish shouldn’t smell real fishy! If you’re trying to eat more fish for the health benefits, you’ll also want to skip a lot of popular fish treatments: cooked in lots of butter, deep fried, mayo, Ritz crackers, etc.

We eat a lot of fish and seafood. I would suggest easing into fish maybe with fish tacos or salmon (or mahi-mahi) burgers. They sell some good premade burgers at BJs/Costco/grocery store. We like to top our with avocado, but really you can do whatever you like best.

For fish tacos we just bake white fish (whatever’s on sale), squeeze on a little lime and S&P and fill warm corn tortillas with fish, diced white onion and cilantro and avocado. Top with hot sauce and you’re good. We also make a spicy cabbage slaw (shredded cabbage, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice) and that is great on fish tacos too.

Poaching fish is super easy and keeps fish *super* moist and juicy. Just fill a small pot/saucepan with an inch or two of liquid (water, broth/stock, white wine or a combo of liquids), place fish in pot, cover and simmer gently for a few minutes (time depends on thickness of fish, but you can see it turn opaque when its cooked).

If you like tuna, have you tried tuna steaks? They are not cheap, but oh so good.

Chowder is also good and you can use cheap cuts of fish and seafood. Just watch the heavy cream intake if you're watching calories at all.

The FDA has a list of fish, mercury content & omega-3 content. If you don't like fish I would concentrate on fish with really high omega-3. http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm393070.htm

Eh not really true that fishy fish is not fresh... DH loves to fish and blue fish is naturally very fishy. Mackerel is also very fishy. I guess it depends on what your definition of fishy means!