Fish Facts

5 wild Pacific salmon species: chinook (king), coho, pink, sockeye & chum
Wild Alaska salmon certified sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council.
Canned salmon can be both farmed or wild-caught; check the label.
Most farmed salmon is Atlantic salmon.
Wild Atlantic salmon is commercially extinct.
Salmon farming is associated with numerous environmental concerns, including water pollution, parasites and disease.
Domesticated Atlantic salmon have escaped farms and may compete for precious natural resources with endangered native wild salmon.
Some sectors of the aquaculture industry have improved farming practices, decreasing the use of antibiotics and pesticides, and building stronger pens to prevent escapes.
In the market, there is currently no way to tell which farmed salmon are coming from more sustainable farms.

Main Sources for Farmed Salmon: Chile, Canada and Norway

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