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The industry suffered during the Great Recession, which coincided with a sudden appearance and outbreak of infectious salmon anemia in 2007. [7] Atlantic salmon production in Chile has fallen from 400,000 to 100,000 tonnes from 2005 to 2010. [8] By 2009, a salmon executive expected production to go back to the 2007 levels within four years. [2]
1. Farm-Raised Salmon. Some farm-raised salmon may contain more parasites than its wild-caught counterpart due to the densely populated conditions of fish farms, which can foster a breeding ground ...
The authors conclude that the 2002 stock collapse was not caused by the farm sea lice population: although the farm sea lice population during the out-migration of juvenile pink salmon was greater in 2000 than that of 2001, there was a record salmon returning to spawn in 2001 (from the juveniles in 2000) compared with a 97% collapse in 2002 ...
Wild salmon is more nutritionally dense than farm-raised salmon and can contain up to three times less fat, fewer calories, and more vitamins and minerals like iron, potassium, and b-12.
Fans of salmon know just how versatile the fish is. Whether you enjoy it best smoked and on a bagel, or broiled with some light seasoning, salmon can spruce up a variety of dishes. In recent years ...
The transfer of parasites from open-net cage salmon farming, especially sea lice, has reduced numbers of wild salmon. The European Commission (2002) concluded, "The reduction of wild salmonid abundance is also linked to other factors but there is more and more scientific evidence establishing a direct link between the number of lice-infested wild fish and the presence of cages in the same ...
The amount of organic waste produced by fish farms is also alarming. A salmon farm in Scotland, for instance, is estimated to produce as much organic waste as equivalent to a town of people between 10,000 and 20,000 people each year. [29] Today 50% of the world's seafood is farm-raised. [30]
People love salmon because it tastes less "fishy" than other fish and because it can be prepared any number of cooking methods, including grilled, air fried, baked, poached, sautéed or smoked.