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AprilBaby|1411252696|3754486 said:None! Blech!!!!!
Fish in supermarkets still look like fish with eyes and scales... Grosses me out!
kenny|1411235209|3754359 said:Mine is wild Alaskan Salmon.
Mmmmmm.
sonnyjane|1411258226|3754528 said:Unless it's a completely closed-circuit system, farmed salmon is really, really, realllllllly bad for a huge variety of reasons. Even if it's "organic". Try to always buy wild-caught, preferably line caught!
missy|1411259183|3754540 said:sonnyjane|1411258226|3754528 said:Unless it's a completely closed-circuit system, farmed salmon is really, really, realllllllly bad for a huge variety of reasons. Even if it's "organic". Try to always buy wild-caught, preferably line caught!
Hi sonnyjane, I used to think that was true also but I think it depends where you get it from. For example isn't it OK to buy organic salmon from Whole Foods?
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/truth-about-farmed-salmon-whole-foods-market
HopeDream|1411275913|3754666 said:I find it really alarming that about half of fish sold are mislabeled. When they DNA tested supermarket fish and sushi, about half weren't correctly identified. 87% of the "red snapper" were something else. (Has EGL been grading fish?)
sonnyjane|1411261969|3754564 said:missy|1411259183|3754540 said:sonnyjane|1411258226|3754528 said:Unless it's a completely closed-circuit system, farmed salmon is really, really, realllllllly bad for a huge variety of reasons. Even if it's "organic". Try to always buy wild-caught, preferably line caught!
Hi sonnyjane, I used to think that was true also but I think it depends where you get it from. For example isn't it OK to buy organic salmon from Whole Foods?
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/blog/truth-about-farmed-salmon-whole-foods-market
Sorry, wanted to take a second and research the company that they source from, Ocean Beauty, as I wasn't familiar with it. I would need to find a different source approving Ocean Beauty than that of Whole Foods own site, since obviously the people selling you something are going to say that their product is great!
As of right now, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's sustainable seafood guide (Seafood Watch) advises avoiding any farmed Atlantic salmon from Norway, Scotland, or the Canadian Pacific. There is one company, Verlasso, in Chile, that gets a "good alternative" status for their farmed Atlantic salmon, meaning if you can't get any wild-caught salmon from Alaska OR farmed salmon in a closed-tank, then it's the next best thing.
As far as MBA's explanation for why it's not a good choice, you can find that here: http://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/detail/520/salmon-atlantic-farmed-in-net-pens-norway-salmo-salar-oncorhyncus-tshawit?q=farmed%20salmon
There is also a 74-page PDF file on how they arrive at their scores. I think their (and my) conclusion is that the potential for something really REALLY bad to happen is high, and therefore it's not recommended.
Sorry to sound preachy! I'm a marine biologist with a particular interest in salmon populations and how it affects Southern Resident Killer Whale populations, so I take this quite seriously! The salmon farms up there have had a very negative impact on that endangered species.
I avoid all seafood unless I know it was caught on a line nearby, preferably by a friend of mine. The risks are too great for bycatch if caught any other way.
missy|1411297614|3754705 said:Sonnyjane, is tilapia safe to eat? A few years ago I remember a brouhaha about tilapia and I am wondering what info you can share with us. I realize it most probably depends where it comes from but would appreciate your thoughts. My understanding is you want to get Tilapia from the US, Canada or Ecuador and avoid tilapia from China. True? Thanks!
HopeDream, Haha on EGL grading the fish. Seems so.