| The honest truth to the matter is that the process of | | | | equipment that were banned in the 1970s for the |
| raising fish on a farm does more damage to the | | | | hazardous affects on the environment. This substance |
| environment than good. And since sustainable Alaska | | | | is stored within the fat of the farm-raised fish and is |
| salmon fishing practices have been in place for quite | | | | then transferred to the human body, where it is stored |
| sometime, selecting wild-caught over farm raised is the | | | | again after consumption. |
| preferred choice for environmentally conscious | | | | Additionally, since farmed salmon are kept in settings |
| individuals. | | | | similar to feed lots, the fish are unable to move around |
| One of the main reasons for this is the manner in | | | | and are more prone to diseases. To combat infection |
| which farm raised fish are fed. Unlike the practices of | | | | and parasites, farms normally utilize drugs and |
| sustainable Alaska salmon, which catch the fish in the | | | | antibiotics, which pollute the surrounding water and taint |
| wild after they have had time to nourish and grow, | | | | the meat of the fish. Plus, if a fish manages to escape |
| farm-raised salmon are fed a combination of fish | | | | its farm and get into the wild, it could possibly infect |
| pellets and fish meat, since salmon are carnivores. To | | | | other species of marine life with whatever diseases or |
| keep up with this fish meat demand within the | | | | chemicals that it carries. |
| overpopulated salmon farms, many wild fish are fed to | | | | So, when perusing the fish aisle of the supermarket, |
| the farmed salmon. According to statistics, around | | | | take a look at the label on the packages of salmon |
| three to five pounds of wild fish are used per one | | | | that are laid out before you. Although farm-raised may |
| pound of farm-raised salmon. This practice is neither | | | | appear like the better choice for helping the natural |
| sustainable nor environmentally friendly. Not to mention | | | | world, it is not. Sustainable Alaska salmon is the best |
| that the pellets that the fish are fed contain PCBs, | | | | selection for an environmentally conscious decision. |
| chemicals originally used for cooling electrical | | | | Besides, the fresh taste cannot be beat. |