Well that is good to know. I had already quit buying farmed salmon because it doesn't taste nearly as good as the wild salmon. Plus the color in the farmed fish as well as the quality of the meat doesn't look as good as does the wild fish.

Then one night I was watching that "Dirty Jobs" program hosted by Mike Rowe on the Discovery Channel. They featured an episode on a fish food plant up near Coos Bay or Tillamook.

It is horrible what is fed to the salmon... all kinds of gross fish guts that are hosed out of the fish holds on the boats and cleaning tables in the fish canneries.

No thanks on the farmed fish, I'll keep eating wild fish.

sounds like the Alaskan Fisherman's Association is at work here.

Thankyou Trudi Pratt for telling us the truth about our food sources. Deception has become somehow acceptable in our society it seems. We should know where our food came from and how it was produced. Our government has determined that we the consumers have no right to know whether or not our food has been genetically engineered. This decision, of course comes from the power of corporate lobbyists. Only the people demanding to know the truth will bring stop the deception. By the way these farmed salmon are also GE.

Appreciate this information... but for many of us, it still comes down to what we can afford. At least we will know what we are eating when its farm raised... did know they colored the fish but PCBs?

Would be nice to know how much less Omega 3 you get in the same piece (same size) of farmed fish.

Well I never bought a farm raised fish because it is not the quality or taste as a wild slamon.
What gets me is that the government allows this to even be sold on the market knowing that it is unsafe to eat. I guess they count on us eating this stuff so we can get more cancer for them to make millions of dollars in treatments.

What do they do with the fish harvested for reproduction at the fish hatcheries? Those are wild fish. After they are "milked" and roe removed, do they sell it in the open market or is it all cat/dog food?

I think your right.

I was a fishmonger for Nob Hill in the bay area and Holiday up here for about 3 years. Im rather passionate about this, having worked there and having grown up in the bay area.

Its all a matter of being aware of what you buy.
A number of things in this article are untruths. Not quite lies, but not true either.

First off, saying that famed salmon has less omega3 fat then wild salmon is comparing apples to oranges. Almost all the wild salmon we have here is king or coho, which is a leaner salmon. Farmed salmon is Atlantic salmon, which has a higher fat content. Comparing apples to apples, yes farmed has lower omega3. But not when compared to the local wild counterparts.

Regarding the PCBs, the facts are the facts. The FDA says its fine, but the EPA says its not. However, the health benefits of salmon outweigh the risks. I would take having a healthier heart with a slightly higher risk of cancer then risk my heart health just to avoid a slightly higher risk of cancer. Honestly, what these days doesn't give you cancer? I would be more worried about the mercury in our water from all the mines up here.
Link with info:
http://www.healthcastle.com/farmed-salmon.shtml

The color in farmed salmon is not a dye, its not sprayed on, and its not injected. The color comes from carotenoids. There's allot of info on the this out there, so just look at this link:
http://www.giantfoodstores.com/SharedDev/sharedcontent/EcoSound/AtlanticSalmon/salmon_pink.cfm
If the fish dont get it, the die. Simple as that. Yes, it gives them the color everyone likes, but its way more important then that.

The antibiotics are defiantly a issue, and one I agree with. The amount of antibiotics in the feed need to be higher because not all the food gets eaten. Its a matter of needing a minimum dose, and needing to supply that. But remember, the fish go through a detox period before their harvested, so almost none of that makes it to your plate. Its more of a environmental concern.

Lastly, how can someone tell you to go buy wild salmon when we have almost fished them all out? Aside from the issues of finding it, and then even being able to afford it theres the tiny problem of the populations being depleted almost to nothing. Your basically calling for the extinction of a species so you can have a tastier dinner. Have you ever seen wild atlantic salmon? No? Know why? Because it almost went extinct. There are severe limits on how much can be caught. Thats exactly whats happing to the wild pacific species.

Just be smart. Look for salmon that comes from Canada, USA, or Norway. Make sure the fish is firm, not mushy. I try to stay away from salmon from Chile. Its never looked or tasted good to me. Unfortunately thats all that Costco sells, but you can find the others at Safeway, Holiday and Raleys.

Oops.

Forgot somthing. LOL

Farmed salmon dosnt taste the same because we here are used to the pacific salmon. The atlantic salmon are a milder salmon. Im sure they dont have the same taste as wild atlantic, but once again its apples to oranges.

Omega 3 is the answer to many of our health problems aided by the western diet. Salmon is a very healthy part of our diet. The Mercury and other heavy metals is a real problem. As other comments have mentioned everything causes cancer. Everything that has to do with mass produced food does cause cancer but not everything.

Healthy Wild salmon does not but the problem is that their are hardly any left in the wild so... Well You can take a salmon oil supplement but that does not help with the shortage problem. So you can take other supplements to increase your Omega 3 levels.

I have read that Krill oil is a good renewable source because their are so much in the oceans. Plus Krill oil has high amounts of antioxidants too. Anyway their are other sources to increase those omega 3 levels. That is the point you should get from this article you should increase those Omega 3 levels - just be careful how you get the Omega 3.
To Learn More About Omega 3 -> http://www.omega-3-for-your-health.com

Your insight is invaluable... you should be writing these articles.

Most fish from the hatcheries are old, sickly and dying. They are usually covered with sores and the meat is usually not good for eating. Remember, they swam all the way up river to spawn and die! They beat themselves up and deplete their energy on the trip upriver. You can eat it, but it is not even close to the quality of an ocean caught fish (or lower river caught).

They sometimes DO give the fish from the hatcheries away. I have eaten it before, so you can check with your local hatchery.

Thanks. I see the fish nearly every year at the Coleman fish hatchery, they looked ok to me, but that would be only skin deep eh?
Why would fishermen fish for them upstream from the hatcheries? Luck?

How biased this article is.

Next up somebody from Taylor Motors saying how Japanese cars cause nose hair baldness? When the average buyer is choosing between corporate beef, chicken or fish, the farm raised salmon is still a healthier choice.

Since chiropractors have no nutritional training, Dr. Trudi's opinion is no more expert than anyone else's.

One thing that Dr. Pratt fails to mention -- wild salmon is basically bush meat, and wild salmon populations are plummeting.