Not exact matches
We
farm Atlantic salmon, we
farm the species that builds our livelihood, and we sure as goodness got to make sure the wild stays around.»
The fish had to be as safe and as nutritious as non-GM
Atlantic salmon, with no «biologically relevant differences» in nutrition compared to
farm - raised
Atlantic salmon
The AquAdvantage
salmon made by AquaBounty Technologies, which some have dubbed a «Frankenfish,» contains a gene that allows it to grow faster than wild or conventional
farm - raised
Atlantic salmon.
Let's look at
farm - raised
salmon (all
Atlantic salmon is
farm - raised) as an example.
The volume of
farmed Atlantic salmon inc...
Read this May 1 Chek story on a new poll conducted by Mainstreet Research, revealing that a majority of British Columbians — especially strong on Vancouver Island — would support banning open net pen
Atlantic salmon farms.
«For example, customers call for
Atlantic salmon, but it's
farmed and we only deal with wild fish.
Industrialization in the Northeast has seriously impacted the
Atlantic salmon's habitat, and most
Atlantic salmon now comes from inland fish
farms.
It says it is especially proud to distribute SQF - certified
Atlantic salmon from New Brunswick, Canada, produced by esqu, a well - managed, environmentally responsible
farm that is close to home.
The project comes from a desire to find an alternative to
farming Atlantic salmon in open net - pens.
Once again, in the 1980s, the company partnered with the first wave of Chilean aqua - culturalists and farmers with the intent to promote and distribute
Atlantic farm - raised
salmon.
Aqua Bounty
Farms in Massachusetts has developed a transgenic
Atlantic salmon.
But fish
farms are also notoriously difficult to regulate and prone to accidental release: Asian carp in the Midwest (introduced to clean algae from the
farms), Louisiana crayfish in China and
Atlantic salmon in the southern Pacific have all done substantial environmental damage after escaping from fish
farms.
Escape from commercial
salmon farms in the northern Pacific have introduced the
Atlantic salmon into the range of the Pacific species.
And because the new product can be labeled as
farmed Atlantic salmon without mention of the genetic modification, consumers may not know they're eating it unless retailers explicitly refuse to buy it, he says.
Beware of
farmed varieties, however, which may be labeled as «
Atlantic salmon» or even «organic.»
Most
salmon marketed as «
Atlantic»
salmon is
farmed, meaning fish are raised in conditions that have been shown to be ridden with pesticides, feces, bacteria and parasites.
Toxic load can be reduced by avoiding animals fed inorganic feed (grass - fed is always preferable), limiting fish and seafood intake (avoid
farm - raised
Atlantic salmon), and following the Environmental Working Group's guide for buying organic and inorganic produce according the «Clean Fifteen» and «Dirty Dozen».
In addition to reviewing the evidence associating POPs to these conditions, this article explores the possible contribution of
farmed Atlantic salmon — a significant and common dietary source of POPs — with blood sugar dysregulation conditions.»
Also remember that wild
salmon is usually Alaskan whereas
farmed salmon is more likely to be from the
Atlantic.
Farmed Atlantic salmon, the kind of
salmon most commonly found in restaurants and supermarkets, may be the single largest source of toxic dietary pollutants.
«PCBs, PCDD / Fs, and organochlorine pesticides in
farmed Atlantic salmon from Maine, eastern Canada, and Norway, and wild
salmon from Alaska.
The Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw, «Namgis and Mamalilkala First Nations have never given their consent to open - pen
Atlantic salmon feedlots operating in their territories and are now demanding that both the provincial and federal governments recognize their right to traditional fishery and have the fish
farms removed.
The researchers found that half of the world's most popularly
farmed fish,
Atlantic salmon, have a deformity of the earbone (otolith), which is much like the inner ear of mammals.
Not long ago, I saw frustration build in a colleague, the veteran medical writer Gina Kolata, as she grappled with a new paper in a respected journal, Science, positing that
farmed Atlantic salmon held much higher levels of PCBs and other contaminants in its flesh than did wild
salmon.
With Washington State's decision to phase out open net - pen
Atlantic salmon aquaculture
farms last month, B.C. is the only jurisdiction on the west coast of North America to allow them.
We've reported on
farmed Atlantic salmon escaping into wild Pacific
salmon habitat, and how
farmed fish threaten marine life and human health.