Let’s face it: farmed fish has a bad rap. And, there are some good reasons for that. Let’s take a quick look at shrimp, for instance. Shrimp makes up about a quarter of the seafood market in the U.S., ...

The public are being encouraged to eat more wild fish, such as mackerel, anchovies and herring, which are often used within farmed salmon feeds. These oily fish contain essential nutrients including ...

A barrage of messages from social media influencers, along with other online blogs and articles, have claimed that farmed salmon are bad for you because the fish are fed dyes to turn their flesh red.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In 2022, fish farms produced an unprecedented 131 million tons of seafood, officially ...

Farming Atlantic salmon requires a high volume of wild-caught fish as feed, but produces only a small percentage of the world's farmed fish supply. A study suggests redirecting wild-caught fish ...

Long touted as the ultimate health ally thanks to its omega-3 fatty acids, farmed salmon is now facing new warnings. Scientists and NGOs are pointing to the presence of pollutants, reigniting the ...

A purple photosynthetic bacterium isolated from the ocean could enable a greener form of industrial aquaculture. The bacterium, which requires only air and sunlight to grow, could produce high-quality ...

Indoor salmon farming is an effective solution for protecting fish populations as demand increases. Ensure you're getting the best farmed salmon. Look for ASC /MSC labels or research the source.

Overfishing has put exorbitant stress on our oceans. But there is a solution: Aquaculture—otherwise known as fish farming—is the practice of growing and harvesting fish in a controlled, regulated and ...

Scientists found that farmed salmon production leads to an overall loss of essential dietary nutrients. They say that eating more wild 'feed' species directly could benefit our health while reducing ...

Study suggests that aquaculture is currently inefficient, wasting important nutrients while depleting global fish stocks Farming Atlantic salmon requires a high volume of wild-caught fish as feed, but ...