Farmed salmon vs Wild caught?

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  • Nikolaijj
    Nikolaijj Posts: 11 Member
    Farmed, always. Just find it from a good, clean farm and you'll be perfectly fine. I'm personally very against wild caught fish, it disrupts the ecosystem, can harm animals that weren't meant to be caught, and actively decreases the populations that we've already hurt. Farm raised fish is meant to be eaten and has its own separate ecosystem, so eating it doesn't hurt the ocean.
  • mlinci
    mlinci Posts: 402 Member
    Nikolaijj wrote: »
    Farmed, always. Just find it from a good, clean farm and you'll be perfectly fine. I'm personally very against wild caught fish, it disrupts the ecosystem, can harm animals that weren't meant to be caught, and actively decreases the populations that we've already hurt. Farm raised fish is meant to be eaten and has its own separate ecosystem, so eating it doesn't hurt the ocean.

    Exactly! I came here to post something similar. To me the idea of promoting eating only wild caught fish comes across as selfish and environmentally unaware.
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    Okay, I am keto so high saturated fat is a plus for me. The thing I can't figure out is when I buy salmon there are so many choices. I stand at the freezer and think "one of these smalls up the house more than the other". This was a huge problem when I had a down draft vent. Not so bad since I upgraded to a powerful hood over the cooktop.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    Nikolaijj wrote: »
    Farmed, always. Just find it from a good, clean farm and you'll be perfectly fine. I'm personally very against wild caught fish, it disrupts the ecosystem, can harm animals that weren't meant to be caught, and actively decreases the populations that we've already hurt. Farm raised fish is meant to be eaten and has its own separate ecosystem, so eating it doesn't hurt the ocean.

    That's exactly the reason I prefer farmed over wild-caught. I'm not going to spit out a wild caught fish if I find out I'm eating one, but I usually prefer farmed given the chance. I'm not overly concerned about overdoing omega 6 since I use oils sparingly in my diet to save calories.
  • javacreek
    javacreek Posts: 310 Member
    Wild caught over farmed.
  • aokoye
    aokoye Posts: 3,495 Member
    janejellyroll wrote: »
    veganfanatic wrote: »
    Most fish offered as wild cannot be verified

    I am vegan which is much safer

    I mean, yeah, until we get the deadly romaine, melon chunks, or peanut butter.

    Don't forget the bean sprouts.
  • Lillymoo01
    Lillymoo01 Posts: 2,865 Member
    Farmed is more sustainable environmentally wise, wild-caught can have a better nutritional punch. It really depends on which of these two is more important to you as to which one you prefer.

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