Sausalito, CA - Salmon Season was closed for California in 2008 and world wide Wild Salmon numbers are at an all time low. At Fish. Restaurant we serve Wild Salmon when we are able to get it from a trusted sustainable source but when we can't we won't use farmed salmon and neither should you. Here are the reasons why...
Crowding, Poop (That's right we said it), Disease, Toxins, Dye, Invaders, Killings, and Less Food.
Got your attention? Let's break it down.
Crowding - at salmon farms, thousands of fish are crowded into net pens with serious health repercussions for both the surrounding waters and the salmon themselves.
Poop - the excreta from an average farm are estimated to equal the sewage from a city of 7,500 people. The waste flows straight into the surrounding waters, fouling nearby habitat, causing disastrous plankton blooms, and destroying shellfish beds.
Disease - can spread rapidly in such conditions. Farmed fish receive antibiotics both in their feed and through injections. But even with these medicines, diseases still spread from the farms to wild fish that swim past the pens.
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