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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Salmon
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Atlantic Salmon
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Farmed Salmon, Sake
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Worldwide
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Farmed
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Coho Salmon
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Sake, Silver
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U.S.
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Farmed in Tank Systems
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Coho Salmon
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Sake, Silver
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British Columbia
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Wild-caught
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Salmon
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Pink, Sockeye
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Fraser River, Washington,
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Reefnet
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Salmon
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Sockeye
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Fraser River (early Summer-run), Washington
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Reefnet
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Salmon
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Chinook, Coho, Chum, Keta, King, Pink, Red, Silver, Sockeye, Sake
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Alaska
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Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll
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Salmon
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Chinook, Coho, Chum, Keta, King, Pink, Red, Silver, Sockeye, Sake
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California, Oregon, Washington
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Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll
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Salmon Roe
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Ikura
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Alaska
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Drift Gillnet, Purse Seine, Troll
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Salmon, Alaska Wild
Fishery management is especially important for salmon as these fish require freshwater and ocean habitats to survive. Wild-caught salmon from Alaska is considered a "Best Choice" and is certified as sustainable to the standard of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) .
Consumer Note
Buyer beware! Different species of salmon are sold under many market names - and several are now available from both farmed and wild sources. Be sure to use your pocket guide to find the "Best Choices." Salmon is known as sake when prepared for sushi.
Summary
Pacific salmon in Alaska is among the most intensively managed species in the world, with excellent monitoring of both the fish populations and the fishery.
Alaskan salmon dominates the West Coast salmon market. Over the past 20 years, Alaska has landed roughly 10 times as much salmon as California, Oregon and Washington combined.
Freshwater habitats in Alaska have remained relatively pristine, and salmon originating in Alaska does not face the same damming, deforestation and development challenges as those in California and the Pacific Northwest. The current abundance of Alaska salmon and its habitat reflects the success of the state's management practices.
For these reasons, wild-caught salmon from Alaska is ranked as a "Best Choice."
Recipe Alternatives
Seafood Watch recommends wild-caught salmon from Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington as these are ocean-friendly choices. “Avoid” salmon farmed in open net pens. Salmon farmed on land in “closed” or “contained” farms is a viable alternative that points the way to a more environmentally-friendly future for salmon farming.
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