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Catfish, U.S. Farmed
U.S. farmed catfish is a "Best Choice" because it’s farmed in an ecologically responsible manner.
Consumer Note
We recommend you look for the country-of-origin label to ensure you’re purchasing U.S. farm-raised
catfish
instead of imported catfish, like basa and swai, which are sometimes also sold simply as “catfish.”
Summary
A specialty of the southeastern U.S.,
channel
catfish is now one of the most commonly farmed fish in the U.S., generating the largest volume and revenue of all farmed seafood. As a result, catfish has become one of America's most popular seafood items.
Raised in closed,
inland
ponds using recirculated fresh water and fed a mostly
vegetarian
diet of soybeans, corn and rice, U.S. farmed catfish is considered to be one of the most
sustainable
fish
species
available. Closed, inland ponds dramatically reduce the risk of farmed fish escaping and spreading disease to native wild populations. Their primarily vegetarian diet, with extremely low levels of fishmeal, reduces the number of wild fish caught.
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886 Cannery Row | Monterey, California 93940
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