Farm-Raised Fish

How it works

Preparation

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• Farm-raised fish are fed grain, corn, and soybean-based pellets instead of their natural diet of algae, seaweed, and small plankton. — Best and Worst Fish to Eat: Omega-3 Content, Mercury, and Safety Guide
• Farm-raised salmon flesh turns pale gray from inactivity, and producers add synthetic pigment pellets to restore color. — Best and Worst Fish to Eat: Omega-3 Content, Mercury, and Safety Guide
• Farm-raised fish accumulate high levels of PCBs, which are highly toxic industrial pollutants that persist in the food chain. — Farm-Raised Fish vs. Wild-Caught Fish
• Farm-raised fish contain approximately three times the omega-6 fatty acids of wild-caught fish. — Farm-Raised Fish vs. Wild-Caught Fish
• The severely imbalanced omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in farm-raised fish promotes chronic inflammation. — Farm-Raised Fish vs. Wild-Caught Fish
• Farm-raised fish are fed a diet composed largely of GMO crops and industrial animal by-products. — Farm-Raised Fish vs. Wild-Caught Fish
• Farm-raised fish feed typically includes GMO cornmeal, soybean meal, and canola. — Farm-Raised Fish vs. Wild-Caught Fish
• The nutritional and safety problems of farmed fish apply universally to all species, not only to tilapia and catfish. — Best and Worst Fish to Eat: Omega-3 Content, Mercury, and Safety Guide
• The grain-based diet of farm-raised fish increases omega-6 and reduces omega-3 content in their flesh, largely defeating the nutritional purpose of eating fish. — Best and Worst Fish to Eat: Omega-3 Content, Mercury, and Safety Guide
• Farm-raised salmon contains up to 16 times the concentration of PCBs compared to wild-caught salmon. — Best and Worst Fish to Eat: Omega-3 Content, Mercury, and Safety Guide