Farmed salmon is now a staple in diets - but what they eat matters too

Citation

Little DC & Newton R (2019) Farmed salmon is now a staple in diets - but what they eat matters too. The Conversation. 11.06.2019.

Abstract
First paragraph: Salmon is not only tasty but is prized for being low fat and high in rich omega-3 oils. In recent times, salmon has been a staple of the national diet, so much so that wild salmon has given way to a huge global farmed industry, worth US$15.4 billion. Salmon are farmed in net pens suspended from floating collars in the sea. Like other types of farming, quality varies and the industry has sometimes come in for criticism over the health and welfare of fish.

Keywords
Fish; Food; Diet; Fisheries; Aquaculture; Salmon; Sustainable diet

Notes
https://theconversation.com/farmed-salmon-is-now-a-staple-in-diets-but-what-they-eat-matters-too-53546

People

Professor Dave Little

Professor, Institute of Aquaculture

Dr Richard Newton

Lecturer in Resilient Food Systems, Institute of Aquaculture