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The domestication of a king: How farmed salmon are usurping wild salmon

May 14, 2023

By

Fin Li

EnvironmentIssue 55

“The filets we consume aren’t from wild Atlantic salmon, which no longer exist on a commercial level. Instead, they’re from farm-raised, domesticated salmon.”

“Aquaculture is supposed to allow wild fish populations to thrive by decreasing demand for wild-caught fish, yet our domesticated fish are invading their territories and gradually eliminating what we define as wild.”

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