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Seafood Watch - Seafood Guide
Salmon
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Salmon
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Coho, Chum, Keta, King, Pink, Red, Silver, Sockeye, Sake
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Alaska
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Wild-caught
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Salmon
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Coho, Silver Salmon
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U.S.
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Farmed in Tank Systems
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Salmon
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Coho, Chum, Keta, King, Pink, Red, Silver, Sockeye, Sake
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Washington, Oregon (north of Cape Falcon)
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Wild-caught
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Salmon
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Farmed Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, Sake
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Worldwide
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Farmed
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Salmon
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Coho, Chum, Keta, King, Pink, Red, Silver, Sockeye, Sake
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California, Oregon (south of Cape Falcon)
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Wild-caught
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Salmon Roe
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Ikura
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Alaska
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Wild-caught
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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! Chinook and coho may be either wild-caught or farmed. Wild-caught is always a "Best Choice". 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 or Washington are both ocean-friendly choices. “Avoid” wild-caught salmon from California and Oregon, as well as 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.
Scientific Reports About Our Ratings
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