| I've read a lot of nasty things about salmon farming in Norway, British Columbia, and Chile. Salmon's the #3 favorite seafood in the U.S. behind shrimp and tuna. And, tragically, if you want your salmon cheap, then get your salmon farmed. Much of our farmed salmon comes from British Columbia, Canada, and most of the farms up there are owned by Norwegian companies. That is not a good thing, as the Norwegians have already done a lot of damage to their own coastlines, and now they are proceeding to do the same thing in Canada.
Fortunately, the Canadians are not taking this lying down. The Canadian-based radio show Deconstructing Dinner ran a fantastic series about salmon farming called "Norway, British Columbia." I just listened to the entire series and I highly recommend it - particularly Episodes 2 and 3. As noted by the radio show, a judge recently ruled that the B.C. government does not have jurisdiction over salmon farms. That belongs to the federal government of Canada. It remains to be seen how this will actually change salmon farming in Canada (or if will have any impact at all). |
