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By Matt Palmer, Wildfish
On average, 1 in 4 farmed salmon die before harvest on Scottish salmon farms up and down the West coast and islands of Scotland.¹ As a nation of animal lovers, why is more not being done …
WildFish explore the UK and international news articles which expose the plight of wild Atlantic salmon and the industry wide environmental, sustainability and welfare issues associated with the intensive farming of Atlantic salmon in Scotland.
Eating Atlantic salmon from open net salmon farms is the wrong choice for our health and the health of our environment. Responsible consumers should avoid these inhumanely, unsustainably raised fish.
Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
Authors of Salmon Wars
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