Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. It involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases juvenile fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species' natural numbers is generally referred to as a fish hatchery. Fish species raised by fish farms include salmon, catfish, tilapia, cod, carp, trout and others.Increasing demands on wild fisheries by commercial fishing operations have caused widespread overfishing. Fish farming offers an alternative solution to the increasing market demand for fish and fish protein.

Fish lovers who enjoy the fine taste of wild ocean-run salmon can always taste the difference when confronted with the farm-raised variety. The term "ocean raised' is the new labeling camouflage for the inferior, less healthy farm-raised salmon. Don't fall for it.Quick snapshot of the differences due to different living enviro

Signs advertising salmon as "organic" are showing up at the fish counter. Consumers naturally assume such a label means that these salmon are more wholesome and safer than regular farm-raised salmon. However when it comes to market fish, the organic label does not come with the same assurances or standards customers have come to expect.

30 years after the debut of the Bass-O-Matic, we have a lot more options for our daily allowance of Omega 3’s: lemon-flavored fish oil pills or farm-raised salmon. You can even eat 40 Omega 3-induced eggs, but nothing can touch the original Bass-O-Matic. The same goes for the show that spawned it - Saturday Night Live. Season 1 is now on DVD.

Interesting regarding the MAJOR health and even environmental differences between eating wild salmon and farmed salmon...I will never buy farm-raised salmon again!

Someone is always warning us not to eat something. We're warned about fast food all the time. Farm raised salmon is a threat because it may contain mercury. You could become a thermometer. Beef was suspect a few years ago because of the mad cow disease.