tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413209491804455724.post5771975017605363283..comments2024-02-15T03:20:16.868-06:00Comments on The Decade of She: What is Better...Fish or Fish Oil Supplements? Answer is YesMrs/Dr. Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09479965858179718455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413209491804455724.post-30034717025325030202010-07-18T19:12:37.088-05:002010-07-18T19:12:37.088-05:00Ecogirl6....thanks for your comment! I'm alwa...Ecogirl6....thanks for your comment! I'm always open to hearing about new information..particularly on this topic! Can you share your sources of this information? It would be fantastic if farmed salmon was safer, more eco friendly, and cheaper than the wild!!! The sources that I used for my opinion above are as follows:<br /><br />Article published in Environmental Research in 2007 by Hayward et al. saying that farmed salmon contained more PCBs and PBDE than wild.<br /><br />Article published in Environmental Science and Technology in 2004 by Hites et al. showing the same results.<br /><br />I found a few articles showing that a new process to decontaminate the fish feed will reduce the level of some major contaminants in the farm-raised fish, but it is not obvious to me yet that all farms are employing this feed (Bernssten et al. Chemosphere 2010).<br /><br />In another article by Bernssten et al (Chemosphere 2010, published in Feb), an alternative feed source decreased some contaminants but actually increased polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) versus the other feed source. Not good.<br /><br />And I don't know how reputable this group is, but they have a nice overview on the topic, again saying that farm-raised salmon have more contaminants than wild: http://www.oceansalert.org/pcbinfo.html. The Environmental Working Group is also recommending avoiding farmed salmon over fresh. Again, not sure if this is a reputable group or not. Does anyone know? <br /><br />The Environmental Defense Fund also advises against farmed salmon. <br /><br />I also found evidence that the farmed salmon can have health risks themselves that they then can pass on to wild fish...something called heart and skeletal muscle inflammation: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20634888<br /><br />I guess sea lice is a big problem in salmon fisheries...they pick it up from the wild fish outside of their pen and then propagate it within the pen and further infect other wild fish. Having had a child with lice, I'm a little creeped out now.<br /><br />I would love it if a salmon farm has navigated its way through all of the potential problems and has a high fish oil, low contaminant product that is not destructive to it's environment. Maybe there is a particular fishery that has achieved this? Maybe it's not all fisheries yet?<br /><br />And one last thought...the environment where the wild fish is swimming will also affect the contaminant level of that particular fish. Some oceans and streams have more pollution than others. Maybe it really just depends on what you're comparing when it comes to wild vs. farm salmon??? <br /><br />Just a few random thoughts...Ecogirl...please let me know the source of your info when you get a chance. I'd be happy to post a retraction if the totality of the evidence are supportive of such.Mrs/Dr. Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479965858179718455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413209491804455724.post-66988117552190125642010-07-18T14:34:36.945-05:002010-07-18T14:34:36.945-05:00Farmed salmon does not have more contaminants than...Farmed salmon does not have more contaminants than wild, in fact it is actually the other way around. The feed pellets are not all fish meal, so don't buy into that contaminant hype. Both farmed and wild salmon are healthy products and good for you and all the levels are way below any recommended limits.ecogirl6https://www.blogger.com/profile/05544585319352238637noreply@blogger.com