Getting Hooked on Farmed Salmon: A Good Source of Omega-3s

• Main Authors: Raatz, Susan, Picklo, Matthew, Wolters, William, Bliss, Rosalie Marion
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2013
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animal Sciences; Food Science; Plant Sciences; Grand Forks; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdaagresmag/61; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdaagresmag/article/1060/viewcontent/salmon0513.pdf

Nearly 85 percent of seafood enjoyed by U.S. consumers is imported, and almost half of that is farm raised through a process called “aquaculture,” according to the National Aquaculture Association, based in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. In 2011, the United States imported $16.6 billion of seafood and export...