Does farm raised fish have less mercury than wild caught?!


Question: No. Usually farm raised has more.

Wild fish can roam, but farm raised fish are kept close to shore. It's close to shore that all the pollution runoffs gather - that's why farm raised is not as good as wild.


Answers: No. Usually farm raised has more.

Wild fish can roam, but farm raised fish are kept close to shore. It's close to shore that all the pollution runoffs gather - that's why farm raised is not as good as wild.

They should unless the farmer is doing something wrong.

Yes, they are supposed to but wild fish always taste better.

It should, if pond raised;-} but it may have antibiotics instead.
There has been much suspicion of fish raised in the orient.
They're just trying to maximize profit, not our safety.

Farm raised has more. Whenever possible, buy the wild salmon, etc.

No, farm raised fish have much higher mercury levels than wild fish.

My health advisor says not to eat farm raised catfish because they are raised in stagnant,"cesspool" water. To each his own!





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