Wild And
Farmed

It’s Delicious

With its melt-in-your mouth texture and delicate flavor, farmed Atlantic salmon is one of the world’s most popular foods for a reason! It tastes fantastic!

It’s Good For You

With its melt-in-your mouth Not only is farmed Atlantic salmon delicious, it is one of the most nutritious foods you can eat.

It’s Local

It’s farmed right here, close to home by your neighbors in Atlantic Canada. Farmed Atlantic salmon is available fresh, year-round.

It’s Good for Your Community

The salmon farming sector creates 8,000 jobs in Atlantic Canada and supports 1300 Atlantic Canadian small businesses. The sector helps keep our communities strong and our families close to home by offering year-round full-time jobs.

It’s Planet-Friendly

By almost all measures, farmed Atlantic salmon is the most sustainable large-scale animal protein on the planet. Farming the ocean is identified by the United Nations as one of the top 5 ways to address climate change.

A 2021 study by Dr. Stefanie Colombo at Dalhousie University found significant differences in nutritional value between species of salmon – but not between farmed and wild salmon. Farmed Atlantic salmon contain significantly lower contaminants than wild salmon because feeds are more plant based than ever.

Source – Caroline R. Gillies, Euichan Jung, Stefanie M. Colombo, “A Comparative Analysis of the Nutritional Quality of Salmon Species in Canada among Different Production Methods and Regions”, Aquaculture Research, vol. 2023.

Learn More about Dr. Colombo’s Research

Research shows that eating seafood at least twice a week helps maintain a healthy heart and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. While all kinds of seafood are good for you, farmed Atlantic salmon packs a big punch of heart-healthy Omega3s with little mercury.