What does a farmed salmon eat? Lots of nutritious wild fish…
3rd Mar 22
Salmon are farmed using fish oil and meal made from millions of tonnes of wild-caught fish most of which are food-grade.
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Wild fish stocks squandered to feed farmed salmon, study finds
3rd Mar 22
Wealthy nations accused of depriving poorer ones of nutrient-rich food and wasting mackerel, sardine and anchovy stocks.
Swap salmon for sardines to keep 4 million tonnes of fish in the sea
2nd Mar 22
A leading cause of overfishing is, ironically, the demand for fish feed. Over 1/3 of all fish caught worldwide are fed to farmed animals.
Tale of a tiny fish
11th Jan 22
The tale of the disappearing yaboi - a tiny nutritious fish from Senegal.
Should you buy farmed salmon?
14th Oct 21
Feedback estimates that UK farmed salmon consume roughly the same amount of wild-caught fish as purchased by the entire UK human population.
Scottish salmon scandal – where is all the money going?
12th Aug 21
Think Scottish Sea Farms is actually Scottish? Think again...
To eat fish or not to eat fish? That is the wrong question
27th Jan 21
Exploring scenarios for reducing use of wild fish by the Scottish farmed salmon industry.
Sainsbury’s fails to live up to claims on sustainable aquaculture
12th Nov 20
Sainsbury’s claims its ‘bespoke diet’ protects natural resources from over-fishing’, but fails to live up to its commitments.
Want to eat a healthy and sustainable fish diet? Drop the farmed salmon
25th Jun 20
We set out to find out whether eating farmed salmon fed on wild fish was a good way to get micronutrients in our diets.
Cut ‘wasteful’ Scottish farmed salmon and eat a more diverse range of fish for a sustainable seafood diet
25th Jun 20
Farmed salmon industry challenged to overhaul feed practices to protect wild fish
Caught out – ranking supermarkets aquaculture supply chains
19th Mar 20
Ranking supermarkets on their efforts to tackle the use of wild fish in their aquaculture supply chains
Sustainable fish pie
25th Feb 20
Try using whiting and herring for a tasty twist on the classic fish pie
Swap salmon for mussels
11th Feb 20
For me, sustainable seafood is about eating a wider variety of species. There are hundreds of edible types of seafood out there.
Swap salmon for a different kettle of fish
30th Jan 20
With so much diet chat focusing on restriction - what if we opened ourselves up to exploration?
Can we have our farmed salmon and eat it too?
3rd Oct 19
Read our latest blog on the Food Climate Research Network.
Fishy Business – Campaign Update
1st Aug 19
For an industry supposedly committed to transparency we are disappointed by the low level of engagement
310k tonnes of wild fish a year will be needed to feed Scottish salmon industry’s ambitions to double in size by 2030
1st Jul 19
The salmon industry uses roughly the same quantity of wild-caught fish to feed its salmon as is purchased by entire UK population.
Farmed Scottish salmon – can we have our fish and eat it?
1st Jul 19
Delicious protein responsibly farmed in pristine Scottish waters. Right?
A Food Strategy for the UK?
27th Jun 19
Feedback responds to the news LEON founder Henry Dimbleby will lead the first major review of the UK food system in nearly 75 years.
Feedback welcomes new report challenging the aquaculture industry
17th Apr 19
Growth of the industry is dependent on a finite and unsustainable source: wild-caught fish.
Can we have our farmed salmon and eat it too?
30th Nov 18
There is mis-match between the salmon industry’s desire for expansion and the ceiling on wild fish available for feed.
