Is Norway’s farmed salmon as healthy as we think?

Is Norway’s farmed salmon as healthy as we think?

By Liv Lewitschnik

Source: Radio Sweden

6/13/2019

Credit: Berit Roald/AFP/Getty Images

Swedes love salmon but some scientists and a new film say the farmed variety of the fish isn’t as healthy as it’s believed.

Ninety-seven percent of the salmon consumed in Sweden is farmed in Norway. Swedish angler Mikael Frödin has fished for salmon in rivers for decades and says wild salmon in Sweden is suffering from the impact of the farmed salmon industry.

Salmon, Atlantic

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