Farm Raised Salmon : From Egg To Your Plate

Marine Harvest Canada showcases how it raises salmon from the initial egg stage to the customer. This informative video takes you through several phases of salmon production; freshwater hatchery, marine salmon farm, harvesting, processing, packaging and delivery. (6:36)

http://www.marineharvestcanada.com

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[ProducersVault]

Great work guys

[MarineHarvestCanada]

@ProducersVault TX!

[charliedapie]

What method do you use for killing your salmon? Most companys seem to use electricution followed by gill sliting.

[MarineHarvestCanada]

@charliedapie Method for harvesting salmon is percussive stunning which was developed in accordance with RSPCA fish welfare standards (latest revision 2010). Most companies use this method.

[darkmossie633]

how come it is advised that children should not to have more than 3 "farmed" salmon steaks a week?

[MarineHarvestCanada]

@darkmossie633 We can't provide links on YouTube, but the Canadian government recommends that you "eat at least two Food Guide Servings of fish each week, and to choose fish such as char, herring, mackerel, salmon, sardines and trout, the kinds that are highest in omega-3 fats."

The US FDA recommends to "eat up to 12 ounces (2 average meals) a week of a variety of fish and shellfish that are lower in mercury", including (farmed or wild) salmon.

[kingbiscuit28]

@Folkboat11

Can you post a source on this?

[TemplarX2]

@MarineHarvestCanada That's just a troll. Your facilities seem more than adequate and very hygienic. I love salmon and here in Australian we eat Tasmanian Salmon.

[Folkboat11]

@LunaOne420 The average yearly per capita intake of PCBs has been estimated to be about 30 nanograms from farmed salmon, 199 from pork, 306 from milk, 716 from poultry, and 2,401 from beef. When it comes to mercury, wild Alaskan halibut contains about 25 times as much as farmed salmon and tuna contains about 33 times as much! So if farmed salmon isn't high in contaminants, why do environmental organizations say that it is?

[MarineHarvestCanada]

@LunaOne420 Hi again. As you probably know, this "science" (although 10 fish is hardly a representative sample) you are referrring to was done 10 years ago. Although PCBs were never a health concern, salmon farmers have changed the diet for their fish over time and this has further reduced PCB levels in their salmon. Today, both wild and farmed salmon have similar (very low) levels of PCBs.