{"id":7368,"date":"2020-06-03T23:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T23:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/blog\/all-natural-smoked-atlantic-salmon-you-bought-it-came-industrial-fish-farm\/"},"modified":"2020-06-03T23:42:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T23:42:00","slug":"all-natural-smoked-atlantic-salmon-you-bought-it-came-industrial-fish-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/all-natural-smoked-atlantic-salmon-you-bought-it-came-industrial-fish-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"That \u2018All-Natural\u2019 Smoked Atlantic Salmon You Bought? It Came from an Industrial Fish Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you\u2019re looking to treat yourself to a breakfast garnished with smoked salmon, or planning to serve up pre-dinner appetizers of sliced smoked salmon atop crackers, buyer beware: When it comes to the claims made on smoked Atlantic salmon packages and websites, brands are often just blowing smoke.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Popular smoked Atlantic salmon brands entice consumers with promises like \u201cpremium,\u201d \u201call natural,\u201d \u201csuper fresh\u201d and \u201chealthy and nutritious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Some brands claim their products are \u201csustainably sourced.\u201d On the issue of animal welfare, one owner of multiple smoked Atlantic salmon brands claims on its website<\/a> <\/span> that the company\u2019s approach to fish health and welfare is \u201csecond to none.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It all sounds great to the consumer. But here\u2019s the real deal: All of these smoked Atlantic salmon products are made from salmon raised on massive industrial fish farms, and in some cases, nowhere near the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, commercial fishing of Atlantic salmon\u2014a species once abundant in the wild<\/a> <\/span> but now nearly extinct\u2014is prohibited<\/a> <\/span> in the U.S. In the Gulf of Maine, they are even protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Similarly, in Canada, wild Atlantic salmon in the Bay of Fundy (located in the Gulf of Maine) are protected<\/a> <\/span> under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

That means all <\/em>Atlantic salmon sold to consumers in food stores and restaurants\u2014whether fresh, frozen, or smoked\u2014comes from industrial salmon farms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which begs the question: Would you consider salmon sourced from an industrial fish farm, where the fish are crammed into net pens or giant land-based tanks, \u201call natural?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How about if the salmon\u2019s diet consisted of a cocktail of chemicals (to prevent sea lice infestations<\/a>) <\/span> and antibiotics\u2014like terramycin, florfenicol and sulfamerazine<\/a>\u2014<\/span>deemed highly important for human health, by the World Health Organization?<\/span><\/p>\n

Would you think that salmon raised in floating factory farms which threaten marine life and habitats by discharging<\/a> <\/span> things like heavy metals, antibiotics, pesticides and untreated fish waste into the ocean could be truthfully marketed as \u201csustainably\u201d or \u201cresponsibly\u201d produced?<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a wild idea: Unless the label on your smoked salmon includes the words \u201cwild\u201d or \u201cwild caught,\u201d (words you\u2019ll find on Sockeye or King salmon, but never on packages of Atlantic salmon), there\u2019s probably nothing \u201cnatural\u201d or \u201csustainably sourced\u201d about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

We took a look at some popular brands of smoked Atlantic salmon, and the product claims made by the companies behind those brands. Health-conscious consumers, including those who also care about the environment and animal rights, may want to think twice about taking these claims at face value.<\/span><\/p>\n

Blue Hill Bay\u2014what\u2019s in a name?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue Hill Bay is the name of a bay near Acadia National Park, in Maine. The bay is described<\/a> as being popular for its \u201cwide open stretches of protected water\u201d and being located in an area \u201crecognized for its natural beauty,\u201d much of which is \u201calso preserved for wildlife.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you were a consumer, you\u2019d probably like the idea that your salmon came from such a beautiful, pristine body of water, right?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span><\/span>s it turns out, Blue Hill Bay smoked Atlantic salmon is owned and sold by Acme Smoked Fish Corp., which doesn\u2019t even have operations in Maine.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A family-owned company, Acme operates three smoking facilities: one each in Brooklyn, N.Y., Pompano Beach, Florida, and Wilmington, N.C. Acme also operates its own production facility, in Chile, which the company said<\/a> gives Acme\u2019s U.S. smoking operations \u201ccontrol of raw materials.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For Acme, \u201craw materials\u201d means salmon. And a \u201craw material\u201d facility in Chile can mean only one thing: an industrial salmon farm.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Chile exports about $5 billion of farmed salmon annually, most of it branded \u201cAtlantic Salmon\u201d even though Chile\u2019s coast is on the Pacific Ocean. (\u201cAtlantic\u201d in this case refers to the species. Farmed \u201cAtlantic\u201d salmon is raised from hybrid stock). According to this November 2019 report<\/a>, on Chile\u2019s salmon farms, the fish are \u201ccrammed into football-field-sized enclosures,\u201d where chemicals and antibiotics are used to keep yields high and prevent disease outbreaks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

According to a 2017 report<\/a> by Oceana, Chile\u2019s salmon farmers might be applying \u201cmore drugs per ton of meat than any other fish or livestock industry in the world.\u201d That makes industrial fish farming a huge contributor to the global antibiotic-resistance crisis, which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says<\/a> causes up to 3 million infections and 48,000 deaths each year\u2014and that\u2019s just in the U.S.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, when it comes to seafood, the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling law applies<\/a> only to fresh seafood. And the law puts the onus on the supermarket, not the supplier, to tell consumers where the fish came from.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Consumers who look to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Guide for advice on how to buy responsibly sourced salmon, won\u2019t find smoked salmon brands listed. However, they will find this<\/a>: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFarmed Atlantic salmon is a \u2018Good Alternative\u2019 from the following sources: 1) Maine; 2) British Columbia, Canada; 3) Scotland\u2019s Orkney Islands; 4) the Faroe Islands; 5) Verlasso and Blue Circle Foods brands; and 6) worldwide when produced in indoor recirculating tanks without wastewater treatment.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Could this be why Acme named its smoked salmon product after a bay in Maine\u2014to take advantage of this popular seafood guide\u2019s recommendation?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to point out that the Monterey Bay guide follows the above statement with this warning:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For these sources, most environmental impacts (or the risk of impacts) are rated moderate concerns.  . . When Atlantic salmon are farmed in recirculating systems without wastewater treatment, the feed ingredients are the biggest concern, and effluent, chemicals and disease are also rated moderate concerns.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Apart from misleading consumers to believe Blue Hill Bay Atlantic salmon is fished out of a bay on the Atlantic ocean, the company states on the package\u2014not once, but twice\u2014that the farmed-fish product is \u201call natural.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Acme sells other brands of smoked salmon, including \u201cAll Natural\u201d Nova smoked Atlantic salmon<\/a> (also presumably raised in the company\u2019s Chile-based farms), and Ruby Bay smoked Atlantic salmon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Acme\u2019s Ruby Bay brand (Ruby Bay is in New Zealand) is certified organic under EU regulations that set organic standards for industrially farmed fish. The regulations<\/a> set standards for things like maximum stocking density. The regs also specify that biodiversity “should be respected and does not allow the use of induced spawning by artificial hormones.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the U.S., the U.S. Department of Agriculture has not established organic standards for farmed fish, though discussions<\/a> have been ongoing for years. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration does publish a list<\/a> of Approved Aquaculture Drugs. It\u2019s a doozy\u2014and again, raises the question: Can fish consuming these drug cocktails really be \u201call natural?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ducktrap River of Maine\u2014sourced from Chile?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ducktrap offers a variety of wild and farmed smoked salmon products. Popular smoked Atlantic brands<\/a> <\/span> include Ducktrap Kendall Brook and Ducktrap Spruce Point, both of which are made with farmed fish\u2014and both of which make the \u201cAll Natural\u201d claim on the packaging.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ducktrap brands also include \u201cAll Natural\u201d \u201cMade in USA\u201d <\/a><\/span> smoked Atlantic salmon<\/a>, and Ducktrap Organic Smoked Atlantic salmon<\/a> <\/span> (certified to EU organic standards). Both brands, sold at Walmart, are sourced from industrial farms\u2014that are not in the \u201cUSA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike Blue Hill Bay, Ducktrap River of Maine does at least have operations in Maine, but those operations are limited exclusively to smoking. The Atlantic salmon Ducktrap imports for its smoking operations is sourced, as stated<\/a> <\/span> on the company\u2019s website, from \u201cour own farms in Scotland, Norway, Iceland and Chile.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

What Ducktrap River of Maine doesn\u2019t publicize on its packaging and website is that the brand is owned by Norway-based Mowi<\/a>, <\/span> the world\u2019s largest producer of Atlantic salmon products, including smoked Atlantic salmon products.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s perhaps not surprising that Ducktrap doesn\u2019t brag about its connection to Mowi, a company that\u2019s had its fair share of bad press. In February, according to this report<\/a> <\/span> in Salmon Business, 1.5 million juvenile salmon died in Mowi\u2019s brand new hatchery in Northern Norway, most likely from acute sulfur poisoning.<\/span><\/p>\n

The sulfur poisoning news came just a month after Mowi had revealed<\/a> <\/span> that in late 2019, more than 74,000 salmon escaped from one of its industrial farms in Scotland, posing a threat to the area\u2019s wild fish stocks. It was the third major escape in a year\u2019s time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, Mowi hasn\u2019t been able to totally protect its Ducktrap brand. The brand is named in a class action lawsuit filed against Mowi and other Norwegian industrial fish farms for conspiring<\/a> <\/span> \u201cto drive up the prices of farm-raised Atlantic salmon in an \u2018unprecedented and unjustified\u2019 scheme that resulted in record profits.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

That hardly sounds like a quaint little company doing business in Maine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mowi\u2019s website is loaded with claims about how the salmon used in its products, including Ducktrap River of Maine, are \u201call natural,\u201d \u201c100% natural\u201d or produced \u201call naturally with no artificial ingredients or preservatives.\u201d Those claims are at odds with what most consumers would expect from a product produced with pesticides, antibiotics and other drugs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mowi also claims<\/a> <\/span> to be \u201cleading the blue revolution,\u201d and says it\u2019s \u201cvery proud of producing food that is healthy for people and good for local communities and the planet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But that characterization is at odds with scientists who describe<\/a><\/span> the crowded fish farming methods used by companies like Mowi as \u201cstressful high-density conditions\u201d that far exceed what salmon would experience in the wild.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, conditions at Mowi facilities in Scotland have been rated<\/a> <\/span> by OneKind<\/a>, <\/span> a Scotland-based animal welfare organization, <\/span>as some of the industry\u2019s worst due to premature mortality rates, sea lice infestations, stress levels, overstocking, genetic deformities and escapes, and other factors. OneKind ranked Mowi overall as the second-worst farmed fish producer on animal welfare.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

True North\u2014making untrue product and practice claims?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The True North brand of smoked Atlantic salmon is the only one of the three brands we looked at that doesn\u2019t incorporate any Maine-specific references in its brand name. Yet oddly enough, it\u2019s the only one that sources its salmon from Maine-based operations, including industrial salmon farms and processing plants.<\/span><\/p>\n

True North is owned by Canada-based Cooke Aquaculture, which operates industrial salmon farms off the coast of Maine, and also in Canada, Scotland and Chile.<\/span><\/p>\n

On its website, Cooke says this<\/a>:  <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur obsession with delicious, fresh seafood has been in our DNA ever since the day our ancestors began fishing the waters of the Bay of Fundy six generations ago. Like our grandparents, we\u2019re proud to spend our days living and working alongside our neighbors and friends in coastal communities. Fishing is in our blood. It drives us to innovate \u2013 to stay true to you, the environment and true to ourselves. It\u2019s our guiding principle. It\u2019s our \u2018True North.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Somebody\u2019s grandparents may have actually fished the waters of Bay of Fundy back in the day\u2014but nobody at Cooke Aquaculture is actually \u201cfishing\u201d for Atlantic salmon, in the Bay of Fundy or anywhere else, these days.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The real <\/em>story behind Cooke\u2019s \u201cfishing\u201d operations in Maine was revealed in this undercover video<\/a>, \u201cSea of Suffering,\u201d where one of Cooke\u2019s industrial facilities was described as a \u201cfilthy environment\u201d creating the \u201cperfect conditions for fungi and parasites.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The video, produced in October 2019 by the animal welfare group, Compassion Over Killing, shows employees talking about spinal deformities and fungal infections. According to one person in the film, the filthy conditions mean that the salmon have to be vaccinated, which \u201cstresses them out\u201d so much that it takes about a week for the fish to start eating again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But you won\u2019t read any of that on the True North or Cooke websites. You also won\u2019t read the news<\/a> about how last year, Cooke was ordered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to pay a $156,213 fine for having too many fish in one or more pens, failing to conduct environmental sampling, and failing to follow a variety of clerical procedures that include timely filing of complete and accurate pollution sampling reports and timely submissions of fish spill prevention plans\u2014all violations of the company\u2019s operating permit, DEP rules and state law.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Instead, you\u2019ll read about how Cooke \u201c . . .started with pure, fresh fish.\u201d And this:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, staying true to the ocean is how we stay true to ourselves, our community, and our future. And that\u2019s why we fish and farm with care \u2013 to ensure long- term social, economic, and environmental sustainability.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And on packages<\/a> of True North smoked Atlantic salmon, you\u2019ll read how the product is \u201csustainably farmed in the clear waters of the Gulf of Maine.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

All three brands\u2014Blue Hill Bay, Ducktrap and True North\u2014are national brands, in that they can be purchased online. Some are sold regionally or nationally in retail grocery stores.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

B<\/span><\/span>ut all make labeling and marketing claims that are misleading if not downright false. The best option for consumers: Go wild.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Katherine Paul is associate director of the Organic Consumers Association (OCA)<\/a>. To keep up with OCA news and alerts, sign up for our newsletter<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Factory Farmed Salmon Full of Disease and Hazardous Chemicals<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

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Whether you\u2019re looking to treat yourself to a breakfast garnished with smoked salmon, or planning to serve up pre-dinner appetizers of sliced smoked salmon atop crackers, buyer beware: When it comes to the claims made on smoked Atlantic salmon packages and websites, brands are often just blowing smoke.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Popular smoked Atlantic salmon brands entice consumers with promises like \u201cpremium,\u201d \u201call natural,\u201d \u201csuper fresh\u201d and \u201chealthy and nutritious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Some brands claim their products are \u201csustainably sourced.\u201d On the issue of animal welfare, one owner of multiple smoked Atlantic salmon brands claims on its website<\/a> <\/span> that the company\u2019s approach to fish health and welfare is \u201csecond to none.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It all sounds great to the consumer. But here\u2019s the real deal: All of these smoked Atlantic salmon products are made from salmon raised on massive industrial fish farms, and in some cases, nowhere near the Atlantic Ocean.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1002,1026],"tags":[6],"organicbytes":[],"countries":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThat \u2018All-Natural\u2019 Smoked Atlantic Salmon You Bought? 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