These days, we’re living in a fishy country: Over the last four years, the prevalence of salmon on restaurant menus has soared 43%, according to a recent report from Mintel. In fact, salmon is now our country’s most popular fish. That’s definitely a good thing, because these leaping aquatic beauties are ridiculously high in protein as well as omega-3 fatty acids, which reduce inflammation. Unfortunately, most of the salmon on restaurant menus is farmed in cages and pens. That’s a major environmental concern, because waste from farmed salmon pollutes the ocean and can negatively impact other wild species, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. Okay, so farmed salmon might not be as environmentally friendly as wild…but is it just as healthy? Watch the pink fishies face an upstream battle below:
