#265 - Frantz & Collins on SALMON WARS

Investigative journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins chats with Trey Elling about SALMON WARS: THE DARK UNDERBELLY OF OUR FAVORITE FISH. Topics include: The genesis of this book (0:49) How the farmed salmon industry is like Big Tobacco and Big Ag rolled into one (3:04) How embedded farmed salmon is in our food supply (5:27) Properly labelling seafood (7:16) The evolution of commercial salmon farming (8:21) The Canadian government's role in the rise in that country's open-net farms in the 1980s (9:51) Norway's Hydro Seafood and its role in expanding salmon farming (13:39) Sea lice and their damage on farmed salmon (16:19) The dangers of farmed salmon escaping back into the wild (18:15) The concern around Cypermethrin for fish and humans (19:30) Alexandra Morton as a hero in this terrifying story (23:30) How the farmed salmon industry responds to scientific findings critical of their business (25:36) The right way to farm salmon (27:15) The reliability of a store claiming its fish is wild caught (30:54) Comparing Omega 3 levels in farmed- vs wild salmon (32:32) Why salmon farmers add dye to the chemical pellets they feed their fish (36:43) What Canada's Cohen Commission uncovered about dwindling wild salmon populations (37:50) Whether Norway does a good job of protecting its salmon (41:10) The added issue of salmon farm litter (43:19) An ecological disaster perpetuated by Cook Aquaculture in 2017 (44:40) The Miramichi River as a reason for optimism in the fight for wild salmon (57:56) Whether Doug and Catherine are concerned about industry pushback (49:41)