Farmed Salmon May Not Be as Nutritious as It Once Was, New Research Suggests

The reason? A shift in the fish’s diet, with significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.

By: Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News

Outlets: Sentient

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 974

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here.

Eat more fatty fish.

That dietary advice has changed the way the world consumes salmon, pushing consumer demand ever upward and production to higher and higher levels. Most of that demand is being met with farmed salmon: Today, nearly 70 percent of the salmon consumed on the planet …

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