Other near-perfect snacks are carrot sticks and hummus, low-fat or air-popped popcorn sprinkled with parmesan cheese, cantaloupe melon wedges wrapped in smoked salmon and low-fat cheese on whole-grain crackers.

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If the goal is to reduce the salmon fleet by half, low salmon prices have already done that.

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Lower-priced salmon would be a boon for consumers seeking low-fat and affordable options for protein sources, especially in the face of years of food price inflation and a growing obesity epidemic.

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The government said catch and effort for salmon and sea trout net fisheries remained at historically low levels.

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"Slow and low" is the way to go with salmon, said Ms. Louis, as cooking the fish at a high temperature can dry it out.

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The Environment Agency said while the passage of tagged fish over the barrage had been low, it had found the numbers of young salmon upstream had increased, which underlined the complexity of the issue.

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Salmon is one of her favorites because it's filling, yet low on the Weight Watchers' PointsPlus system.

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Some aggrieved group begins to complain: gas prices are too high, beef prices too low, liability insurance too burdensome, there's a salmon surplus driving coho prices down.

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Pesticides and other chemicals that could mimic estrogen and disrupt the normal development of salmon are present in the Columbia's water, Nagler said, but at very low concentrations - far below those used in laboratory experiments.

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The sauce tempers the low-starch, spicy turnips with just the right amount of sweetness and lends the salmon an extra dash of buttery goodness.

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