At both her restaurants, Ms. Louis cooks exclusively with fresh wild salmon from the Pacific Northwest.
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Nickerson said the farm-bred salmon threaten the genetic integrity of wild salmon by breeding with them.
They say escaped fish pass on genetic weakness to wild salmon if interbreeding occurs.
The rivers too, which fan out from the base of the valley, are home to plenty of wild salmon.
And a piece of wild salmon cooked on an alder plank with a little garlic and lemon?
Once used by rafters and home to wild salmon, the river now runs in culverts constrained by highway fortifications.
These days, Scotland's total annual wild salmon catch is around twice that.
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Rather than spend time on breathless hyperbole, Kimbrell should be worried about the very real possibility of driving wild salmon to extinction.
The number of wild salmon caught and then released in Scotland last year was the sixth highest on record, according to the Scottish government.
Sowinski sticks to classic offerings such as Dover sole, wild salmon en croute, and a crisp maple leaf duck breast with Grand Marnier sauce.
It is hoped they will help minimise the impact of sea lice - a naturally-occurring parasite that attaches itself to both farmed and wild salmon.
"The lower the population of wild salmon, the greater the risk is because it takes less and less genetic infusion to corrupt it, " he said.
There is no chance, independent scientists say, that released salmon would win a Darwinian war in open waters with wild salmon the so-called Trojan gene effect.
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Freshwater pearl mussels can live for up to 100 years and only thrive in clean water as well as requiring the presence of wild salmon to reproduce.
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In terms of tourism, Scottish lochs and rivers support one of the largest wild salmon populations in Europe with rod catches reaching almost 90, 000 last year, the sixth highest year on record.
They say consuming 250 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids a day -- t he equivilant of 6 ounces a week of wild salmon or other oily fish -- could prevent heart disease.
The startling decline in wild Scottish salmon is being blamed on pollution and interbreeding between wild and farmed salmon.
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The AquAdvantage salmon, reared from the eggs of wild Atlantic salmon, sports some extra genes from the Pacific Chinook salmon and an eel, the ocean pout.
Gather at the Chop House for rib-eye, rack of lamb, or wild Atlantic salmon.
The sea grant study will help determine if there are any 'wild' salmon left in Maine.
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In the dining salon a four-person culinary team turns out such dishes as braised wild sockeye salmon with papaya salsa relish.
Throughout summer wild sockeye salmon, chanterelle mushrooms and salmonberries appear on menus.
Some of the most sustainable choices, according to Seafood Watch, include wild Alaskan salmon, farmed Arctic char, and U.S.-farmed shrimp and catfish.
In efforts to maintain the current conservation plan, Gov. Angus King and state officials contend that there are no longer any 'wild' salmon left in Maine's rivers.
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The 11-minute ride is well worth it for the snow-capped mountain views (from both the lift and the restaurant) and the comfort food brunch- and lunch-only menu, which includes a wild Pacific salmon sampler, prepared tartare, smoked and candied, and eggs Benedict on toasted brioche topped with avocado hollandaise.
Mr. MacDONALD: I think you'd probably start with some wild Scottish lake salmon.
Not only is the claim about toxins unfounded, but it ignores the very real (and widely documented) danger of mercury accumulating in wild fish, including salmon.
Set in the fabulous Palm Court, where Eloise most certainly takes her breakfast, the formal service comes with Champagne and tiers of finger sandwiches and sweets (Curried Lobster Salad with Local Apple, Smoked Salmon with Wild Sturgeon Caviar, Pate de Fruit with Gin Rickey Sugar, Amarena Banana Financier, and Jazz Age Chocolate Bon Bons).
Our goal: a pool of leaping Atlantic salmon on the wild Castors River.
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