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Salmon, Atlantic
Scientific name: Salmo salar
Market name: Atlantic salmon
Common names: Atlantic salmon, farmed salmon, eastern salmon
The Atlantic Salmon Story
One of the great success stories of modern aquaculture, Atlantic salmon farming first emerged on a commercial scale in the early 1980s, with Norway leading the way. Since that time, global production has increased tremendously, and Atlantic salmon are farmed in more than a dozen countries around the world – most notably, Latin America, Europe and North America.

Atlantic salmon lack the many common and regional names of the wild Pacific salmons, but countries that farm the fish tack on their national label: Scottish salmon, Norwegian salmon, etc.The fish are typically raised in large, floating net-pens, often in open bays, to help give them a "natural" flavor.

The adult Atlantic salmon is a handsome, silver-skinned fish with distinct black cross-like spots over the body and head and above the lateral line. It closely resembles the Pacific coho. Farmed Atlantics start at 4 pounds, but fish up to 16 pounds are available.

The commercial seafood industry includes many subsidiary concerns, including seafood safety and quality, sustainability of the business, fishing restrictions, equipment regulations, nutritional value of product, the marketing of particular species, and more. Within this section of our website, we’ll try to keep you updated on periodic 'hotspots' and issues of particular consumer interest.

http://www.legalseafoods.com/