Bob Terwilliger > wrote:

>Ranee wrote:

>> I am no fan of the texture or flavor of farmed fish.
>
>Salmon farming has improved hugely over the last five years, both in its
>environmental impact and the quality of the salmon, but there are still
>shoddy producers out there; you have to acquaint yourself with the actual
>farm before you can buy with confidence. Farmed white sea bass is also quite
>good, but as far as I know it's only being farmed on a small scale, so it's
>not all that easy to find.

I agree, but I understand Ranee's general opposition for farmed fish
as well.

I have found the following farmed seafood products to be good:

Scottish farmed salmon
American sturgeon caviar from farmed sturgeon
Pond-farmed shrimp from Oahu
Kampachi from Hawaii

I'm sure there are other examples (oysters, I think, could be
considered farmed in almost all cases; if not "farmed", then
still aquaculture).


Steve