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Smarter salmon.


Pure Alaska Salmon Company's canned Red Head Wild Sockeye Salmon sockeye salmon
 or red salmon

Food fish (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the North Pacific that constitutes almost 20% of the commercial fishery of Pacific salmon. It weighs about 6 lbs (3 kg) and lacks distinct spots on the body.
 and Think Pink Wild Pink Salmon pink salmon

Food fish (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, family Salmonidae) of the North Pacific that constitutes half of the commercial fishery of Pacific salmon. It weighs about 4.5 lbs (2 kg) and is marked with large, irregular spots. Pink salmon often spawn on tidal flats.
 ($24.99 to $39.99 for 12 7.5-ounce cans) contain only Alaskan salmon caught in the wild, not grown on farms. Salmon farms are typically made from floating net-cages or standing pens and can pollute the local marine environment, spread disease and cause competition with native stocks. Aquatic farms typically use human-grade antibiotics and potentially harmful pesticides, and the harvested fish have tested positive for cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyls polychlorinated biphenyls, (pol´ēklôr´nā´tid bīfē´n  (PCBs) and dioxin (see "Salmon of a Different Color" Updates, July/August 2003). Unlike farmed fish, wild Alaskan salmon has tested clean for mercury. Salmon is low in carbohydrates and contains high levels of omega-3 fatty acid omega-3 fatty acid
n.
Any of various polyunsaturated fatty acids that are found primarily in fish, fish oils, vegetable oils, and leafy green vegetables, and that seem to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack.
, which helps fight depression, reduce aggression, prevent heart arrhythmias and stimulates the brain. Pure Alaska Salmon Company's products are Kosher certified and contain no pesticides, preservatives preservatives,
n.pl food additives that hinder spoilage by reducing the growth of microorganisms. Include nitrates and nitrites, benzoates and sulfites, and many others.
 or hormones. CONTACT: Pure Alaska Salmon, (888) 328-7885, www.purealaskasalmon.com.
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Title Annotation:Tools for Green Living: Resources for Eco-Awareness and Action
Author:White, Stephanie
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Date:May 1, 2005
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