The salmon farming industry, emerging in Norway in the 1960s, presents significant challenges as it aims to meet a 29.3% increase in seafood production by 2030. Issues include the use of harmful chemicals in fish feed, affecting both aquatic and human health, and rampant sea lice infections impacting farmed and wild fish populations. Competition between salmon farms and food supply, particularly in Africa, raises ethical concerns. The comparison of salmon farming to CAFOs illustrates growing pollution and inhumane practices, although there is hope for the restoration of wild salmon populations.
The intense pollution and inhumanity associated with large-scale cattle, pork, and poultry operations, known as CAFOs, are being translated to increase the production in salmon farming.
A pandemic of sea lice infections affects both farmed and wild fish, indicating significant ecological consequences resulting from the salmon farming industry.
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