What’s so bad about open-net fish farms?

What’s the most responsible seafood you can eat? Marine biologist and climate activist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson breaks it down. First, try to eat low on the food chain—sardines, anchovies and other tiny fish. Certain farmed seafood is also a better choice, like oysters, scallops, mussels, clams and seaweed, all of which live off seawater, nutrients and sunlight. The one to avoid? Atlantic salmon, which is often farmed in pens near coastal bays and can be rampant with toxic waste and insecticides. That’s why it’s so important to buy local, support responsible harvesting and get your seafood from people who are fishing with communities and ecosystems in mind. Take action to ban open net salmon farming at Subscribe: Get more from Patagonia: Official site: Patagonia Stories: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: TikTok: @patagonia?lang=en LinkedIn: About Patagonia: At Patagonia, we appreciate that all life on earth is under threat of extinction. We’re using the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice and our imaginations—to do something about it.