Sure. More likely less than none.
Yes, that’s glaringly evident.
Far too lean for a soup. But you go get some!
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I am on the fence on this issue - I do like the Norwegian farmed salmon much better than the Ameriican.
I deplore the shoddy practices of the salmon farmers that are permitting their fish to escape into the wild.
But even more so, I deplore our toleration of fishing practices that are wiping out the wild supply - the fish are increasingly getting harvested in such numbers by US and foreign fishing fleets that insufficient are making it back up river to spawn. As well, When we talked with First Nations people in the Yukon river a few years back they said there were vanishingly few fish coming up and that one of their main traditional food sources was being ruined.
So right now I am still buying natural when I can but wondering what if any levers can be pulled to improve fishing and fish raising practices.
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That is sad.
I receently saw something on the local news showing salmon trying to make their way “home”. What a life force! (or so it appeared)
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This has been my experience at least sometimes.
I went king salmon fishing once on a charter vessel outside of the SF Bay. I landed two large kind salmon. There were lean and very salmony in taste.
My favorite salmon I’ve ever eaten was farmed king salmon from New Zealand under a brand name called “Ora King.”
I regularly enjoy farmed steelhead from Costco. I check their selection carefully to choose the fattiest fish with the most recent pack date.
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This article in Civil Eats for another data point/perspective.
The fishery/fishing industry can be brutal, just as with for example, animal farming. When I saw the headline of the NYT article, in my head I thought, “and what is healthy for the salmon, not just for us humans?”
Aside from collective suicide, not sure what the solution is here 
Friendship Bread is the solution https://www.reddit.com/r/Old_Recipes/s/YswRqgUHzA
There’s even Gluten-free Friendship Bread recipes, these days. https://www.lynnskitchenadventures.com/gluten-free-friendship-bread/
Not sure that solves overfishing and ocean pollution, but it’s a nice hobby for sure.
It was more like a chore in the mid 80s.
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Oh, so this has been going on since the 80s? I guess it’s not been particularly efficient.
It’s very effecient, it’s just a bit of a ball and chain.
I’m still struggling to see the connection to farmed vs. wild fish.
Humans are not healthy for the planet.
A point I’ve made multiple times in this very thread.
Again, what’s the solution? Mass suicide?
You realize you’re talking to yourself?
But to answer your question, a (there is no "the) solution is to restore the runs. That is a heavy lift environmentally, since paying for it is a giant problem and there won’t be instant gratification. Managing and treating roadway runoff (or banning the hormone disrupting chemicals used in tires) would be a great place to start.
But hey, the typical attention span of voters doesn’t bode well. If shoppers can save $2/pound buying farmed, they really don’t care if it’s hurting the fishery.
You were saying something?
Nah. Must be the voices in my head 
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