Farming fish is illegal in Alaska. We do have hatcheries but the fry are set free to roam the seas for whatever life span the species has. As I said, fish farming is illegal here but it is legal elsewhere. On occasion a farmed salmon escapes from a Canadian farm into the Pacific ocean which is also true of the occasional Atlantic salmon - in Alaska we worry about cross breeding and disease. Speaking of farming, did you know that farmed fish interiors are gray in color? They have to be fed special dyes to create an acceptable salmon color.
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