Wild-caught seafood, such as wild-caught salmon and cod , not only tastes better than what you’ll typically get from the grocery store, but it’s more nutritious. Wild-caught seafood is high in key nutrients and protein, with fewer contaminants. It also skips the antibiotics that farm-raised fish require and which often pollute the ecosystem.
Considering that ninety percent of the fish you find in the grocery store is imported (and usually from fish farms), it’s an easy fix to switch to delicious, healthy wild-caught seafood with a seafood subscription box. A seafood subscription box, like one from Sea To Table, guarantees tasty items like wild-caught salmon or wild-caught cod arrive at your door, straight from the ocean waters off the coastof America.
Our wild-caught seafood is flash-frozen to preserve its taste and nutritional value. As our customers continually tell us, you’ll notice (and enjoy) the difference immediately. If you want to add more fish to your diet, a subscription box of tasty wild-caught seafood makes it easier and more delicious than ever!
Wild-Caught Fish Are More Sustainable
A big reason today why people are choosing to eat wild-caught fish is that it’s much better for the planet. Currently, about 50 percent of the world’s seafood supply is farm-raised, and that number is expected to go up dramatically in coming years as the demand for protein grows; ninety percent of the fish that the average American buys at the grocery store is imported and much of it comes from fish farms around the world.
The process of raising and harvesting fish requires various chemicals, antibiotics, and special feed that can pollute and damage the surrounding ecosystem.
Opting for wild-caught fish helps to sidestep this process. Of course, it’s important to not over-fish an area, so be aware of the best practices of seafood businesses. Checking sources like the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch and NOAA Fishwatch.gov helps you choose the most environmentally friendly options to maintain a balance in the oceans.
On a related note, choosing wild-caught seafood supports and sustains local fishing communities. Sea to Table only works with experienced fishing communities who work the waters around America.
Wild-Caught Fish Generally Eat Better Diets
Unlike farmed fish, wild-caught seafood eat a better diet, which is consumed directly from their natural environment. They’re not exposed to the many contaminants, antibiotics, and processed feed that are a key part of fish farming. Even though many fish farms are regulated and monitored, the very nature of the process requires these elements to one degree or another.
Wild-caught fish, like wild-caught salmon, are free to consume the diet they would naturally eat. That means that you’re getting fish that’s “cleaner” than what you’ll typically find sitting on ice in your local grocery store (not to mention, who knows how long it’s been there).
Rich Source of Protein
One of the reasons that people are choosing to eat more fish is because it’s a rich source of protein that’s also low in calories. The protein content of fish versus chicken or beef is relatively similar, however, fish has the edge because it’s lower in fat and contains many important amino acids.
The demand for high-quality protein is one reason that the farmed fish industry is booming. However, with that protein, you’re also ingesting the contaminants and antibiotics these fish are exposed to as part of the farming process. Wild-caught seafood provides top-quality protein, even more so than farmed fish; part of this is because wild fish are more active, developing a better muscle structure as they swim freely in their natural environment. And you get the protein benefit from that additional “exercise.”
High in Essential Nutrients
Besides being low in fat and calories, and a source of high-quality protein, wild-caught seafood contains many essential nutrients. In general, you’ll benefit from high levels of omega-3 fatty acids (the good kind of heart-healthy fats), plus potassium, iron, and zinc. These minerals are essential for a healthy body. Zinc helps battle bacteria and viruses and promotes healthy cell growth. Iron assists in muscle development and helps make hemoglobin which delivers oxygen throughout the body. Potassium is important for nerve function and regulates blood pressure and heart function.
Choosing wild-caught seafood means you benefit from fewer contaminants and additional taste and nutrition versus “store fish.”
Reduced Risk of Mercury Exposure
When it comes to seafood, mercury exposure has been a concern for years. High levels of mercury can have a wide range of effects on the nervous system and kidneys, and cause skin rashes and other uncomfortable symptoms. Consuming wild-caught seafood, such as wild-caught cod fish, reduces your potential exposure to mercury. This is because, being able to swim freely in open waters versus confined pens, reduces the amount of mercury wild-caught seafood is exposed to.
Wild-Caught Salmon Have Fewer Contaminants
Like many farms today –whether it's on farmland or the aquatic type – the conditions aren’t always optimal. Most fish farms are monitored and regulated, but the process of raising and harvesting seafood in a confined space naturally creates contaminants. The processed feed fish are given breaks down depositing organic material throughout the pens which then get recirculated. Antibiotics are necessary to stave off the spread of disease. Meanwhile, wild-caught fish are swimming freely in their natural environment, away from the various contaminants that farmed fish are exposed to each day.
Farm-Raised Fish Need Antibiotics
Just like livestock, farmed fish are susceptible to various diseases that can rapidly spread throughout the fish population. Thus, fish farms routinely use various antibiotics to both pre-emptively prevent bacterial infections and to treat infected fish. These are most often given in the form of food pellets that have been well-soaked in antibiotics.
The most commonly used antibiotics on fish farms include tetracycline, oxytetracycline, oxolinic acid, flumequine, sarafloxacin, enrofloxacin, amoxicillin, erythromycin sulfadimethoxine, ormetoprim, and florfenicol.
This regular use can create a resistance to antibiotics in the farmed fish which can also impact humans as they later consume farmed fish that have become antibiotic-resistant.
Meanwhile, wild-caught seafood aren’t living in the kinds of cramped conditions in which disease can spread, so they’re free of these particular chemical helpers.
How to Get More Wild-Caught Salmon
Nearly 90 percent of the salmon you get in the grocery store is imported from countries like Chile or Norway, and almost all of that comes from fish farms. While it may be convenient at the moment, the quality and nutritional value are nothing like what you get from wild-caught salmon. Plus, you’re dealing with the various contaminants and antibiotics that are a part of salmon farms.
Fortunately, a seafood subscription box like Sea To Table can bring you healthy, delicious wild-caught salmon (and other wild-caught seafood) right to your door. Our network of experienced local fishermen work the waters around America to catch the freshest, healthiest wild-caught salmon and other seafood. Our fishermen know these waters and use sustainable practices to ensure that they’re not overfished and have the time to naturally repopulate and maintain the ocean’s delicate balance.
Our fishermen catch your fresh salmon, then it’s flash-frozen, and stamped with a best-by date for optimal flavor and freshness. Then our wild-caught salmon is shipped to your door, ready for you to enjoy (and don’t forget to check out our delicious recipes!).
A seafood subscription box from Sea To Table easily provides you with the freshest, tastiest wild-caught salmon as easily as what you’d pick up at the store. Our fish is free of the antibiotics and contaminants that are part of most grocery store fish that come from a fish farm. Your family gets all the nutrition and fresh taste of salmon flash-frozen = shortly after being caught. Our customers rave about the difference, and so will you!
Consciously choosing wild-caught seafood versus what you find at the store will pay off in much better taste and nutrition, plus you’ll know that you're reducing your family’s exposure to various pollutants and antibiotics. A seafood subscription box makes it so easy to eat more delicious, wild-caught seafood. At the same time, you’re supporting local fishing communities and helping the planet through sustainable fishing practices.
Add a seafood subscription box like Sea To Table to your menu plan. You’ll enjoy the healthiest, most delicious wild-caught seafood delivered right to your door. And with our great recipes, you’ll never lack for cooking inspiration!