According to OceanBox Seafood, because wild-caught fish are not confined to smaller spaces or fed a manufactured diet, wild-caught fish can sometimes be healthier than farm-raised fish.

While farm-raised fish are raised in a controlled environment, such as in tanks or in net-pens. Advertisement Wild-caught fish eat a natural diet of plankton, krill and other small organisms.

Nutrition wise, wild-caught fish may be a healthier food-option than farm-raised, and this is because wild-caught fish have a more natural diet and a lower mercury content.

The farm-raised fish have a higher percentage of unsaturated fatty acids. Another area of concern is the sustainability of the fish population if all of our seafood were wild-caught.

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