Salmon farms are commercial aquaculture facilities that raise Atlantic salmon in high-d…

Salmon farms are commercial aquaculture facilities that raise Atlantic salmon in high-density, submerged net pens located in sheltered coastal waters. This industry produces over 70% of the world's salmon to meet global seafood demand, but it faces severe environmental criticism due to its ecological footprint. The intense crowding in these open-water pens creates breeding grounds for sea lice and diseases, which frequently escape and infect vulnerable wild salmon populations migrating nearby. F