Ach. Scientists have determined that absolutely everything is slowly killing me. But you know what, life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease anyway. And as a very wise man once said "All you health nuts are gonna feel real stupid sittin' in the rest home dying from nothing."

Wild salmon ain't that hard to find...

Probably easier where you are Speck. Wild is quite expensive here. I don't know. . .it's a problem, but if you eat it once a month, and you get the omega-3's and stuff. . .gah. I've got $20 worth of farm raised salmon in the freezer. I'll eat it. It is depressing.

The salmon I always buy just says Alaska salmon, so who knows. I ain't gonna worry about it though. Life is pretty boring anyway.

Canned salmon labeled Sockeye and Blueback, (they are the same thing,) are wild. They also eat plankton, so they are lower on the food chain.

There's a street in Bridgeport, CT called Plankton Street. That's kind of depressing.

I don't know when I'd heard this, but I've known this for ages - I think it's living in Canada and the salmon industry is closely watched by both the Dept. of Fisheries and First Nations bands. Wild salmon is better all around anyways, like the difference between battery and free-range eggs. Of course you have to pay more for it, but there ya go.
Also, you amy want to take a trip to a good health food store, one that has a registered naturopath/pharmacist (similar to this one in Vancouver). They can suggest a detox that will allow the PCB's to be flushed out of one's system faster.

On preview: Omega-3's are found in salmon, but not in as high quantities as cod, mackerel and sardines. Basically any deep coldwater fish has a far greater concentration of the Omega-3 and Omega-6 EFA's. See here for explanation.
Having worked in the health supplement industry for a while, I got to see all the comparisons. The Nordic line of products that I linked to is very good as their products are the purest that you can find. (Also they farm the fish from non-threatened stocks in the Norwegian Sea.) I'd also like to say I don't work for them, I just like their stuff.

um, replace "farm the fish" with "catch the fish". They're not farmed.

Funny, my dental hygienist & I were just talking about this yesterday and I recommended the site to her. Found it through PBS or something a couple of years ago. Never fear, you can still make wise choices.

The organization above sounds somewhat hysterical and alarmist. I do not have any data to refute them, but I feel that the situation is not as bad as they claim.

Sure, farm raised fish is not as good, or good for you, as wild. But, to scare everyone to stop buying fish, or throw out the fish they have in the freezer, does a disservice to the consumer. Fish is still good food.

The best place I've found for information on which fish to eat (or not) and why is the Monterey Bay Aquarium's website. My fishmonger has the card posted next to his case so that you don't have to remember to bring it in...hope it helps someone, it's helped me!

Dude, I lived on the Hudson River for a dozen years. That thing is nothing but PCBs. If I'm not dead by now from it, I never will be.