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Worldwide, 5 billion salmon are raised each year by Salmon Ranching. Salmon ranching is a process that sees salmon eggs hatched in freshwater hatcheries, cultured in net pens and released into the ocean basin to compete with natural salmon for food. When they return to their hatchery of birth (2-5 years) they are caught by fishing boats. Alaska salmon is comprised of 40% "ranched" salmon. The term "wild-caught" salmon is often used to sell ranched salmon as the seller is not legally allowed to call the salmon "wild".

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