Editing Fish farming (section)

=== Labeling ===
In 2005, Alaska passed legislation requiring that any genetically altered fish sold in the state be labeled.<ref>{{cite act |title= Relating to labeling and identification of genetically modified fish and fish products|type= Alaskan Senate Bill |number= 25|date= 19 May 2005|url= http://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Text/24?Hsid=SB0025Z|access-date= 2 December 2017}}</ref>
In 2006, a ''[[Consumer Reports]]'' investigation revealed that farm-raised salmon is frequently sold as wild.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chathamjournal.com/weekly/living/food/cr-salmon-wild-60705.shtml| title=Consumer Reports reveals that farm-raised salmon is often sold as "wild"| date = July 5, 2006| access-date= 29 June 2010}}</ref>

In 2008, the US [[National Organic Standards Board]] allowed farmed fish to be labeled as organic provided less than 25% of their feed came from wild fish. This decision was criticized by the advocacy group [[Food & Water Watch]] as "bending the rules" about organic labeling.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/19/AR2008111903787.html |title= USDA Panel Approves First Rules For Labeling Farmed Fish 'Organic'| date= November 20, 2008| access-date= 29 June 2010 | newspaper=The Washington Post | first1=Juliet | last1=Eilperin | first2=Jane | last2=Black}}</ref> In the European Union, fish labeling as to species, method of production and origin has been required since 2002.<ref name="fishonline1">{{cite web|url=http://www.fishonline.org/buying_eating/labelling.php#link4 |title=Environmental Labelling |access-date=29 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325233840/http://www.fishonline.org/buying_eating/labelling.php#link4 |archive-date=March 25, 2010 }}</ref>

Concerns continue over the labeling of salmon as farmed or wild-caught, as well as about the humane treatment of farmed fish. The [[Marine Stewardship Council]] has established an Eco label to distinguish between farmed and wild-caught salmon,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.msc.org/newsroom/news/msc-eco-label-helps-consumers-identify-certified| title= MSC eco-label helps consumers identify certified wild Alaska salmon| date =January 15, 2004| access-date= 29 June 2010}}</ref> while the [[RSPCA]] has established the Freedom Food label to indicate humane treatment of farmed salmon, as well as other food products.<ref name="fishonline1"/>