Originally Posted by
bocastephen
I've been tempted to fish for salmon near our place in WA and use the salmon for sashimi and un-pickled Ikura - but was warned against trying it due to the almost assured risk of picking up any number of nasty parasites that could end up causing serious problems.
The University of Washington did a study several years ago in which they found that 100% of wild caught salmon had parasites, while farmed salmon had virtually none. Note that in Japan salmon is not
traditionally eaten as sashimi, most Japanese find it too oily. You'll see it at kaiten-zushi type of places and it's usually
farmed Atlantic salmon that's why it looks like the salmon nigiri in N. America. I am told that in Hokkaido (known for its salmon), it is usually served cooked, if served raw it is heavily salted.