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Both? The salmon along shipping routes or around them seems to be most at risk but it is also the most accessible https://www.asf.ca/about-atlantic-salmon/state-of-populations The northern salmon populations are healthiest but they are also furthest from population centers. In general, there is still too much atlantic salmon fishing. Canada is still assessing long term strategies for salmon population protection.
Looks like this might be a US vs Canada thing.
I wasn't aware there was such a thing as wiild caught Atlantic Salmon because in the US
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-salmon-protected#:~:text=All%20Atlantic%20salmon%20in%20the,a%20few%20rivers%20in%20Maine.
You are still correct in saying that wild caught can be problematic as well.