Not So Fishy Fish Farms

The consumer market for freshwater ornamental fish and related products in the US exceeds $700 million annually and is growing at a rate of nearly 9% per year

The film Salmon confidential had initially been released on October 2nd, 2013; Since then, the status of British Columbia fish farming may just have a promising future. For too long has the fish farming industry in British Columbia gotten away with destroying the population of wild salmon. Despite this, recently the fish farming industry has been running into problems that threaten the survival of their industry in British Columbia. Currently, there are 130 floating fish farms in British Columbia, all of these fish farms have been infected with contagious diseases that are spreading to other wild salmon that travel in these areas. The companies in change of the fish farming have been trying to hide the fact that their farms have caused a major

Along with the sheer capability to sustain fish populations and feed the increasing demands of humans, the practice of aquaculture itself is a resource efficient way of producing protein. By nature, fish are able to convert more of their food into body mass than when looking at land animals. For example, farmed raised salmon are one of the most intensively-fed cultured fish, but according to the NOAA, when comparing the ratio of pounds of feed to produce a pound of protein, farm raised salmon has a ratio of 1.2 pounds of feed to produce 1 pound of salmon, which is still lower than the 1.9 pounds of feed to produce 1 pound of chicken (whereas Pork is 5.9lbs : 1lb, and Beef measures in at 8.7lbs : 1lb) (NOAA,

Salmon farming must be halted in order to prevent further harm of local wildlife. Fish are farmed in open net enclosures, this means any disease that the farmed fish have is easily transferable to

There are misconceptions on farmed-raised fish. A lot of people read an article on Yahoo and think that is the norm. Customers stay away from farm-raised fish and tend to go for the wild-caught option. Yes there are a lot of bad farms and farming practices in the world but it isn’t fair to stigmatize the entire industry. There are good farms with good practices. After all, we do eat farmed-raised poultry, beef and pork and we don’t think twice about eating it. So why are many consumers afraid to eat farm-raised fish? Many consumers are misinformed. I’m going to discuss how Whole Foods Market has raised the bar when it comes to farm-raised fish with their Responsibly Farmed standards.

A CSF or a community supported fishery is a fish farm. These CSF raise fish in vast numbers. The specific CSF in the video raised sea bass because it eats low on a food chain and has high Omega 3. The fish that are raised from these farms have 5 times the Omega 3 count compared to a fish caught in the wild. This proves the argument that farm raised fish have a lesser Omega 3 count that are farm

Some of the benefits or rewards for being able to use this technology are that as the world’s population continues to surge, so does the consumption of foods like seafood. GM foods, such as the salmon, provide a partial solution to not only support more people, but will also help preserve the remaining animals that have been overexploited and farmed (Zohar, 2010). Another benefit of GM salmon would be that it could save the industry millions of dollars in fish feed, while preventing loss in revenue do to diseased fish (Zohar, 2010). However with benefits follow the risks, which are what some consumer groups are focused on.

The two of the biggest commodities in Louisiana are the fish industry, and the oil industry. As the oil industry began to grow, BP’s power started to grow in Louisiana. This provided jobs for Louisiana residents and put food on the table. BP started by drilling in about twelve feet of water, but as technology grew they pushed out to deeper depths. By the 1970s, BP was one of the top oil companies in the area, taking the biggest risks by drilling the deepest. By taking this risk, it produced massive profits for BP. It also produced the worst safety records from an oil company ever recorded. Over the years, BP’s safety record results became worse. Furthermore, BP changed their image and renamed their company to Beyond Petroleum, trying

Have you ever wondered about what lives deep within the ocean? With the earth composed of 71% of ocean, there live many different species of marine life such as salmon, tuna, sharks, and other aquatic animals. Because of the healthy proteins and fats such as omega-3 fatty acids fish provide, fish consumption has greatly increased over the past few decades. With fish as an alternative to red meats such as cows, pigs, and chicken, it has provided many benefits for our health such as regulate blood clotting, and provide significant amounts of iron, and “good” omega fatty acids that the human body cannot produce on its own. Fishing has been used to meet consumer demand and

“How to Farm a Better Fish” by Joel K. Bourne, Jr. was published in National Geographic’s June, 2014 edition magazine. This particular article characterizes the differences between the various types of aquaculture, as well as what species to feed and the ingredients that make up the food given. The reporter who composed this editorial informed the reader of the advantages and downfalls of an indoor fish tank vs. an outdoor fish pen. The reporter pointed out the numerous ways an aquacultural company may feed their harvest of fish. He even explained that some fish farms have a whole ecosystem of aquatic animals and plants that they feed instead, to supply the whole food chain with enough nutrients. This is a rather important article because

The Interrelationship between consumers and fisheries is a very complex issue. Overfishing and exploitation of Cod remain one of the major

Because of overfishing, populations of saltwater fish have dwindled to surprisingly low numbers. But what of the few populations of people that still depend on fishing for food? And what of people who fish for sport, but only keep their legal limit? And how will placing restrictions affect both regional and global seafood economies? In 2005, 24.1 million tons of seafood were available for consumption in North America alone, with an astounding 107 million tons worldwide (Overfishing). And how would restricting fisheries affect worldwide health? Nearly 16% of the world’s protein consumption is provided by fisheries. These questions have driven bioethical debates since the early 1960s and remain to be dangerously unsolved and

The increasing demand for fish in the food industry has resulted in extensive overfishing in wild fisheries. This has caused widespread habitat destruction, overfishing, and an overall loss of biodiversity with both freshwater and marine ecosystems. To compensate for the issues surrounding industrial overfishing of wild populations, farmed fisheries in sheltered coastal waters, rivers, ponds and tanks were introduced. The innovation of genetically modified (GM) farmed-raised fish which possess traits such as larger mass, faster growth, and increased resistance to diseases may alleviate the industrial pressure from the food industry for consumer relevant species.

As the world more focus and advance forward on building a better self (as a person), such as healthy diet, people consume a lot of fish in such pursue. Among all the fish Salmon and Tuna which are rich in protein. Matter of a fact according to “RAINCOAST TRADING” consumers sustainably-harvested gourmet canned seafood company nutrition fact state, same amount of canned Salmon 55g and Tuna 55g, tuna has cal: 90, protein: 17g while salmon has cal: 110, and protein: 13g. So, lot of people favor over Salmon and consume more Tuna. But the problem is how a lot of Seafood Company caught or got the tuna which is harmful fishing practices instead of traditional methods and growing global high demand for seafood.

Aquaculture has the potential, through harvesting and farming species, to support the growing demand for seafood (Daf, 2017). Aquaculture produces fish for food, sport, bait and ornamental, as well as crustaceans, molluscs, algae, sea vegetables and fish eggs (NOAA, 2017). Seafood demand has significantly increased over the last three decades, the demand exceeds the supply capable by domestic production and continues to grow everyday (Agriculture, 2017). Aquaculture occurs throughout Australia from the tropical north to the temperate south, the industry is largely based in regional Australia and makes a significant and positive contribution to the regional development (Agriculture, 2017).