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    Numerous Freshwater Fish Farms around the world are helping feed a growing worldwide population. However, Aquaculture is also a huge industry in today 's growing economy, most of the species framers raise are Catfish, Trout, Tilapia, and even Salmon and other cold and warm water fish. Aquaculture has been around for thousands of years the first Fish Farms were accidental it didn 't become a concern until farmers started to breed concentrated amount of fish in small areas. Nevertheless, Aquaculture

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    The world is currently increasing at an alarming rate, where the population will reach nine billion by 2050, creating further demand for food (Raising More Fish to Meet Rising Demand, 2014). Fish farming, or aquaculture, is said to be the solution to meeting the growing global demand for fish as this sector is rapidly expanding comprehensively for the last thirty years (Australian Marine Conservation Society). Aquaculture is performing to become a successful method to satisfy the universal demand

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    Environmental Impact of Fisheries and Fish Farming on a Global Scale On our Oceanography class trip to La Jolla, California, we spent a day on the Ocean Institute boat running tests and observing sea life. To collect a sample of the different fish in the area we dragged a large net in the water, which the volunteers said they don’t do often because it is destructive to the environment. I found it interesting that catching fish in this way could be harmful not only to the fish, but to the ocean environment

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    Essay on Salmon Farming in British Colombia

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    Salmon Farming in British Colombia You are at a midsummer barbeque, you are about to take a bite of a mouth watering salmon burger, but have you considered the consequences the salmon you are about to eat has? Salmon farming is damaging to local wildlife and for this reason it is crucial that it must be halted. Salmon farming is damaging to British Colombia’s economy and must be terminated. Salmon farming must stop as it poses a health risk to its consumers. Salmon farming in British Colombia

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    Fish cultivating, otherwise called Aquaculture, is an industry that utilizes ocean life for business purposes. A standout amongst the most widely recognized fish species that are cultivated worldwide is salmon. The greater parts of the salmon that Americans consumed are cultivated in British Columbia and develop in open net pens set specifically in the sea; creating environmental threats in all areas it takes place. The problem with open net cages that are placed directly in the ocean is; the release

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    and there will be immerse rise in demand for fish protein which is expected to grow by another 700,000 metric tons over the same period making it a rise. Figures show that statistically Nigeria’s current fish consumption is 7.5 kilos per person against global fish consumption at 18.7 kilos per person, implying and meaning that the country’s current consumption shortfall per person is still large, at 11.2 kilo per person. Catfish usually the primary fish farmed in Nigeria, sells for about $2.50 per

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    Though, the lack of concrete scientific evidences of the direct link between pollution and aquaculture in the Mediterranean its potential importance should not be reduced or neglected. In fact, according to the UNEP/MAP/MEDPOL, intensive cage fish farming is “undoubtedly a matter of concern for the Mediterranean”ii.  In this paper, some of the potential negative effects of the aquaculture activity in the Mediterranean Sea are depicted. Additionally, possible sustainable solutions are presented.

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    INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY “An international strategy is a strategy through which the firm sells its goods or services outside its domestic market. Firms using an international strategy become quite diversified geographical as they compete in numerous countries or regions outside their domestic market’. (Hitt, Ireland and Hoskisson 2015, p.229) Currently, it is difficult to have a solid position in markets as well as meet all demands of people in a detailed market. Thus, international markets may bring

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    Food In Animal Food

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    Another benefit of a vegan/pescetarian lifestyle is the fact that consumers no longer have to worry about diseases that meat carries. Unsafe, and contaminated meat production can result to meat riddled with diseases such as e-coli, salmonella, and mad cow disease which result to getting multiple numbers of people sick and the possibility of death. The 1963 Jack in the Box e-coli outbreak was one of the biggest and most infamous food poison outbreak in contemporary history. During this outbreak,

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    Genetically modified organisms (GMO) are organisms that have been processed with recombinant DNA technology, which involves the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another. The recombined DNA material can be incorporated into the target organism either indirectly through a vector system or directly through injection techniques. The transferred gene is surrounded by activators, gene sequences that control the expression of the gene. The key of genetic engineering is to accurately control

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