Farmed Salmon Dying Like Crazy
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- GreenScreenCinema
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Here's a real blight on the environment! Salmon, which were designed to swim upstream and spawn in creeks and rivers have been "farmed" in huge pens in the Atlantic Ocean and off the coast of Chile for a while now. That much you probably already know. But now the overcrowding, use of antibiotics and lack of genetic diversity has caused a massive die off in these "farmed" salmon. In Chile alone only 70% of the harvest made it out alive (which were then immediately slaughtered and served for food). Kind of ironic, huh?
I don't know why we even let the food industry get away with calling these fish "farmed" salmon. I think "tortured salmon" or "salmon that was forced to breed with its sister" would be a more accurate name.
Of course, from watching Food Inc. I learned that it's illegal to disparage a food product, so I need to make a disclaimer here and say that diseased Chilean Salmon are probably the most delicious Salmon and you should eat some today. Especially since the die off may wipe them out in 3 years.
I don't know why we even let the food industry get away with calling these fish "farmed" salmon. I think "tortured salmon" or "salmon that was forced to breed with its sister" would be a more accurate name.
Of course, from watching Food Inc. I learned that it's illegal to disparage a food product, so I need to make a disclaimer here and say that diseased Chilean Salmon are probably the most delicious Salmon and you should eat some today. Especially since the die off may wipe them out in 3 years.
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JanforGore
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Sounds more like animal cruelty to me. Featured on Sustainable Agriculture. http://current.com/groups/sustainable-agriculture/
- 2 years ago
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JanforGore
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larrysnotes
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JanforGore:
If we farm it we may be able to let true nature be.
- 2 years ago
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larrysnotes
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larrysnotes
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You made me want fish for supper.
- 2 years ago
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larrysnotes
