"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:32:16 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>
>> > In article >,
>> > says...
>> > >
>> > > What is wrong with fish farms?
>> >
>> > What is wrong with intensive fish farms is that fish were never
>> > designed
>> > to live in cramped confinement with other fish. Crowded fish are a
>> > hotbed
>> > of fish disease and parasites; making them smaller weaker and therefore
>> > less profitable. To overcome the heavy infestatitons of parasites and
>> > disease they are heavily medicated with insecticide and antibiotics.
>> > So,
>> > number one what's wrong is the uptake of chemicals from eating the
>> > fish.
>> >
>> > The second, is that fish farmed in sea and rivers, contaminate the
>> > sea
>> > and river bed (therefore the natural ecology) with their medicated
>> > waste;
>> > and they are also a source of infection to wild species in the area.
>> >
>> > http://www.ehow.com/list_6464126_eff...h-farming.html
>> >
>> > (in case you think the above only happens in the third world, some of
>> > the worst examples have been in the UK, USA and Norway.)
>> >
>> > http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/fis...rigs-and-fish-
>> > farms/mercury-fishfarms/
>> >
>> So we're caught between a rock and a hard place: fish farms or over
>> fishing.
>
What is your point? You don't want to eat fish from the oil spill, yet
you're against inland fish farms?

> The alternative, is properly managed, ethical fish farming. Just like
> properly managed, ethical meat production. The bottom line is that
> consumers need to educate themselves about how their food is produced and
> shop accordingly.The market depends on us.
>
> Janet

Fish farming is certainly a better thing than harping about oil spills. Fish
farming is a great idea. If the area can support it . There were a lot
of catfish farms in west Tennessee. Also rice. Down here there's shirmp,
blue crab, rice...

Jill

Jill