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In article >,
says...
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> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.
> >>

> (snippage)
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> Have you ever actually SEEN a fish farm? Something other than what you read
> online?


Yes; very common in west Scotland.

Janet.