On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:21:31 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>
> "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?

Where did I say I was against fish farming?
>
> > 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...
>


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