Comments on: What Are The Differences Between Farmed Versus Wild Fish? http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/08/29/what-are-the-differences-between-farmed-versus-wild-fish/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Thu, 24 May 2012 10:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Fields http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/08/29/what-are-the-differences-between-farmed-versus-wild-fish/#comment-6541 David Fields Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2926#comment-6541 Excellent article and I echo Grace's comment that it is very concise. If you are inspired to do as Grace suggests, to stop doing business with restaurants that sell farmed salmon, allow me to suggest that you also make them aware of an initiative called Wild Salmon Supporters (WSS), of which the David Suzuki Foundation is a partner. This initiative is a network of restaurants and food outlets that have committed to sell only wild salmon (and closed containment salmon when available)and to use their buying power to sway governments and industry to remove the open net cages out of the ocean and into closed containment systems. If the restaurant you are speaking to has an interest in making the shift, I am able to help them through it. David Excellent article and I echo Grace’s comment that it is very concise.

If you are inspired to do as Grace suggests, to stop doing business with restaurants that sell farmed salmon, allow me to suggest that you also make them aware of an initiative called Wild Salmon Supporters (WSS), of which the David Suzuki Foundation is a partner. This initiative is a network of restaurants and food outlets that have committed to sell only wild salmon (and closed containment salmon when available)and to use their buying power to sway governments and industry to remove the open net cages out of the ocean and into closed containment systems. If the restaurant you are speaking to has an interest in making the shift, I am able to help them through it.

David

]]> By: Ron http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/08/29/what-are-the-differences-between-farmed-versus-wild-fish/#comment-6540 Ron Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:08:44 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2926#comment-6540 Good article but didn't go deeply enough into the health effects of farmed salmon vs. wild. Farmed salmon are often fed a similar diet to that given to cows, meaning lots of corn. As a result, their meat is probably no better for you that an artery-clogging steak. Good article but didn’t go deeply enough into the health effects of farmed salmon vs. wild. Farmed salmon are often fed a similar diet to that given to cows, meaning lots of corn. As a result, their meat is probably no better for you that an artery-clogging steak.

]]> By: graceonline http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/08/29/what-are-the-differences-between-farmed-versus-wild-fish/#comment-6539 graceonline Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:02:33 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2926#comment-6539 This is the clearest, most concise article I've seen on this subject. Thank you for writing it. I've heard the claim before, that farming salmon and other fish increases their availability to us while leaving the wild critters to propagate and do their thing: Eat and be eaten. Only recently did I see a new piece, probably on public TV, that showed how insidious and dangerous is fish farming--for the reasons you mention here. They showed some good footage to illustrate their points. I urge everyone reading this article to write the owners of the companies and restaurants who buy farmed fish and tell them why you won't be patronizing their products and businesses. This is the clearest, most concise article I’ve seen on this subject. Thank you for writing it. I’ve heard the claim before, that farming salmon and other fish increases their availability to us while leaving the wild critters to propagate and do their thing: Eat and be eaten. Only recently did I see a new piece, probably on public TV, that showed how insidious and dangerous is fish farming–for the reasons you mention here. They showed some good footage to illustrate their points.

I urge everyone reading this article to write the owners of the companies and restaurants who buy farmed fish and tell them why you won’t be patronizing their products and businesses.

]]> By: nan fischer http://thegoodhuman.com/2010/08/29/what-are-the-differences-between-farmed-versus-wild-fish/#comment-6538 nan fischer Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:56:40 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=2926#comment-6538 Ew. I think I'll expand the vegetable garden for next year. Blech. Ew. I think I’ll expand the vegetable garden for next year. Blech.

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