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Fish Farms are OK, Aren't They?

50,000 Salmon Escaped From a Tasmanian Fish FarmA leak in Tasmania is sparking fears of pollution. But it’s not an oil, gas, or chemicals; what leaked is at least 50,000 fish. Farmed salmon, to be exact.

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Facial cancer threatens Tasmanian devils | DW | 11.09.2020The cancer, which is transmitted from one animal to the other via biting, has already wiped out up to 90% of the species. Could breeding programs and vaccines help the devils' plight?

Fish Farms Become Feedlots of the SeaLike cattle pens, the salmon operations bring product to market cheaply. But harm to ocean life and possibly human health has experts worried.

Scientists Make the Case For Sentience in FishThe reasons for not eating fish range from animal rights concerns to the effects of overfishing on the environment.

Farmed Salmon | Industries | WWFWorld Wildlife Fund - The leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species.

Problems with Farming Fish

The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic ResistanceAs the fish farming industry struggles to become more environmentally friendly, it just gained another problem. Fish food loaded with antibiotic-resistant genes. Do you like salmon? Around the world, salmon aquaculture represents about 70% of the market, according to the World Wildlife Fund. But, fish farming is resource intensive and causes some problems, including:

Can Farmed Fish Flourish on a Veggie Diet?It’s a fish-eat-fish world out there, which is bad news for ailing fisheries providing feedstock for aquaculture. If only some key dinner-table species were vegetarians, smaller fish would be spared.

Vegetarian feed one of the keys to sustainable fish farming – IUCN reportMaking farmed fish more ‘vegetarian’ by feeding them terrestrial plants, algae, or other alternatives to feed made from wild fish will continue to reduce the environmental impact of the fast-growing fish farming sector, according to a new IUCN report

The Problems With Fish Farming | Wellness MamaThere are many problems with commercial fish farming including: disease, antibiotic use, decreased Omega-3s, pesticide use, plastic chemicals and more!

The Problem with Farmed Fish — Their Food Is Spreading Antibiotic ResistanceAs the fish farming industry struggles to become more environmentally friendly, it just gained another problem. Fish food loaded with antibiotic-resistant genes. Do you like salmon? Around the world, salmon aquaculture represents about 70% of the market, according to the World Wildlife Fund. But, fish farming is resource intensive and causes some problems, including:

Can Farmed Fish Flourish on a Veggie Diet?It’s a fish-eat-fish world out there, which is bad news for ailing fisheries providing feedstock for aquaculture. If only some key dinner-table species were vegetarians, smaller fish would be spared.

Aquafarming | PETAYour source for great-tasting vegan and vegetarian recipes, information on all aspects of vegan and vegetarian living, news about PETA's campaigns to stop factory farming, tips and free stuff to help you promote a vegetarian lifestyle.

Vegetarian feed one of the keys to sustainable fish farming – IUCN reportMaking farmed fish more ‘vegetarian’ by feeding them terrestrial plants, algae, or other alternatives to feed made from wild fish will continue to reduce the environmental impact of the fast-growing fish farming sector, according to a new IUCN report

The Problems With Fish Farming | Wellness MamaThere are many problems with commercial fish farming including: disease, antibiotic use, decreased Omega-3s, pesticide use, plastic chemicals and more!

Environmental Problems of AquacultureIn food systems, nothing comes for free. All attempts at increasing human food supplies inevitably produce environmental consequences elsewhere. With aquaculture, those consequences are only now starting to be understood.

Fish Have Richer Emotional Lives then you Realize

Latest Book: What A Fish Knows - Jonathan Balcombe

Fish may not have facial expressions, but they have personalityIf you were the kind of kid who felt really, really sorry for the goldfish swimming in circles in that tiny, boring bowl, “What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives

Most Eaten, Least Heard: The Inner Lives of FishesIn his talk Jonathan combines science with story-telling to explore the colorful lives of the least understood (and most maligned) vertebrates on Earth. Do fishes think? Do they really have three-second memories? And can they recognize the humans who peer back at them from above the surface of the water. Balcombe’s talk will blow your fishy biases clear out of the water.

Where's The High Welfare Fish?Whether farmed or caught wild, consuming fish involves animal suffering and ecological destruction. What is the best way for individuals to help fish?

Playing, Courting, And Vanity: The Rich Emotional Lives Of FishFish have personalities. They plan, recognize, remember, court, parent, innovate, manipulate, and get depressed.?So?why?do?we?treat?them?so?badly?

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