Comments on: Is Farm-Raised Salmon Sustainable?

By: GlobalPatriot

GlobalPatriot — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:28:57 +0000

It is quite sad that our oceans can no longer support demand from a population increasing in both numbers and affluence. Farmed fish may be required to feed us, which means we need to do a better job at it.

By: Chris Clark

Chris Clark — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:49:02 +0000

It's a very hot topic with lots of debate to go around. My issue isn't that farmed, hatchery raised, ranched, or genetically altered is (necessarily) a bad practice. It's a cover for the fact that our wild stocks are depleting rapidly (for many reasons). I wrote a blog post about it earlier today as well. http://proguidefinders.com/robo-salmon-somethin...

Thanks for your perspective G.P.

By: Daniel Brett

Daniel Brett — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:21:01 +0000

Interesting post. I’m a Fulbright scholar researching the issues associated with the international salmon industry, and have found that the benefits of “wild” salmon over farmed is frequently overstated. I encourage you to learn about and contribute to my research here: http://salmonsurvey.questionpro.com.

By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:05:07 +0000

It is extremely sad to see a wild fishery collapse due to overfishing…not a good thing for an expanding population.

By: thepinkpeppercorn

thepinkpeppercorn — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:17:33 +0000

Eww. That is my honest reaction! I’ve watched and read so many things about fishing now, it is hard to eat any fish at all. Especially when there is hardly any left, with whole fishing areas left devastated.
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By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:24:54 +0000

Thanks for the information on salmon ranching vs. farming. The process of releasing into the wild is a different paradigm from being raised solely in a confined environment. Here’s an interesting quote from the site you linked to above:

“In 2008, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that 146 million salmon were commercially harvested. Of this, 60 million salmon were identified as ocean ranched. Therefore, in 2008, ocean ranched salmon represented over 41% of the commercial catch in Alaska.”

By: Global Patriot

Global Patriot — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:14:43 +0000

Such 8 to 1 ratios serve to highlight the fact that it will be nearly impossible to feed large quantities of meat and fish to the predicted 9 billion people on this planet come 2050.

By: Alex Radway

Alex Radway — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:09:20 +0000

This just sounds crazy – 8KG of fish to produce 1KG of salmon (echoes of grains and meat production – I’m not a veggie, so I’m not speaking from a pedestal)…I think us humans are completely barmy!
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By: Salmon Ranching

Salmon Ranching — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:30:31 +0000

One really needs to look at salmon aquaculture as a whole. Salmon farming is just one way to raise salmon – there are others, such as salmon ranching. http://alaskasalmonranching.wordpress.com/what-is-salmon-ranching/

It is not a farmed vs wild argument anymore because no region on the planet harvests only wild salmon – they all utilize farming methods to keep up with demand. The question is – how to provide a healthy protein (salmon) to a growing and more demanding population. When one compares two productions methods (salmon farming vs salmon ranching) you may find salmon ranching probably has a greater impact on your points #1 #2 and #3 (point #4 is a complete fallacy – all salmon is very healthy for you), for the simple reason that billions of salmon are released into the ocean to compete with wild, natural salmon.

If we are really concerned about sustainability, then perhaps we should be boycotting Target’s move to support salmon ranching in Alaska.

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