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David Suzuki Foundation: Aquaculture
People around the world are eating more seafood than ever before, which is driving production of farmed species. The ecological impact of fish farming ranges from benign to catastrophic, and depends on which species are raised, how they ...
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ECNT » Current Campaigns » Marine & Coastal » Aquaculture
Use of wild-caught fish which are turned into fish meal to feed farmed species places increased pressure on our wild fish. Feed for fish farming is in fact increasing ... on a permanent basis. Increased nutrients may affect the algal and seagrass balance and the species composition within these groups and therefore affect (possibly decrease) food availability for turtles and dugongs ...
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A Rising Tide of Change
If water temperatures rise beyond the tolerance limits of the currently farmed species, then aquaculturists, too, may have to switch to other types of fish. Shorebirds, Seabirds, ... marine mammals that attract thousands of tourists to the Fundy region each year. Many of these species are likely to change their distributions in response to warming air and sea. Many seabirds, ...
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finfish
Some species such as Tilapia can be fed on an entirely vegetarian diet, whilst the majority of UK farmed species are fed a carnivorous diet. The feed for carnivorous fish comprises fishmeal and fish oil derived from wild caught species of small pelagic fish predominantly anchovy, jack mackerel, blue whiting, capelin, sandeel and Medhaden. These pelagic fish are processed ...
fishonline.org

frequently asked questions
Agency ‘Eat Well’ website: http//www.eatwell.gov.uk/healthydiet/nutritionessentials/fishandshellfish/. TOP Q. Is farmed salmon sustainable? A. There are a number of issues both environmental and ecological associated with ... fish farms with the ultimate aim of creating a producers and suppliers list of sustainably-farmed species. In the meantime the best choice for you to make is to buy organically ...
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The Center for Food Safety - Aquaculture
In the absence of minimal state and national regulatory standards, this country's 4,000 ... diseases; and the over-fishing of vast quantities of non-commercial fish to feed carnivorous farmed fish, such as salmon. Yet fish are not the only organisms affected--federally protected marine ...
foodsafetynow.org

Habitat Media - interview transcript
These issues exist with any farmed species. In the case of tuna, it is thought that this fish is more polluting. I ... very limited and tuna will be confined to the same standards that exist for other farm species. Again, do you think tuna aquaculture can help alleviate excessive fishing in Mediterranean and North Atlantic? ...
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Farmed and Dangerous - Fish Feed
The economic incentive to speed the growth of farmed species has led to the use of an increasingly high-energy diet, which means ... rising costs and reduced availability introduces entirely new issues and concerns: Byproduct feed - in Canada, farmed salmon can be fed byproducts from poultry processing such as feathers, necks and intestines; Genetically ...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium: Seafood Watch Program - How Fish are Caught or Farmed
Farmed fish can escape and compete with wild fish for natural resources. Escaped fish can interbreed with wild fish of the same species, compromising the hardiness of the wild population. Diseases and parasites can spread to wild fish living near or swimming past net pens. ...
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EIA - The Environmental Investigation Agency: Tigers Campaign | What Can I Do?
EIA - The Environmental Investigation Agency: Tigers Campaign | What Can I Do? CAMPAIGNS SPECIES IN PERIL TIGERS CAMPAIGN NEWS WHAT CAN I DO? REPORTS & BRIEFINGS BACKGROUND INFO LINKS night of the tiger - ... ban and legalise the buying and selling of tiger body parts for traditional medicines from farmed tigers. If you would like to take action against this potentially devastating threat to wild ...
www.eia-international.org