Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

re: Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

jannie — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:39:06 GMT

I went into a fish market bought some salmon thinking it was fresh caught out of the ocean (I live in a small town on the ocean). It was terrible, I couldn't even eat it. Living on the ocean and they sell farmed fish in the fish market. I didn't think to ask if it was wild salmon, I just assumed that it was because of where I live.

re: Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

mmc88121 — Mon, 14 May 2007 03:53:17 GMT

Why do fish need wheat gluten in the first place? IF they are being raised in their natural environment there would not be any need of them being feed artificial foods so this would not have happenend.

mmc88121

re: Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

PPARGammaGirl — Sun, 13 May 2007 04:17:25 GMT

The first time I bought salmon after moving over here I thought I had bought some that was “off” because it tasted rancid. I tried a few times more – always tasted rancid despite passing the sniff test. Then I discovered that all the salmon here is farmed. I stopped eating salmon because I couldn’t get wild (not even frozen). A few months ago I saw frozen “organic” salmon – dumbo brain here figured at least if it was ‘organic’ they must receive their ‘natural’ diet and the fatty acid ratios would be as they should be. It was horribly expensive but I hadn’t had salmon for years. So how did this frozen organic salmon taste? Bleuch, that’s how.

Lesson: Frozen-farmed-salmon = oxymoron.

re: Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

Vigorosa — Sat, 12 May 2007 20:47:49 GMT

For us seafoodlovers this is even more devastating news! However, there are a lot of folks out there who haven't given up on seafood and the waterways. Just go to the website for The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood WATCH ....http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.asp Click (on the left) "Links to Other Resources". It's helpful to see all the groups dedicated to trying to make the situation better. One group, Environmental Defense, under "Oceans Alive" even offers a list of "Fish Oil Supplements" categorized as "Best Choice", "Incomplete", or "Worst Choice". The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafod Watch website offers a lot of good resources to help with decisions about seafood consumption. Even if you choose to abstain for now, checking it out can help you feel hopeful about eating seafood in the future.

re: Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

Dr. David Spitz — Sat, 12 May 2007 11:17:16 GMT

This is great because EVERYDAY the examples keep pouring in of how we need to raise our food the way NATURE intended and not think we can do a better job.

Every day, every time trying to improve on nature fails. Grass-fed beef, wild fish, organically grown fruits and vegetables (which means grow it the way nature intended---without pesticides and herbicides) and fresh, pure water is ALWAYS going to be better than cattle feed lots, farmed fish, pestide/herbicide toxified veggies and fruits, floridated/chlorinated water.

Think of how it was intended,,,,,and that's how you should eat/drink it.

re: Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

LM36 — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:00:36 GMT

Being an informed consumer I already had farmed fish on my list of food NOT to purchase.   Yet another reason to add to the list.

The modern grocery store has become a place where people go to purchase disease, especially if you are not an educated consumer. It is a relief for me to think that I will never venture down "those aisles" ever again!  My grocery shopping does not take very long, in fact, I can be done in less than 5 minutes! I would not purchase more than 90% of the items that are sold in grocery stores. If it weren't for the natural foods section then I probably would not even shop there.

PS> When I see people buying "crap food" I wish that I could pull them aside and explain what they are doing to their health. But most prefer to remain ignorant...so sad!

re: Another Reason Not to Eat Farmed Fish

Russ Bianchi — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:11:17 GMT

Is it not reasonable, and rational, to think concentrating fish, poultry, cattle, or other livestock, for feeding and growth efficiency reasons (towards conversion to human food) is both efficient, yet almost begging for disease and contamination to be the NORM from microbiological, bacteriological, viral, toxic exposure, or genetic aberrations (over time) to said livestock or fish?

Even Asia Pacific indigenous islanders KNEW that one needs tidal and fresh movement of ocean waters, to keep stock fish pools healthy, and safe, many hundreds of years, if not thousands of years, ago.

Modern factory farming, on the land or water, is indeed yet another CAUSE of dangerous calories YOU SHOULD NOT PURCHASE NOR CONSUME!!!