Salmon Farming Exposed Again

[Will Smith]

I have put this onto this page for Max coverage, mods feel free to move if necessary.

Some of you may have already signed this open letter on Salmon Farming, however, if you have not please consider doing so.
I have looked into this myself in recent years and what I have found in pretty shocking, I know we have discussed it before and Andrew put up a link to a video which was very condemning, Salmon Farming causes a huge impact on wild fish stocks and also the environment.
Even though I love Salmon, we will not buy it now if it is farmed so, we just go without, no hardship really.
Will


https://action.ciwf.org.uk/page/77237/p ... arded=true

[alan behenna]

There was a Panorama expose on it a while ago.

Pretty grim stuff.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-48266480

[Will Smith]

Agreed Alan, if only folks would stop buying it, however, there is an insatiable appetite for it in many countries and the Scottish government of course are making loads of dosh from it.
Has to be market lead IMO if no body buys it they will stop producing, the saying "as much chance as a snowflake in hell" comes to mind.

[Mike J]

Worse is that farmed Salmon DNA is being found in wild Atlantic Salmon.

The Scottish Goverment have no care for Scotlands Natural environment when it comes to profit eg; Trump golf course on a protected wildlife area.

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[GAVIN H]

Done

[Stewlaws]

One of the many incredible abuses on the natural environment in order to feed a product that never lead itself to be farmed, the narrative behind this is pure greed, this will be outlawed at some point I'm sure , but again only once the horse has well and fully bolted...

Anyone eating a farmed salmon should rethink their standing....

[GAVIN H]

One of the many incredible abuses on the natural environment in order to feed a product that never lead itself to be farmed, the narrative behind this is pure greed, this will be outlawed at some point I'm sure , but again only once the horse has well and fully bolted...

Anyone eating a farmed salmon should rethink their standing....

+1

[Will Smith]

One of the many incredible abuses on the natural environment in order to feed a product that never lead itself to be farmed, the narrative behind this is pure greed, this will be outlawed at some point I'm sure , but again only once the horse has well and fully bolted...

Anyone eating a farmed salmon should rethink their standing....

Very well put Stew.

Will.

[JohnCopeman]

The snag is though if salmon farming stopped then would there be a U Turn in fishing in the Atlantic AND around our coastlines.
It's no good anglers sticking to catch and release if the seas are reaped/ raped.

[Will Smith]

That is very true John, however fish farming (as it is today) is not/cannot be the solution.

Looking at the bigger picture on all of this, maybe we are getting close to tipping point on feeding the population of our planet, when the harm done in producing food creates more problems than it solves, perhaps not the best example as Salmon is really a luxury commodity and not a basic requirement.

Will.

[Stewlaws]

That is very true John, however fish farming (as it is today) is not/cannot be the solution.

Looking at the bigger picture on all of this, maybe we are getting close to tipping point on feeding the population of our planet, when the harm done in producing food creates more problems than it solves, perhaps not the best example as Salmon is really luxury commodity and not a basic requirement.

Will.

Absolutely on the nail... Salmon is/was a luxury that has found itself affordable through questionable farming practices.. But the way we view fish stocks globally and how they are exploited for short term gains is without doubt a massive mistake, we are exploiting natural resources at a rate that is unsustainable against dwindling stocks and burgeoning population...

[Muskie]

Salmon farming is wrong on so many levels. Not least it is so inefficient in that it takes 10 tonne of fish pellet to produce 1 tonne of farmed salmon. What with the environmental pollution etc the industry should be shut down.