Lice from fish farms attack wild salmon
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Sally KneidelPosted
Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:41pm
Wild young salmon burdened with fish-farm lice
Image credit: Alexandra Morton, Science News
Humans wolf down more than 9 million metric tons of farmed fish every year. Lots of consumers believe farmed fish are a more eco-friendly diet choice than wild fish, many of which are declining due to overharvesting and climate change. But a growing ...
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Fish Oil Supplements: Are Yours Safe?
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Brett - Sheer BalancePosted
Mon 20 Jun 2011 7:51pm
News sources constantly remind us that we should take fish oil supplements for their Omega-3 benefits . But the media also warns us of the dangers posed—both to ourselves and the environment—by unsustainable fishing practices. So what makes fish sustainable, and how can we reap the benefits of fish oil safely?
Omega-3 Health Effects Are ...
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Salmon – not so healthy?
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Parker Health Solutions ..Posted
Tue 12 May 2009 3:50pm
Salmon is healthy and we should all eat more of it, right? It has healthy fats and is very versatile in the kitchen, so what’s not to like? Where the fish comes from, the methods from which it is raised and the detriment to the environment should change your thinking on ordering that slmon tonight.
If you had Atlantic salmon at the resta ...
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from Dr Mercola National Organic...
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Raw CuisinePosted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 10:56am
from Dr Mercola
National Organics Standards Board is meeting to decide whether or not to allow farmed fish to carry the federal government’s organic label.
While the industry believes an organic standard for farmed fish would improve operations and improve competition against sub-par foreign producers, opponents believe the label wou ...
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Wild vs Farmed Fish?
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hiporganicmamaPosted
Sat 09 May 2009 9:55am
Why Wild and not Farmed? Farmed sounds better, we are protecting the wild fish, right? But it's not that simple. When you hear farmed, think agri-business, think of those huge dairy and cattle farms and chicken pens where they sit on top of one another. Ah, it's getting clearer now.
Yes, the fish are raised in confined areas (cages or nets) ...
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With summer on the horizon, many...
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Raw CuisinePosted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 5:36pm
With summer on the horizon, many people are thinking about health, fitness, and flaunting their firm forms while having fun in the sun. If you’re eating salmon because you think it’s good for your health-think again. Here are 10 “reel” reasons not to eat it:
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Salmon Are Smart
Fish are smart. Oxford University scientist Dr. Ther ...
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Farmed Salmon in Pet Food: Is It Safe?
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Jan R.Posted
Fri 20 Feb 2009 5:41pm
Many of us who are careful about our diets have real concerns about eating farmed salmon and other farmed (aka “ocean-raised”) fish. We want the Omega-3 fatty acids from the fish oils — for ourselves and for our pets — but wonder if we are trading lower prices for contamination. This is especially important for pets, most of whom eat the same f ...
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The 411 on Farm-Raised Fish
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Robert DavisPosted
Wed 08 Jun 2011 10:46pm
There's more than one fish in the sea. And increasingly today, a lot of those fish are swimming around under the watchful eyes of fish farmers. During a recent trip to Norway, I had the opportunity to visit a salmon farm in the middle of a clear, cold fjord near historic cobble stoned city of Stavanger.
I was there because I wanted ...
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Review of the documentary "End of the Line: Where Have All the Fish Gone?"
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Sally KneidelPosted
Mon 01 Mar 2010 12:00am
Review by Sally Kneidel, PhD, of sallykneidel.com
My husband, an ecologist, keeps a list of people whose profession matches their name, such as peanut specialist Shelly Nutt, ornithologist Christopher Bird, editor Zachary Read. But the best is Dr. Boris Worm, a marine biologist at Canada's Dalhousie University. He's always been our favorite, ...
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