Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Frankenfish: Is GM salmon a vital part of our future?

A question posed by Bryan Walsh, when you look at how successful aquaculture has become and how much of the traditional fishing industry has all but destroyed itself with overfishing. The benefit of aquaculture becomes apparent. But there is a side to aquaculture that is a major problem fish feed.

As we farm the more commercial species like Salmon, a carnivore species and high on the food chain. There for to ensure the growth of species like salmon we have to feed them smaller species and these species are taken from the oceans.  Not a really sustainable method when you think about it. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
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