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One sure way to stop the proposed Fish Farm in Algoa Bay

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Stop eating farmed fish.

We need to understand the dubious benefits that farmed fish bring to the food chain and stop eating farmed fish – the pain and suffering that we will bring to Algoa Bay will resonate badly with nature and contribute to more unhealthy lifestyles.

Just because we cannot see the farmed fish suffering below the surface does not mean that the other marine creatures are unaware of our cruelty.

How unhealthy would our population be if we FORCED our children to become adults in half the normal time it takes to grow up? Then how can we actually think that we have the right to force that upon animals and fish?

The video below makes for good food for THOUGHT:

Wild salmon are predatory animals that eat krill and other small fish. Krill are small crustaceans at the bottom of the food chain that feed on phytoplankton.5 Krill and the fish that eat them are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and lower in chemical contaminants.

In contrast farmed salmon eat whatever they are fed. Farmed salmon food typically contains fish meal, fish oil, processed food by-products (corn, wheat, soy), animal by-products, and ingredients to color the salmon flesh. Because farmed salmon are often fed fish meal and fish oil from fish higher on the food chain, they tend to have higher levels of chemical contaminants than wild salmon.

Farmed fish are raised in crowded enclosures that promote disease, necessitating the frequent use of antibiotics and other medicines. When measured, the residual antibiotics levels in farmed salmon are within regulatory limits. However, the health impacts of chronic, low-level exposure to antibiotics and other medicines, have not been evaluated.

Wild-caught salmon is lower in omega-6 fatty acids, chemical contaminants, and is free of antibiotic residues.

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Alan Straton

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Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.