"More than 80% of the fish has disappeared from your oceans. Your children, when they are your age, will not be able to see wild fish. The oceans will be completely empty in 30 years. Unless..... YOU stop eating fish now AND please vote for political parties that will stop subsidizing the fishing industry." http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/Raw-Food-blog.html#Stop-Eati...
Myself, I personally would just ban fish farms globally. They are polluting, don't provide healthy fish for consumption and require smaller wild caught fish to maintain.
I might add: I'd also place a ban on all Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations as unhealthy, cruel, environmentally unfriendly (requiring cleared land growing GMOs for feeds) and perhaps unnecessary. Although, some are better than others such as those that feed sprouted grasses rather than grains.
Animals should live in their natural habitats. First and foremost we should adapt to them and serve them, not them to us. Domestication can only go so far, and ironically as we overly domesticate animals, so we ourselves become domesticated and consumed without even knowing it.
Fish farms probably need improvement, but among our options for farmed protein sources, fish are one of the best. Generally very healthy, and they have a good conversion factor.
Also, good luck banning them globally. We don't have a world government just yet.
Lastly, refusing to eat any fish seems somewhat silly, unless you are willing to give up meat entirely. Our various other farmed meat sources really aren't that much better, and there are responsible fish options available. Just do some research.
Heavy metal toxicity in seafood from larger fish is a worry, even if the ocean was bursting with fish of all species all of a sudden. I haven't found farmed fish as yet up to my standards, just look at the colour of farmed salmon, and it doesn't make me feel too good after consuming. The best fish I have access to presently are sardines in glass from Spain.
World government worries me as it would threaten Israel (let alone everything else it deems bad) because it would become a scapegoat and distraction from its own evils. So I just ban certain fish in my own mind.
I am not in favour of population control and mentioned it in a comment I made above.
I think feeding the population now has become a form of population control anyhow. Did you see the latest French study on GMO? Irradiated and pesticide laden food takes its toll not only humans but animals and bees (colony collapse disorder) too. I'd suggest moving to biodynamic farming methods gradually. Such food is more nutritious anyhow. For your interest, I can stop my appetite dead in its tracks with a zinc supplement, (that's soil depletion for you.)
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There's a documentary on this issue here https://vimeo.com/23540198 with one blogger saying:
"More than 80% of the fish has disappeared from your oceans. Your children, when they are your age, will not be able to see wild fish. The oceans will be completely empty in 30 years. Unless..... YOU stop eating fish now AND please vote for political parties that will stop subsidizing the fishing industry." http://www.thebestofrawfood.com/Raw-Food-blog.html#Stop-Eati...
Myself, I personally would just ban fish farms globally. They are polluting, don't provide healthy fish for consumption and require smaller wild caught fish to maintain.
I might add: I'd also place a ban on all Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations as unhealthy, cruel, environmentally unfriendly (requiring cleared land growing GMOs for feeds) and perhaps unnecessary. Although, some are better than others such as those that feed sprouted grasses rather than grains.
Animals should live in their natural habitats. First and foremost we should adapt to them and serve them, not them to us. Domestication can only go so far, and ironically as we overly domesticate animals, so we ourselves become domesticated and consumed without even knowing it.
Fish farms probably need improvement, but among our options for farmed protein sources, fish are one of the best. Generally very healthy, and they have a good conversion factor.
Also, good luck banning them globally. We don't have a world government just yet.
Lastly, refusing to eat any fish seems somewhat silly, unless you are willing to give up meat entirely. Our various other farmed meat sources really aren't that much better, and there are responsible fish options available. Just do some research.
Heavy metal toxicity in seafood from larger fish is a worry, even if the ocean was bursting with fish of all species all of a sudden. I haven't found farmed fish as yet up to my standards, just look at the colour of farmed salmon, and it doesn't make me feel too good after consuming. The best fish I have access to presently are sardines in glass from Spain.
World government worries me as it would threaten Israel (let alone everything else it deems bad) because it would become a scapegoat and distraction from its own evils. So I just ban certain fish in my own mind.
So work towards improving farmed fish, either with your votes or with your dollars. Don't just jump ship and tell everyone they should bail with you.
I am jumping ship on this item. In total I am down 3 mod points (and counting!). Moving onto greener, more biodynamic pastures!
... biodynamic pastures ...
Come again?
Biodynamics is a spiritual-ethical-ecological approach to agriculture, food production and nutrition.
... oh boy.
So what are your proposals for feeding a continually growing global population? Or are you in favor of population control?
I am not in favour of population control and mentioned it in a comment I made above.
I think feeding the population now has become a form of population control anyhow. Did you see the latest French study on GMO? Irradiated and pesticide laden food takes its toll not only humans but animals and bees (colony collapse disorder) too. I'd suggest moving to biodynamic farming methods gradually. Such food is more nutritious anyhow. For your interest, I can stop my appetite dead in its tracks with a zinc supplement, (that's soil depletion for you.)
Starvation is a form of population control.
You're either in favor of limiting human population by some means, or are engaging in some hugely wishful thinking.