Comments on: Stop Eating Fish http://www.mutualinformation.org/2008/09/stop-eating-fish/ Measuring the dependency of different variables Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:30:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Watt Wise, Kilo-Watt Foolish — Mutual Information http://www.mutualinformation.org/2008/09/stop-eating-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Watt Wise, Kilo-Watt Foolish — Mutual Information Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:18:39 +0000 http://www.mutualinformation.org/?p=48#comment-116 [...] Some people would counter-argue that small environmental measures such as unplugging the laptop charger when not in use should be promoted because they raise awareness even if they are mostly meaningless. I think, however, that we have a mental environmental-caring budget and if we promote the meaningless measures we crowd-out the possibly meaningful measures (like eating less fish). [...] [...] Some people would counter-argue that small environmental measures such as unplugging the laptop charger when not in use should be promoted because they raise awareness even if they are mostly meaningless. I think, however, that we have a mental environmental-caring budget and if we promote the meaningless measures we crowd-out the possibly meaningful measures (like eating less fish). [...]

]]> By: BW http://www.mutualinformation.org/2008/09/stop-eating-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-6 BW Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:32:14 +0000 http://www.mutualinformation.org/?p=48#comment-6 http://envirovaluation.org/index.php/2008/09/12/worldwatch_report_fish_farming_for_the_f A good source of info. about fish farming http://envirovaluation.org/index.php/2008/09/12/worldwatch_report_fish_farming_for_the_f

A good source of info. about fish farming

]]> By: admin http://www.mutualinformation.org/2008/09/stop-eating-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-5 admin Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:18:25 +0000 http://www.mutualinformation.org/?p=48#comment-5 The <a href="http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11632870" rel="nofollow">Economist</a> seems to disagree with you and find the evidence mixed: """ Hitherto, the evidence has been that Chilean salmon is no worse than other farmed fish—and may be better. Importers have occasionally rejected shipments because of traces of malachite green, a forbidden fungicide, and, on one occasion in Japan, because of excess antibiotic residues. But a study by American and Canadian scientists published in Science in 2004 found that the Chilean fish contained significantly lower levels of contaminants such as PCBs and dioxins than European salmon (although more than wild salmon). That was probably because Chilean fishmeal, used as feed, comes from cleaner waters. """ I mentioned Chile because that's what you get more easily here in the US, but I have no particular preference. * If you are convinced that farmed fish is bad, then I cannot but tell you not to eat any fish. I believe that farmed raised fish is, by far, the lesser of two evils and eat that. The Economist seems to disagree with you and find the evidence mixed:

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Hitherto, the evidence has been that Chilean salmon is no worse than other farmed fish—and may be better. Importers have occasionally rejected shipments because of traces of malachite green, a forbidden fungicide, and, on one occasion in Japan, because of excess antibiotic residues.

But a study by American and Canadian scientists published in Science in 2004 found that the Chilean fish contained significantly lower levels of contaminants such as PCBs and dioxins than European salmon (although more than wild salmon). That was probably because Chilean fishmeal, used as feed, comes from cleaner waters.
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I mentioned Chile because that’s what you get more easily here in the US, but I have no particular preference.

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If you are convinced that farmed fish is bad, then I cannot but tell you not to eat any fish. I believe that farmed raised fish is, by far, the lesser of two evils and eat that.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.mutualinformation.org/2008/09/stop-eating-fish/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Bruce Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:51:15 +0000 http://www.mutualinformation.org/?p=48#comment-4 fISH FARMS IN cHILE DO NOT TRY TO MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THEIR FARMS. lOKK AT THE NEWS, HAVING LIVED IN cHILE NEAR FISH FARMS, i KNOW THEY ARE RUN IRRESPONSIBLY, DESTROY THE ECOLOGY AND HEAVILY USE DRUGS AND ANTIBIOTICS, (HUNDREDS OF TIMES MORE ANTIBIOTICS THAN ARE USED IN FISH FARMS IN Europe) the INDUSTRY IS OUT OF CONTROL IN Chile there IS NO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OR REGULATION . that IS WHY THE FISH INDUSTRY IN Chile IS BEING DEVASTATED BY VIRUSES AND DISEASES CAUSED BY UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AND OVERCROWDING fISH FARMS IN cHILE DO NOT TRY TO MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THEIR FARMS. lOKK AT THE NEWS, HAVING LIVED IN cHILE NEAR FISH FARMS, i KNOW THEY ARE RUN IRRESPONSIBLY, DESTROY THE ECOLOGY AND HEAVILY USE DRUGS AND ANTIBIOTICS, (HUNDREDS OF TIMES MORE ANTIBIOTICS THAN ARE USED IN FISH FARMS IN Europe) the INDUSTRY IS OUT OF CONTROL IN Chile there IS NO GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OR REGULATION . that IS WHY THE FISH INDUSTRY IN Chile IS BEING DEVASTATED BY VIRUSES AND DISEASES CAUSED BY UNSANITARY CONDITIONS AND OVERCROWDING

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