Comments on: Aid Sandy Recovery, Eat Northeastern Seafood

By: katherine leiner

katherine leiner — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:17:29 +0000

Another link might clear up lots of the information that we’ve been hearing about which fish to eat and which to avoid.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/eating-fish-is-wise-but-its-good-to-know-where-your-seafood-comes-from/2012/11/17/73483c5a-2cd9-11e2-9ac2-1c61452669c3_story.html

By: katherine leiner

katherine leiner — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:41:01 +0000

Again, thanks for this information which is not only very informative, but it allows all of us to make hard choices when it comes to our dinner. Stay in touch with us.

By: Sea to Table

Sea to Table — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:59:47 +0000

In spite of all the good intentions of progressive aquaculturalists, compelling evidence continues to mount as to inherent dangers with fish farming. Not only are fish farms industrial pollutants, but in creating 1 pound of farmed salmon more than 3 pounds of wild fish meal is consumed. These are long established facts. More troubling is the current epidemic of salmon viruses that are quickly spreading from fish farms into wild populations. The uproar over a new proposed mega-farm in Washington state as well as the controversial GMO Frankenfish are refocusing the need for extreme caution with aquaculture.

Although there is a movement for improvement, the vast majority of fish farming is done outside the United States under unacceptable conditions. With recent management programs, wild fish stocks in US waters have improved dramatically and fishermen are optimistically looking forward for the first time in recent memory. Supporting small-scale sustainable wild fisheries is not only good for fish, but entire fishing communities.

Here are links for more information:
http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/reports/fishy-farms/
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2011/10/14/141273483/scientists-seek-a-break-in-aquacultures-fish-eat-fish-chain?ps=cprs
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2011/10/disease-found-in-wild-salmon/

By: katherine leiner

katherine leiner — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:26:10 +0000

Thank you so much for clearing this up for me and for the readers of this piece. I was hopeful that my information was inaccurate. would you say that by in large, wild fish is better for one than farmed fish? And if so, why? Thanks again.

By: Sea to Table

Sea to Table — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:56:23 +0000

When you write:

We’re told now that “wild” fish are the healthiest fish. Recent studies of wild salmon caught off the coast of British Columbia show those fish may be infected with a virus, however, which isn’t so great.

This is misleading to the reader because this virus came from FARMED salmon that were not raised in properly closed pens. Wild salmon is actually one of the healthiest natural food resources we have left, and the best way to protect that resource for future generations is to vote with your fork and eat more of it, not revert to eating farmed salmon, which seafood sustainability NGOs will tell you to avoid. Your article overall conveyed that wild, domestic fish is the way to go, but we would hate for readers to get the wrong impression and think that there is no difference between farmed and wild salmon.