Group: sci.bio.fisheries · Group Profile
Author: .. Date: Feb 24, 2007 14:45
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>>> Not everyone can watch Nova - so far as I know it is a US show and most
>>> of us live in countries where it is not shown.
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>>> In any case, what are the environmental contaminants that you are so
>>> worried about? The main effluents from fish farms are faeces and
>>> soluble nutrients, which are generated by any form of animal production
>>> and must be dealt with whether from cows or fish. The use of chemical
>>> additives, such as antibiotics or pesticides, is controlled or
>>> forbidden.
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>>> Bill Silvert
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>>> PS - what kind of name is gamma-hydroxybutyrate?
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>>> gamma-hydroxybutyrate wrote:
>>>> Watch the documentary on PBS, "Farming the Seas" on Nova, they might be
>>>> re-running it. The problems can be solved, and I would like to see
>>>> fish farms completely removed from open water, like the large tanks in
>>>> one operation. That would eliminate environmental contaminants and
>>>> the use of synthetic omega-3 and whatever other essential nutrients
>>>> would allow the use of relatively contaminant-free plant protein.
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