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Fish Farms: Underwater Factories
Fish Feed
Many species of farmed fish are carnivorous, which means that
fish must be caught from our already-exhausted fisheries to
feed the fish on aquafarms. It can take more than 5 pounds
of fish from the ocean to produce 1 pound of farmed salmon
or seabass. Aquafarmers have even begun to feed fish oil and
fish meal to fish who naturally eat only plants in an effort
to make them grow faster. Plus, fish farmers lace fish feed
with powerful chemicals and antibiotics to ward off the deadly
diseases caused by the overcrowding and filth. It’s
likely that these fish pellets are the cause of the higher
PCB and dioxin contamination
levels found in farmed fish, which are seven times higher
than the already-dangerous levels found in their wild counterparts.
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Fish farm cages are filthy—polluted
by chemical-laced fish food and fish excrement. |
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It can take more than
5 pounds of fish to produce 1 pound of farmed salmon
or seabass. |
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