This is an interesting article about salmon farming. One of the things that stands out to me is that salmon farming, like beef production and other farming operations, is going organic. It isn't just about farm-raised versus wild anymore.
The salmon business: Can marine farming ever be eco friendly?
Every day, a million Britons tuck into salmon, and demand is rising fast. Marine farming is the supermarkets' answer – but can it ever be eco-friendly?
Martin Hickman reports
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Salmon is an easy fish to love. Simple and tasty, its pink flesh is pulled from supermarket shelves and transformed into an array of increasingly exotic dishes.
Fried with wasabi, baked with sea-salt, or served Thai-style on a bed of noodles, the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is an everyday stalwart of the nation's cookery shows, recipe books and domestic kitchens.
So common, in fact, that...(complete article here).
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Thursday, December 20, 2007
UK Marine Sanctuaries Proposed
From the BBC...
Marine protection plan unveiled
Public consultation has begun on proposals to extend protection for marine life around Britain.
Seven areas, totalling 10,000sq km (4,000sq miles) of sea, have been earmarked as sites for the UK's first offshore Special Areas of Conservation.
They include habitats of important sea life, such as sandbanks, sand volcanoes and cold water coral reefs, found in the seas surrounding the UK.
Currently, only...(complete article here).
Marine protected areas are important for the revitalization and health of fish stocks. Seafood will continue to be a critical source of protein for the world as long as we protect and regulate wisely.
Marine protection plan unveiled
Public consultation has begun on proposals to extend protection for marine life around Britain.
Seven areas, totalling 10,000sq km (4,000sq miles) of sea, have been earmarked as sites for the UK's first offshore Special Areas of Conservation.
They include habitats of important sea life, such as sandbanks, sand volcanoes and cold water coral reefs, found in the seas surrounding the UK.
Currently, only...(complete article here).
Marine protected areas are important for the revitalization and health of fish stocks. Seafood will continue to be a critical source of protein for the world as long as we protect and regulate wisely.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Algae in the Tank
It's a bit expensive right now, but it certainly holds promise.
Algae Emerges as a Potential Fuel Source
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1 (AP) — The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan’s laboratory at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research.
Driven by renewed investment as oil prices push $100 a barrel, Dr. Ruan and scores of scientists around the world are racing to turn algae into a commercially viable energy source.
Some algae is as much as 50 percent oil that can be converted...(complete article here).
Algae Emerges as a Potential Fuel Source
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1 (AP) — The 16 big flasks of bubbling bright green liquids in Roger Ruan’s laboratory at the University of Minnesota are part of a new boom in renewable energy research.
Driven by renewed investment as oil prices push $100 a barrel, Dr. Ruan and scores of scientists around the world are racing to turn algae into a commercially viable energy source.
Some algae is as much as 50 percent oil that can be converted...(complete article here).
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