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Not necessarily. I believe that one can construct a wetland of sorts where all the excess nutrients get absorbed by fish/birds/plants and what is returned to the ocean can be cleaner that the water that was taken out in the first place. I believe that could be a very inexpensive alternative...

That is quite true and I've noticed it myself. The interesting part is that I think consumers "learn" that taste. Look at the chicken industry: consumers learned to eat bland tasting chichen. Free range taste a whole lot different. Same thing with: chicken eggs, milk, cheese and vegetables. I...

I think you hit the nail on the head. I think that is true with collecting from the wild, and we see how hard that's going :cry: I don't know, maybe it's just me, but it seems that people are not setting high standards (of morale) for themselves. I for one, could not do something that I know...

Nice reply Jenn. If aquaculture would be economical, culling should be a part of doing business. I agree it is a tough choise. On one side it provides jobs in the states... including low paying to research jobs. On the other side, by not taking so many fish, wild populations would be higher...

Thanks for the reply. It's good to know that efforts are being undertaking for this. A couple of questions: What about aquaculturing fish? I know its a lot more expensive and it's a real steep learning curve and it shows in the number of species being aquacultured. I guess one way to get...

I've been watching this forum for a while and searched the archives. It seems that a lot of people are eighter against aquaculture or they don't see any/much benefit from it. I'm not trying to start anything but I would like to hear your oppinions. After all you're in the business... Some of...