Salmon Salmon FarmingFarming

Anna JobbAnna JobbMrs. AliphatMrs. Aliphat

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Is it really safe?

Salmon Salmon FarmingFarmingThe production of salmon in a The production of salmon in a

small environment to meet small environment to meet the demands of consumers the demands of consumers and to cover the decreasing and to cover the decreasing amounts of fish in our seas.amounts of fish in our seas.

EconomicEconomic DevelopmentDevelopmentSalmon Salmon

FarmingFarmingSalmon farming has become popular in areas of the

world where salmon is rare and the population is still in high demand of the fish.

Salmon farming is when they breed up to 40,000 fish in small caged tanks with enough water to fill half a

bathtub.The World Bank has predicted that every type of fish farming will take over fishing in the next 10 years.

Scotland and Australia have seen farming as a blessing and have been doing it for a while.

Environmental Environmental ConcernsConcernsIn Scotland an average of 15, 000 salmon In Scotland an average of 15, 000 salmon

escape from the cages every year. This escape from the cages every year. This causes the farmed salmon to breed with causes the farmed salmon to breed with the wild salmon, making the wild salmon the wild salmon, making the wild salmon more endangered than they already are.more endangered than they already are.

Salmon that are fish farmed are very Salmon that are fish farmed are very dangerous to eat as well, containing dangerous to eat as well, containing

PCB’s and dioxins. They also use PCB’s and dioxins. They also use chemicals to color the fish; they are not a chemicals to color the fish; they are not a

natural pink color.natural pink color.Diseases and parasites are common in a Diseases and parasites are common in a

farming environment. Farmers use farming environment. Farmers use powerful drugs to eliminate them, which powerful drugs to eliminate them, which

are harmful to our health.are harmful to our health.

Consumers Consumers BewareBewareSalmon farming creates health problems Salmon farming creates health problems

rather than solves them. Studies have rather than solves them. Studies have shown that consuming more than one shown that consuming more than one serving of farmed fish is bad for your serving of farmed fish is bad for your health. Fish farming meets the needs health. Fish farming meets the needs of consumers but it’s a much larger of consumers but it’s a much larger

problem, it makes it look like there are problem, it makes it look like there are lots of fish in the sea when really lots of fish in the sea when really

they’re decreasing rapidly.they’re decreasing rapidly.

My My ObservationsObservationsSalmon farming is not a sustainable development.Salmon farming is not a sustainable development.

It is not ecologically sound because it’s hurting the It is not ecologically sound because it’s hurting the wild salmon population. It is 50/50 economically wild salmon population. It is 50/50 economically

viable because fish shortage is slowing the viable because fish shortage is slowing the fishing industry and leaving people unemployed, fishing industry and leaving people unemployed,

but creating jobs in the farming industry. but creating jobs in the farming industry. Although it is politically inclusive, some countries Although it is politically inclusive, some countries have welcomed fish farming to their decreasing have welcomed fish farming to their decreasing fish environment. But it’s a controversial issue. fish environment. But it’s a controversial issue.

Some countries like the United States have taken Some countries like the United States have taken measures to save the salmon by protecting them measures to save the salmon by protecting them

under the Endangered Species Act.under the Endangered Species Act.

Work CitedWork CitedArticle: Fishy BusinessArticle: Fishy Business

http://www.newint.orghttp://www.newint.org

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