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Walter & Group....
Awareness of the problems brought on by Atlantic salmon farming brings these comments :
>From Jim Gill ;
Here in the UK many game anglers are aware of the devastation of salmon fish farms can bring to an area where wild fish migrate from or return to the traditional spawning redds.
Ally will have first hand experience as all the UK fish farms are in Scotland. Most of these farms are Norwegian owned - and their Government has realised the damage done to the fjords and has started to take a keener interest in the shenanigans of the fish farm companies. I believe Chile has also suffered dreadfully too and Argentina is realising the dangers.
Regards, Jim..
[GH] Jim, I wonder if this is going on in Scandinavian waters as well ? .... or in Iceland ? I've heard it is being done in Tasmania.
I'd like to hear from Lewis Hinks of the Nova Scotia office of the Atlantic Salmon Federation to see if he knows of any salmon farms in the Canadian Maritimes.
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>From Pat Blackwell :
Hi Gordy,
For those of us living in the pacific northwest this is just one of the many problems that are reducing our salmon and steelhead stocks.
All we ever receive from our elected officials are empty promises. After all you can't see fish and fish don't vote. The power brokers that make the major campaign contributions (allowing the tear jerk ads (the ads needed for reelection)) are way more important than a few fishermen that once in awhile get a couple of seconds on the late evening news or a few minutes on youtube.
Regards
Pat Blackwell
[GH] Pat, That is what happens all too often with many environmental issues which pit the welfare of the resource against the big money boys who hire special interest lobbyists. As with developers who build in sensitive areas and mining companies who destroy and pollute the money usually wins the battle. Fortunately, that isn't always the case.
Interesting articles on related subjects by writer Ted Williams in the latest issue (Summer, 2010) of Fly Rod & Reel.
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[GH] I'd like to contact Peter Hayes of Tasmania to discuss this problem. The address I've used in the past is no longer current. If any of you have his new email address, I'd appreciate it if you would send it to me.
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[GH] There is also the issue of cost and quality of product.
I visited a knowledgeable owner of a large fish market on Long Island, N.Y. who offered in his retail store both farmed and wild Atlantic salmon filets. The farmed fish were a lot less expensive. He informed me that because of lack of uniform flesh color, that the farmed salmon meat was artificially dyed to match the color of the wild fish filets. (Reminded me of the toxicology problems of past years when "red dye #2 was being used as a food colorant.)
His customers were aware of these farmed fillets being of lower quality from a taste and texture standpoint. This resulted in the top chef's in the area refusing to purchase the cheaper farmed product.
Gordy
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