Fish farmers are starting to genetically modify fish to tolerate corn feed, thus turning yet another kind of meat into a corn-delivery vehicle. It's not good for the animals, and it's not good for us. you are what you eat eats too.

Posted on July 12, 2008 — by laurajoliza

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I work at an urban farm in Boston, MA that has an aquaculture system: ReVision Urban Farm. The farm is associated with a shelter, which we provide food for. It is simply eco-logical to produce sustainable food near the site of consumption: the city. Urban farming operations are small and want to be good neighbors to their community, so they usually offer organic/non-genetically modified food. Although I don't know if I agree with all those fish being forced to live in such tight quarters, I think this option of food production definitely needed to be explored.

Posted on July 14, 2008 — by rachill268

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I think that if we have overfished "beyond repair" then we have to deal with the consequences ( not being able to eat fish). I am not surprised that people would have fewer qualms about farming fish than their cuter mammal counterparts, but I think it is appalling that we are willing to "grow" fish in cramped quarters like vegetables. Laurajoliza's post is especially telling. This industry will inevitably become corrupt and intolerably inhumane. We should consume alternative sources of omega-3's ( such as flax seed) and get used to a diet without fish.

Posted on July 18, 2008 — by JHanks6

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Does the professor have blue-prints or anything explaining how people can start doing this locally in their own towns?

Something like a business plan or something with approximate costs, regulations to watch out for etc etc.

I would be very interested in starting a business around this.

Posted on July 30, 2008 — by moe

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