http://earthsky.org/earth/the-riverscape-analysis-project A Clear Voice for Science Thu, 24 May 2012 08:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://earthsky.org/earth/the-riverscape-analysis-project/comment-page-1#comment-13035 Samantha Chilcote Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:10:00 +0000 http://earthsky.org/?p=24855#comment-13035 Jeri and Deborah, Great question! You can/should eat salmon. I love them too! Just make sure the salmon you eat is wild salmon, not farmed. Salmon farms are a big problem for wild salmon (farmed fish are actually Atlantic salmon because they can be raised in higher densities, farmed salmon are often fed soybeans which makes them a white color (versus the natural red color they get from eating natural foods) so they must be injected with artificial dyes to make them more appealing, and they can carry sea lice (because of the high densities they are kept at)which infest wild salmon). Eating wild salmon supports local fisherman and puts a monetary value on them as a resource. This actually increases the incentive to conserve them. I'd be happy to give you more information on this and certified sustainable fisheries. So enjoy your salmon, but only wild!! Jeri and Deborah, Great question! You can/should eat salmon. I love them too! Just make sure the salmon you eat is wild salmon, not farmed. Salmon farms are a big problem for wild salmon (farmed fish are actually Atlantic salmon because they can be raised in higher densities, farmed salmon are often fed soybeans which makes them a white color (versus the natural red color they get from eating natural foods) so they must be injected with artificial dyes to make them more appealing, and they can carry sea lice (because of the high densities they are kept at)which infest wild salmon). Eating wild salmon supports local fisherman and puts a monetary value on them as a resource. This actually increases the incentive to conserve them. I’d be happy to give you more information on this and certified sustainable fisheries. So enjoy your salmon, but only wild!!

]]> http://earthsky.org/earth/the-riverscape-analysis-project/comment-page-1#comment-13032 Deborah Byrd Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:25:50 +0000 http://earthsky.org/?p=24855#comment-13032 I wonder the same thing. They are such wonderful creatures, but also so delicious and healthy. Still, if they are threatened ... should we stop eating them? I wonder the same thing. They are such wonderful creatures, but also so delicious and healthy. Still, if they are threatened … should we stop eating them?

]]> http://earthsky.org/earth/the-riverscape-analysis-project/comment-page-1#comment-13015 jeri Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:36:43 +0000 http://earthsky.org/?p=24855#comment-13015 What can we do to help salmon on the consumer end. I like to eat it. should I stop? Or is there a certain kind that is OK to eat? What can we do to help salmon on the consumer end. I like to eat it. should I stop? Or is there a certain kind that is OK to eat?

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