Fishing for Salmon Answers

David Suzuki
April 21, 2008
Moncton Times and Transcript

Most of our food, whether plant or animal, comes from farms. A notable exception is fish and seafood, much of which is caught from wild ocean stocks. That's starting to change, though, as aquaculture plays an increasingly important role in the global food supply.

In many respects, that's good news, especially when wild fisheries are being harvested at or beyond a sustainable limit, and pollution and global warming, among other threats, are decimating wild fish stocks.

When the aquaculture practices themselves start harming the wild fish, though, we must question whether or not the costs of the way we are farming outweigh the benefits.

Read the full article in the Moncton Times and Transcript.