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Originally Posted by samblau 
Fish farming or aquaculture began in the Norwegian area, salmon mostly, and is as it sounds. A large enclosed area where far more fish than would normally exist in a given area are forced to live. Problems include 1. overfeeding that enables unwanted microorganisms and other pests to thrive off the excess (+ the type of feed i.e. farm raised salmon is bright pink as opposed to the much paler wild fish) 2. rapid spread of disease/fighting amongst the fish 3. de-oxygenation of the surrounding water from all the fish crap etc. that harms surrounding organisms and threatens biodiversity 4. if fish escape from the pen they can devastate local populations.
Yeah that was what my Chilean friends told me. Apparently what the aquafarming does to the Chilean fjords is gross with all the crap on the bottom of the sea and potential for diseases.
Our farming of tuna in South Australia is way out at sea and the biggest problem is sharks!
One of them told me smoked salmon like we got Down Under for AUD40 a kilo is like USD5 in Chile....even the proles get to eat it as a staple.
Don't worry, it won't affect your few remaining brain cells.
