http://vancouversun.com/news/local-...hows-no-links-to-salmon-farming-in-b-c-reportWhen the general public wants to do something that 'may' impact on the ocean ecosystem, it is up to them, at their expense, to provide all the data, professional studies and confirmations to DFO proving that there will be no impact to the ecosystem.
If there is some impact, the applicant may have to 'make up' the impact by improving some other spot of the ecosystem.
This system/process is very inflexible and rigorously enforced.
When this system/process is not followed with FF, I can see how people can be upset.
The bottom line for many Canadians is that it is the responsibility of the FF to prove that they have no impact.
FF do not have the freedom to do what they want until somebody proves they are having an impact.
Other factors can be important and may have a varying level of contribution to the problem, but that does not square the problem, or the appearance of a problem, when FF are not held to the same standard as the rest of the population/industries.
Maybe the FF have proven this, it would be strange that this information has not been released with all the heat from Morton and crew.
90 Percent Of Fish We Use For Fishmeal Could Be Used To Feed Humans InsteadWell - it is encouraging that the industry has reduced it's proportion of forage fish in feed over time.
However, large amounts of forage fish are still used in the production of feed for farmed salmon. Overall that need will not diminish much - as production biomass of farmed fish increases.
Overall, it is a loss of fish protein converting forage fish into farmed Atlantic salmon flesh - and you won't feed most of the world's population using Atlantic salmon.
I also take issue with the label "not for human consumption" label being applied by the industry for it's own benefit. It is true that some fish may be unfit due to contamination by something - or not being well looked after in the transport - but much of the world consumes forage fishes, or would given the chance. Herring has been used for many, many generation by humans - along with many other species. Just because a fish is small and destined to be rolled into the farm fish feed production - does not make it: unfit for human consumption.
Apparently we are just supposed to go blindly along with the PR firms' assertions and let that sleeing dog lie. I refuse to do so. I know that many forage fishes are quite yummy and well suited for human consumption - regardless of the claims of the industrys' PR firms.