FishFeel.org
November 2014
The U.S. government is proposing rules that would open federal waters to fish farming. If allowed, it would result in many more fish being cruelly kept and killed -including the vast numbers of fish caught to feed the captive ones- and the lethal entanglement of yet more aquatic animals. It would also result in more water pollution and other problems.
The infrastructure required for these facilities would compete with protected areas, such as marine reserves, and other uses of the space they would demand.
COMMENTS NEEDED BY NOVEMBER 28!
Comment online here.
The U.S. government is proposing rules that would open federal waters to
fish farming. If allowed, it would result in many more fish being cruelly
kept and killed -including the vast numbers of fish caught to feed the
captive ones- and the lethal entanglement of yet more aquatic animals. It
would also result in more water pollution and other problems (see Talking
Points below).
Instead of promoting fish farming, the government should educate the public
as to the problems with fish consumption and the humane, healthful,
environmentally responsible alternatives to it. Please object to the
proposal by submitting a comment by Nov. 28th: http://tinyurl.com/ljs4h2b
(click on the blue “Comment Now!” button). Thank you for helping our aquatic
friends!
Talking Points:
Captive fish suffer stress and injury from crowding, transport, handling,
the inability to escape from aggressive co-captives, and from inhumane
slaughter. Confinement would also frustrate the biological need of migratory
species to swim great distances, and the ability of anadromous species to
move between freshwater and saltwater during their various life stages.
Aquaculture requires feeding immense numbers of wild fish and other aquatic
species to captive fish. These species are essential food for other
wildlife, and many of their populations are already worryingly low. The
animals are captured in cruel and wasteful ways, and feeding them to captive
fish is an inefficient way to produce food.
Pollution from uneaten food; feces; deceased fish; antibiotics, pesticides,
and other chemical inputs; and the decomposition of facility materials could
be toxic to wildlife, cause algal blooms, and otherwise harm the
environment.
The inevitable escapes of captive fish would result in competition with wild
fish and other aquatic animals, and transmission of disease and parasites to
them, detrimentally impacting entire ecosystems.
The infrastructure required for these facilities would compete with
protected areas, such as marine reserves, and other uses of the space they
would demand.
Thank you for everything you do for animals!
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