Fish Without the Catch: Seafood Alternatives Are on the Rise

Fish Without the Catch: Seafood Alternatives Are on the Rise

Source: sentientmedia

1/28/2021

As overfishing plagues the ocean, the farming of fish and other marine species, collectively known as “aquaculture,” is often seen as the more ocean-friendly way of meeting the soaring global demand for seafood. But aquaculture has fallen short in many ways. Fish farming is not the silver bullet some hoped for, nor has the aquaculture industry taken the necessary steps to reduce the suffering of fish, who often languish in crowded and filthy tanks and endure stress and other more grotesque injuries during handling and transport. To make matters worse, in most places around the world, fish are not granted protection under most national animal welfare laws.

Potential solutions to the challenges of commercial fishing are beginning to surface as companies around the world introduce innovative plant-based alternatives and lab-grown seafood that could offer consumers fish without a catch.
The Next Big Wave in Meat Alternatives

When it comes to meat alternatives, you could say there are a lot of fish in the sea, but market research shows the next big trend will come in the form of plant-based seafood. The Beet raves, “Plant-based seafood is to 2021 what plant-based burgers were to 2019.”

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4128	Pike found choked on zander in Netherlands	BBC News	2013-01-10	NL
4129	Computerized fishing rod won't put worms on hooks	cnet	2013-01-04	CA
4130	Greens now betray the wild fish	canadafreepress	2013-01-04	US
4131	The adventure interview: Jeremy Wade	telegraph	2013-01-01	US
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4133	Transgenic fish wins US regulatory backing A fast-growing salmon moves closer to approval after a fishy delay.	nature	2012-12-22	US
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4135	Mesh pens don't overcrowd salmon: MUN researcher	CBC News	2012-12-20	CA
4136	Tay salmon anglers accused of harassing canoeists	The Courier Reporter	2012-12-18	UK
4137	Proposal to prohibit use of carbon monoxide as a fish processing aid	voxy	2012-12-18	NZ
4138	PolitiFact calls claims of menhaden declines “Mostly False”, is completely wrong	southernfriedscience	2012-12-17	US
4139	Truck driver records collision with giant fish falling from sky	usatoday	2021-04-16	CA
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4141	3 people banned from fishing anywhere in Canada after overfishing violations near Nootka Sound	CBC News	2021-04-11	CA
4142	NOAA needs leader who can talk to fishermen	bostonglobe	2012-12-17	US
4143	Blind cat fish species discovered	BBC Tamil Service	2012-12-13	CA
4144	445-pound yellowfin tuna largest ever caught on rod and reel	petethomasoutdoors	2012-12-09	CA
4145	Watch this catfish go completely orca on a pigeon	gizmodo	2012-12-06	FR
4146	Norway's rakfisk: Is this the world's smelliest fish?	BBC News	2012-12-01	NO
4147	Robocod: Homeland Security adds underwater drones to their arsenal with robots based on fish	dailymail	2012-11-28	UK
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4149	How Microfishing Took the Angling World by (Very Small) Storm	hakaimagazine	2021-04-13	US
4150	Ousted Kentucky Fish and Wildlife chief back on the job with a $140,000+ contract	kentucky	2021-04-15	US

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