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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News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4301	N.S. rejects calls for moratorium on fish farming	CBC News	2012-03-15	CA
4302	Florida Law Makes Serving Local Fish an Increasing Challenge	browardpalmbeach	2012-03-15	US
4303	Japan's Tsunami-Stricken Fishermen Chart New Course		2012-03-14	JP
4304	Malaysian fisherman released after three-and-half-year prison sentence	the borneo post	2012-03-13	MY
4305	St. Lawrence River named best place to fish in the country	7 News	2021-03-20	US
4306	Historic River Pollution Threatens Coastal Great Lakes Fish	Associated Press	2021-03-28	US
4307	Black fish was rife in industry across Scotland for decades, says convicted fisherman	shetlandtimes	2012-03-02	UK
4308	What Makes A Robot Fish Attractive? Hint: It's In The Moves	Underwatertimes	2012-03-01	US
4309	Puffer fish chases laser in viral video	Kim I. Hartman	2012-02-25	US
4310	Robot fish prototype leads school of real fish behind it	theverge	2012-02-24	US
4311	Royal fish returns after 46 years at sea	independent	2012-02-19	IE
4312	Fish hybridise themselves extinct in Alpine lakes	newscientist	2012-02-16	CH
4313	Marine Scientists Awarded Grant To Study Ciguatera Fish Poisoning	underwatertimes	2012-02-15	US
4314	First-time angler catches record-breaking fish in English Channel	metro	2012-02-15	UK
4315	Resident recounts the trip water takes from local hills to the ocean	VMS	2016-07-13	CA
4316	A Community Coming Together for Kokanee Conservation	bcfishn	2021-03-28	CA
4317	Salmon farms instigate open door policy for welfare inspectors	The Fish Site	2021-03-25	UK
4318	Reducing global warming matters for freshwater fish species	Radboud University Nijmegen	2021-03-15	NL
4319	Indiana angler catches record-breaking whitefish	foxnews	2021-03-22	US
4320	Missouri angler catches 112-pound invasive black carp	foxnews	2021-03-26	US
4321	Tribes Call on Biden, Congress to Remove Snake River Dams	Associated Press	2021-03-25	CA
4322	Fisherman in Ukraine reels in boy, 11, who got himself stuck on sheet of ice, video shows	foxnews	2021-03-24	UA
4323	Scottish fish farming companies given millions in grants despite huge profits	thenational	2021-03-14	UK
4324	Anti-Freeze Fish Of Antarctica Threatened By Climate Change	Underwatertimes	2012-02-13	CA
4325	Petition Seeks International Investigation Of Canadas Farmed Fish Operations	underwatertimes	2012-02-07	CA

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