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
4726	Galway fish farm no longer allowed to bathe diseased salmon in lake water	irishtimes	2021-01-18	IR
4727	Angler paid nearly $50,000 for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers	tri-cityherald	2021-01-16	US
4728	Law enforcement reviewing flipper flounder	gloucester times	2021-01-20	US
4729	Feds warn entire salmon season could be halted	Chronicle Staff Writer	2012-02-09	US
4730	Researchers Find Aquaculture Promising Method to Grow Black Sea Bass	phys.org	2012-02-09	CA
4731	Great Lakes fish soak in new poison	The Muskegon Chronicle	2008-03-09	US
4732	Labs don't have to report 'Frankenfish' escapes: Audit	the star	2008-03-06	US
4733	Antarctic fish's winter 'sleep'	bbc	2008-08-05	CA
4734	Nova Scotia takes no harm, no foul approach to fish farm lease violations	cbc	2021-01-19	CA
4735	"Salmon cannon" successor automatically shoots fish up over dams	newatlas	2021-01-13	US
4736	New Fish Parasite Species Described; Farmed Fish Infected With Serious Disease	Underwatertimes	2021-01-27	NO
4737	Scientist Discovers Six New Species Of Deep Sea Fish; 'tremendously Exciting!'	Underwatertimes	2008-02-11	UK
4738	Cod spawn ground closure revealed	bbc	2008-02-16	UK
4739	Steven Spielberg livid over his koi fish being eaten by a raccoon	topnews	2007-12-27	IN
4740	Store-bought Freshwater Fish Contain Elevated Levels Of Mercury, Arsenic And Selenium	Underwatertimes	2007-11-07	US
4741	'Monster' salmon caught on river	bbc	2007-10-15	UK
4742	Call to breed fish in farm barns	bbc	2007-10-10	UK
4743	Fish billionaire in plea to save wild salmon	the guardian	2007-09-29	UK
4744	New study finds similarities in how fish and humans destress	Jerusalem Post	2021-01-18	IL
4745	Scientists and Researchers: Canadian Wild Salmon Endangered By Failure To Contain Sea Lice From Salmon Farms	Underwatertimes	2007-09-25	CA
4746	Rare Albino Ratfish With Eerie, Silvery Sheen Caught Off Washington Coast; 'It Must Have Been Like A Beacon'	Underwatertimes	2007-09-24	US
4747	World record tuna landed by NZ fisherman	smh	2007-08-28	NZ
4748	Russian Agency Seeks 'Extremely Tight State Monopoly' Over Sturgeon, Black Caviar Trade	Underwatertimes	2007-08-21	RU
4749	Tilapia Found To Be Potent Malaria Control Method	Underwatertimes	2007-08-09	KE
4750	Fishing as a Contact Sport	ABC News	2007-07-29	US

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