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
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4777	Farmed Salmon Could Become an Invasive Species in Forest Streams	Underwatertimes	2007-03-08	US
4778	Thames 'clean enough' for salmon	bbc news	2007-03-26	UK
4779	Study: Fish 'Catch Shares' Scheme Reduces By-catch, Increases Per-Boat Revenue, Boosts Safety	Underwatertimes	2007-03-28	US
4780	Chesapeake Bay receives another D+ on health report, due largely to struggling rockfish population	baltimore sun	2021-01-05	US
4781	Royal Navy sends four warships into English Channel	daily mail	2021-01-02	UK
4782	Massive operation nets fleet of illegal fishers	the age	2006-04-06	AU
4783	Gender-changing fish are studied	United Press International	2006-04-11	US
4784	Scientists Try to Count Fish in Sea	Washington Post	2006-04-10	US
4785	30 New Fish Species Discovered On Borneo; 'The More We Look the More We Find'	Underwatertimes	2006-12-19	SW
4786	Climate Change has Surprising Effect on Endangered Naked Carp; 'Metabolic Holiday'	Underwatertimes	2006-12-19	US
4787	Snakeheads Appear at Home in the Potomac	washington post	2006-10-02	US
4788	Farming endangered blue-fin tuna	bbc news	2006-12-27	JP
4789	World First as Endangered Fish Population Recovers; Shortnose Sturgeon Numbers Up 400%	Underwatertimes	2007-02-06	US
4790	Chips plan to keep an eye on fish	bbc news	2006-10-16	CA
4791	Scientists: First Documented Spawning of White Fish in the Detroit River Since 1900s	underwatertimes	2006-10-17	US
4792	Study: Critical Nutrients in Ecosystems Change when Fish Become Extinct	underwatertimes	2007-03-27	CA
4793	'No debate' that fish farms kill wild salmon, says B.C. scientist	CBC News	2006-10-20	CA
4794	A Swarm of Biologically-inspired Little Underwater Explorers	harvard	2021-01-15	US
4795	Scientists discover electric eels hunting in a group	Smithsonian	2021-01-14	BZ
4796	Robot fish equipped with tiny cameras could change ocean rescues	ctvnews	2021-01-13	CA
4797	The B.C. fish you've likely never heard of that's confounding trawlers and officials	CBC News	2021-01-03	US
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4799	Despite rescue effort, Maine salmon may be facing extinction	underwatertimes	2006-01-31	CA
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