Salmon To Eat or Not To Eat?
In a recent article in the NYT, Op-Ed Contributor Taras Grescoe states “Whether it’s wild or farmed, I’m swearing off salmon.” He goes on to explain that the state of salmon in the pacific is in dire straights. Most runs south of Alaska as collapsing and even in the home of “Wild Alaskan Salmon” along the banks of this large most northern state are almost extinct due to overfishing, negative effects of fish farms and the destruction of salmon breeding grounds. So much so that the Chinook salmon fishing season never opened this year in Oregon and further south in California pushing salmon to a scarce and very expensive offering to put on your dinner table.
This staple that I grew up on as a little girl in the pacific northwest may be gone by the what many researches say as soon as 2011. So I ask myself….what am I going to eat? For years salmon has been touted as a solid source of healthful proteins but now it’s labeled as the next worst thing to smoking, unsustainable and toxic.
For now I too am going to pass on one of my most favorite foods, salmon, but this leaves me with a broader question just how does on eat sustainably and healthfully in the modern world?
*this post is cross posted
This staple that I grew up on as a little girl in the pacific northwest may be gone by the what many researches say as soon as 2011. So I ask myself….what am I going to eat? For years salmon has been touted as a solid source of healthful proteins but now it’s labeled as the next worst thing to smoking, unsustainable and toxic.
For now I too am going to pass on one of my most favorite foods, salmon, but this leaves me with a broader question just how does on eat sustainably and healthfully in the modern world?
*this post is cross posted
Tags: fish, fishing, nutrition, sustainable
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Newton on -
I'm allergic to salmon, so for me, I already don't eat it.
My advice for the eating part is BEANS, BEANS, and more BEANS. Can you tell, I'm a big fan of them? BTW, I don't have any problems digesting beans or fratulence, but I've heard great things about Beano..............:)
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Permalink Reply by Mara on -
Wow what will I do also? I only eat salmon, and with this problem what will we all do?
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