Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
underwater factory farming
fugitive fish:
when farmed fish
escape, they can harm
wild fish populations by
competing for food and
partners, and spreading
diseases and
parasites.
feces and
feed:
wastes
and uneaten feed
discharged into
surrounding waters can
cause low- or no-oxygen
“dead zones,”
fish kills, and death
of corals and
seagrasses.
the fish
tease:
off-shore
factory farms can
attract predators (herons,
cormorants, otters, seals,
and others) who can die
through accidental
entanglement or
intentional industry
“harassment.”
in the u.s.,
more
than 10 times more
fish (1.6 billion) are
farmed than pigs.
off-shore
and land-based aquaculture
causes animal suffering,
disease, and death, while
devastating the environment.
from the pew oceans
commission report on its
top 5 environmental
impacts:
en
an
p
fish pharma:
antibiotics, parasiti-
cides, pesticides,
hormones, and other
chemicals used in
aquaculture can
negatively impact our
health and the health
of surrounding
ecosystems.
a:
rasiti
feeding fish
fish:
farming
carnivorous fish
means feeding them wild-
caught fish. one example:
2.5-5 kg of wild-caught
fish are needed to feed
and produce 1 kg of
farmed salmon.
fe
fis
waste-generated excess phosphorous and nearly 65 percent of the
excess nitrogen. Chicken waste poses its greatest water pollution
risk after it has been applied to land.
Pathogens have also been proven to be problematic for our
water supply. Studies have linked farmed animal waste to patho-
genic outbreaks of
Campylobacter
,
Salmonella
,
Listeria monocy-
togenes
,
Helicobacter pylori
, and
E. coli
O157:H7, found in sources
of drinking water.
Water isn't the only “natural resource” that is threatened by fac-
tory farming. As farmed animal manure decomposes—whether in
