tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post1786951820538201256..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Alaska's (not) wild salmonMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-25081123802340355882015-06-03T03:52:40.895-07:002015-06-03T03:52:40.895-07:00Hatcheries are necessary when movement of species ...Hatcheries are necessary when movement of species is restricted, compared to the normally evolved reproductive adaptations from what you call "the millenia before".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-15346985548362490162015-01-07T15:16:58.733-08:002015-01-07T15:16:58.733-08:00Hatcheries are not Fish Farms. Do some more resea...Hatcheries are not Fish Farms. Do some more research on this topic and then re-write this article. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-19603899368314512582014-10-14T13:39:36.471-07:002014-10-14T13:39:36.471-07:00Anonymous said: "there is no big difference b...Anonymous said: "there is no big difference between salmon hatched in the ocean and salmon hatched in hatcheries"<br /><br />Say what? Salmon don't hatch in the ocean, if you don't know that basic fact, I'm skeptical about your ability to judge the impact of hatcheries. <br /><br />If hatcheries are necessary, how did salmon survive in the millenia before we came along andMark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-76775213860818346902014-10-14T10:01:09.324-07:002014-10-14T10:01:09.324-07:00This article is ridiculous. I work in a salmon pro...This article is ridiculous. I work in a salmon processing plant in Alaska and I can tell you there is no big difference between salmon hatched in the ocean and salmon hatched in hatcheries. In fact, these hatcheries are absolutely necessary for the survival of wild salmon. If these hatcheries did not exist the wild salmon population would take a serious toll. More than it already has. The Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-50567450802444645342012-07-17T12:35:49.933-07:002012-07-17T12:35:49.933-07:00Well, Mark...I had a hard time reading this 'b...Well, Mark...I had a hard time reading this 'blog' of yours. you obviously don't know the difference between "FARMED FISH" and Hatchery fish. Farmed fish are raised exclusively in pens, shot up with antibiotics because of their imprisonment, when they escape, they can infect healthy WILD fish...hatchery fish are RELEASED when they are at the age to 'go to sea' likeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-35798530667854677042012-04-11T18:03:59.585-07:002012-04-11T18:03:59.585-07:00This article is misleading because you claim that ...This article is misleading because you claim that alaska salmon is pretty much the same as farmed salmon. There is a big difference. The alaska salmon grow up in the wild. It is true that the alaska salmon are not 100 percent purely wild since they are assisted by humans in their egg stages and birth stages... But this is much better than a farmed salmon which is captive all its life. <br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-80158335533180907362010-12-28T11:43:20.192-08:002010-12-28T11:43:20.192-08:00You know, I have to say that I’m actually incredib...You know, I have to say that I’m actually incredibly relieved that some salmon farms are finally taking an initiative into a more sustainable direction and away from past practices, such as the ones recently outlined online in the press (http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=CUECRUKZDUO1&preview=article&linkid=dd75b2ba-428b-47fc-b155-6cf49dbfdef4&pdaffid=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-47466550728596585582010-10-18T10:07:12.039-07:002010-10-18T10:07:12.039-07:00I think you are confusing hatchery fish which boos...I think you are confusing hatchery fish which boosts wild egg and fry survival with farmed fish which are raised in captivity. Baby hatchery salmon are released into the wild Pacific to eat zooplankons and amphipods which creates a high omega 3 to omega 6 ratio and turns their flesh orange. Farmed salmon are raised in tight ponds and fed soy and corn which raises their omega 6 ratio. The flesh ofLeaping Salmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854043441542029082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-14459294446095790982010-10-18T10:00:54.648-07:002010-10-18T10:00:54.648-07:00I think you are confusing hatchery fish which boos...I think you are confusing hatchery fish which boosts wild egg and fry survival with farmed fish that are born and raised in captivity. Baby hatchery salmon are released back into the wild to grow up. In the great Pacific they eat zooplanktons and amphipods that turn their flesh orange and provide a high omega 3 to omega 6 ratio. Farmed salmon are grown in tight ponds eating soy and corn based Leaping Salmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17854043441542029082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-54427397374526112422010-10-06T16:37:46.619-07:002010-10-06T16:37:46.619-07:00Actually, as it was explained to me by the regiona...Actually, as it was explained to me by the regional Trout Unlimited director to whom I reported for purposes of my Alaska Salmonid Biodiversity Project,it was Moore Foundation that made my departure from Trout Unlimited a pre-requisite for funding TU work in Alaska.<br /><br />To my knowledge, Trout Unlimited has not pursued reforming Alaska's hatchery program since (2003). Nor has the Jan Konigsbergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-65729197764016383042010-10-05T19:15:27.052-07:002010-10-05T19:15:27.052-07:00Those who "grow salmon"-which would incl...Those who "grow salmon"-which would include hatcheries and farmers-should get together and promote salmon for the healthy food it is. This in-fighting between salmon people doesn't help sell your product. People will just turn to beef, and that's not a smart choice when compared to seafood.<br /><br />Leslie BannersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-25157761562674333362010-10-05T16:06:38.697-07:002010-10-05T16:06:38.697-07:00Absolutely smack on Mark! This is one of your leng...Absolutely smack on Mark! This is one of your lengthier blogs, so I would think there is a bit of emotion behind this one!<br /><br />As Jan Konigsberg wrote for Trout Unlimited years ago, "Alaska has long poo-pood salmon farming, but ocean ranching may in fact be a greater risk to wild salmon"...<br /><br />Jan's funding was immediately cut by guess who - the Packard Foundation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com