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Cod is now precious and cost an arm and a leg, whilst salmon is cheap and regularly gathered in one global marketplace — see, demo and buy When I was a little boy I just hated when on offer at the local supermarket. virtually every product, service and technology your business my Grandmother served us boiled cod with washed out veggies. I still recall how The times has surely changed. Over-fish- needs to stay competitive. we always got our mouths full of these ing of cod and other common species for tiny spiky bones that were like needles consumption that even in the highly regu- Pleasure: Have fun while networking with more than that you had to somehow fish out of your lated industrialised nations went pretty mouth while it was still full of half-chewed much unchecked for decades. Thanks to 11,500 total attendees during the show and at the industry’s dinner. Yuck! But at that time cod was a politicians only catering for selfish local biggest social event, the DEMA Awards Party. cheap stable food, a working man’s diet needs in their constituencies, widespread and typical dinner for the working class cheating on the scales and loopholes in on the weekly “fish day”. It was cheaper the quotas being invented an already Participate in on-target, practical training Education: than meat. I also remember how salmon inefficient system and only half-heartedly designed to help you stay abreast of changing technology and used to be an exclusive delicacy reserved policed was being abuse to the fullest. for the better off, or for rare special occa- Now we have to pay the price. The stocks find new ways to boost your bottom line. Orange County Convention Center sions.. have collapsed and there is no sign that Orlando, Florida they will recover in the foreseeable future. Discover programs that support the growth of Diving: [email protected] Not any more. the dive industry and your business, including Ships to Reefs and But perhaps that was bound to happen. +1.703.683.8500 The simple but inconvenient truth is that DEMA’s Diver Acquisition Project. the human population can’t feed itself from purely natural resources any more. We actually Take advantage of this golden opportunity, make plans to attend or exhibit at DEMA Show 2007. pretty much ate the fish out of the ocean – us, our Visit www.demashow.com for more information. pets and our livestock. Cod, Gadus Morhua STEIN JOHNSEN 3 X-RAY MAG : 19 : 2007 EDITORIAL FEATURES TRAVEL NEWS EQUIPMENT BOOKS SCIENCE & ECOLOGY EDUCATION PROFILES PORTFOLIO CLASSIFIED Then there is the matter with salm- But if we have to choose That is not to say that we should on. It is cheap now. But is also between two evils there is no forsake wild fish all together. It does not wild. Fish and crustaceans doubt that we will have to rely have a better taste I think. are now reared in fish farms of more on farmed fish in order to some sort, from closed aquacul- preserve the wild stocks. We But do “Eat smart”. Pay a visit to ture, ponds or oceanic fish farms just have to regulate and police Oceans Alive, the #Seafood Watch to meet our demand for protein. the production better and have Program – A Consumer’s Guide to In essence not unlike we do with a proper check on both waste Sustainable Seafood” or any of the cattle, pigs, sheep and other land treatment as well as the food other good guides around. animals. It has been a real long safety. As a recent investigation while since we hunted buffalos. showed the farmed fish is of as There is still good seafood around to Fish farms make cheap foods good nutritional value as the wild be had. and if it can save preserve wildlife ones – that is as long as the farm- then it is a good thing, right? ers don’t put all kinds of weird Just think about it. additives and chemicals into the Snag is that fish farming, like farms fish fodder. www.oceansalive.org with livestock are highly pollut- www.mbayaq.org ing. All these animals has to have I want clean and safe food! (SeaFood Watch) something eat – and producing their fodder is in itself quite energy consuming – but all that stuff has to come out again. As yes - lets call a spade a spade –as loads of crap and urine. This has to go somewhere. 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