- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Harbour; 1 edition (Oct 22 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1550173170
- ISBN-13: 978-1550173178
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 458 g
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#346,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #65 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Agricultural Sciences > Aquaculture
- #66 in Books > Outdoors & Nature > Natural Resources > Fisheries & Aquaculture
- #84 in Books > Science > Agricultural Sciences > Aquaculture
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"A Stain Upon the Sea is a must-read for anyone concerned with the quality of the food they eat and the environmental health of the planet."
-Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (Read the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform review )
"[The authors] have synthesized the various threads of danger posed by salmon farming to the wild Pacific salmon in an informative book, A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming. ... In western society, citizens caught stealing from corporations are severely punished, but when corporations steal the right of citizens to a clean environment and healthful food they are too often unpunished and seldom penalized harshly. As A Stain Upon the Sea illustrates, this is a scenario that must be changed -- the continued existence of wild Pacific salmon may depend on it."
-Kim Petersen, Dissident Voice, Press Action (Dissident Voice, Press Action )
"For those concerned about the mounting threat posed by salmon farming on the BC coast, a new book by six well-known local authors is a must-read."
-The Fisherman Magazine (The Fisherman )
"In case you've spent the past decade in an ashram somewhere, there is a debate under way surronding captivity-raised salmon and the underwater farms where they're grown...This series of essays by a groups of experts paints a chilling picture of an industry that is devastating the environment and the wild-salmon runs of British Columbia...My advice is simple: don't read this book before heading to bed. Anybody who has ever cut into a juicy fillet of farmed Atlantic salmon is bound to have nightmares about the frightening array of dyes, pesticides, insecticides and fungicide...that has been pumped into these fish."
-John DeMont, Canadian Geographic (Canadian Geographic )
-Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (Read the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform review )
"[The authors] have synthesized the various threads of danger posed by salmon farming to the wild Pacific salmon in an informative book, A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming. ... In western society, citizens caught stealing from corporations are severely punished, but when corporations steal the right of citizens to a clean environment and healthful food they are too often unpunished and seldom penalized harshly. As A Stain Upon the Sea illustrates, this is a scenario that must be changed -- the continued existence of wild Pacific salmon may depend on it."
-Kim Petersen, Dissident Voice, Press Action (Dissident Voice, Press Action )
"For those concerned about the mounting threat posed by salmon farming on the BC coast, a new book by six well-known local authors is a must-read."
-The Fisherman Magazine (The Fisherman )
"In case you've spent the past decade in an ashram somewhere, there is a debate under way surronding captivity-raised salmon and the underwater farms where they're grown...This series of essays by a groups of experts paints a chilling picture of an industry that is devastating the environment and the wild-salmon runs of British Columbia...My advice is simple: don't read this book before heading to bed. Anybody who has ever cut into a juicy fillet of farmed Atlantic salmon is bound to have nightmares about the frightening array of dyes, pesticides, insecticides and fungicide...that has been pumped into these fish."
-John DeMont, Canadian Geographic (Canadian Geographic )
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On the West Coast, few subjects are as controversial as salmon farming. Every week, new studies raise alarming questions about the safety of farmed fish and the risk farms pose to the environment. But federal, provincial and state governments continue to support expansion of fish farms all along the coast. People are justifiably confused. Just what is the case against this new ocean-based agri-biz, and how concerned should we be? A Stain Upon the Sea is an indispensable critique of fish farming practices used in British Columbia and abroad, featuring an all-star cast of contributors. Journalist Stephen Hume examines the industry through the eyes of the Nuxalk and Heiltsuk Nations and incorporates case studies from Ireland and Alaska. Historians Betty Keller and Rosella M. Leslie explain the development of the industry in BC, from small family operations to large chain farms owned by a handful of multinational conglomerates. Biologist Alexandra Morton analyzes the biology of sea lice in the pink salmon runs in the Broughton Archipelago. Former federal employee Otto Langer gives an in-depth account of the bureaucratic nightmare that exempted the industry from environmental review. And scientist Don Staniford analyzes the chemical stew that farmed fish are raised in and the health risk this poses to humans. A Stain Upon the Sea is a must-read for anyone concerned with the quality of the food they eat and the environmental health of the planet.
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Just the Facts, Jun 23 2005
By Randy Hartnell "Salmon Fan" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming (Paperback)
An excellent if sad synopsis of the devastating toll salmon farming is wreaking on wild trout and salmon populations around the world. A Stain Upon the Sea is a fascinating microcosm of the battle being waged between environmental and economic interests to the detriment of our planet, future and most of the world's species. These essays are written by intelligent, thoughtful people fighting to protect our native salmon runs against the short-sighted self-interest of the aquaculture industry, whose spin would have you believe salmon farming is a clean, environmentally friendly solution to depleted natural salmon runs and an ever more hungry world. Don't believe it for a minute! If you're looking for clarity on the salmon farming issue this book's for you.
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more environmental claptrap, Dec 6 2011
By Iain - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming (Paperback)
This is a great book for tree huggers, global warmers, and any other politically correct environmentalist. It tells of how salmon farming in western Canada is destroying the wild populations of salmon. It basically points the finger towards the evil aquaculture industry and DFO. What it fails to do is point out that the wild fishery is nearly extinct, hence the need for aquaculture. It also fails to point out that the human population is exploding at 6-7 billion. We are going to need to eat something. This population size cannot be supported on a hunter gatherer type lifestyle (e.g. fishing). Short of a major catastrophe, or a mass suicide the wild fisheries can no longer exist, we need aquaculture and yes just like crop farming or livestock farming it will destroy the natural environment and the wild animals. Such is the price we pay for civilization. Unfortunately the problem of over population is rarely discussed these days. This is because developed countries are stable or shrinking. Its the developing world that's adding all the population and its just not PC to open that can of worms.
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