Fish Farming

Many people think of Fish Farming as a protein. Some may even say it’s a healthier meal. There are people who completely abstain from eating fish because of conservation to ethical morals or beliefs. It’s true from a health point that fish is obviously healthier than meat. Vegans are those who do not eat meat or any product made by or from animals. However there are some vegans who eat fish but still consider themselves vegetarians, but fish is meat. If this is the case we can say that fish is considered to be healthier. Health scares would put people off eating seafood because people tend to worry about contaminants like mercury and PCB.
So what exactly is Fish Farming, Fish Farming is the process of raising fish in an enclosed area of use in the fishing industry. Fish farms can be built on land or even off of an ocean shore. Fishes and plants can be raised along that shore. True fact is that every year Fish farms throughout the world produce over sixty five million tons of varieties of sea life for harvesting. Some of the Fish Farming we see today is highly technological. The designing of every working machine for Fish Farming is designed to control all aspects of raising aquatic life. The purpose for the way the structure is on a Fish Farm is to prevent contaminants and predators. The Fish farms can also be important for maintaining endangered wild fish populations, for example Salmon and trout, also by growing them and returning them to the wild.
A guy by the name of Jeremy Piven claimed at one point about getting mercury poisoning, in his Sushi meal. Health concerns and contaminants have always been an issue. People still debate on Fish
either it’s healthy or it’s not. Some people claimed that for whatever reason you’re better off eating fish because it’s not meat. Fish Farming involves raising the fish in tanks or enclosures which are usually for food. There are many ways in conducting a Fish farm. Salmon, Carp, Tilapia, Catfish and Cod are the most common fish species raised by farms.

In the market business Fish has become popular with the increasing offers because of its protein that many people find it to be a wise choice when it comes to a good healthy meal. Farmed fish go through almost the same process as a chicken farm would go through. The fishes are first transported from the hatchery where they were born to the Farm. The second step is they are then measured in to be a certain fish size it’s almost like giving them a grade. Lastly the final trip for the fish will be to the slaughterhouse where there killed and then cleaned and sent off. Today as technology becomes better there is a high tech volume system in which controls the food, light, and growth stimulations of indoor farms. The system helps keep the fish in good shape until its ready to be released and put up for sale.

Many fishes are given drugs, hormones to stimulate their growth and change reproductive behaviors. The fishes can sometimes face injury which is often on some farms. They can become blind with the increase of stress. There have been health concerns along with the safety of fish as well. The fishes are usually confined in small areas it can lead to extreme fecal contamination, deadly disease, parasite outbreaks and the depletion of wild fish stock. Many of the fish today in supermarkets come from farms. The fish we eat comes from abroad. All over the world many people consume a large number of fish. The U.N food and agriculture organization has estimated that almost fourty million tons of aquatic food will be required just to maintain current levels of consumption. Fish is a good source of protein that helps balance us out.
There are many opinions and facts when it comes to vegetarians and knowing the lifestyle of a vegan. For the past few years it has been a few openly opinions on vegans eating fish but considering themselves a vegetarian. As everyone knows vegans don’t eat meat. In my mind vegans don’t eat fish, and any type of meat such as chicken. Fish and seafood are not vegetables or fruit, Fish is not planted in the ground and raised but yet vegans eat fish and call themselves vegetarians if you’re a true vegetarian, you don’t eat meat that includes fish or any type of seafood that is a meat source. Some say it is okay if you are a vegetarian to eat fish or other meaty seafood products. For the people who say you aren’t a true vegetarian if you eat I agree with those set of people. This is where the debate comes down to when it comes to fish being considered healthy.

The Fish Farming workers have a responsibility when it comes to doing their job as a Fish Farmer. Fish Farmers take on the responsibility of making sure the Fishes are well kept. Their everyday work involves cleaning the tanks, and feeding the fish. They look after the Fish. The workers watch for change or disease in the fish and also they always check the water to make sure the temperature is right. These workers are there for the care of the Fishes twenty four seven. They play an important role in how our Fish gets transported from being healthy without being any type of illness or disease. A Healthy Fish is what is required as a Fish Farm worker. Without the lack of service from the workers Fish would be very difficult in terms of supplying millions of people who eat Fish. The rapid system of Fish farming is what keeps the industry of Fish Farming going. Antibiotics are used when it’s required to treat the fish. The workers have a certain procedure in how they attend to the Fish that do become ill. Those fishes will be dealt with carefully. Whether you eat fish or not the debate of Vegetarians and regular people eating Fish still continues.



Norman, J.R. A history of Fishes.2nd Ed. New York: Wiley, 2006.print

What I learned about Research

I learned a little more how to research, especially being as it
Was a final paper I was doing research for. When you research it’s like a pattern
Kind of. You have to know what you want to talk about in each paragraph
and that’s where the research begins. You jot down little details that you come across
on your research to help build your ideas. Most times every little idea
or detail is one step further to forming a decent paragraph. Researching can take
hours depending on how fast of a pace you move at. Researching is really helpful
because without it you wouldn’t be able to know beyond and more about whatever
topic you’re researching. It’s good to be able to research it makes the writing go smoothly.

Counter Argument

Many People think of Fish as a protein. Some may even say it’s a healthier meal. There are people who completely abstain from eating Fish because of conservation to ethical morals or beliefs. It’s true from a health point that Fish is obviously healthier than meat. Vegans are those who do not eat meat or any product made by or from animals. However there are some vegans who eat Fish but still consider themselves vegetarians, but Fish is meat. If this is the case we can say that Fish is considered to be healthier. Health scares would put people off eating seafood. People tend to worry about contaminants like mercury and PCB.
A guy by the name of Jeremy Piven claimed about getting mercury poisoning, in his sushi meal. Health concerns and contaminants have always been an issue. People still debate on whether Fish is always healthier. Some people claimed that for whatever reason you’re better off eating Fish because it’s not meat and as in health wise its better.

''Super size Me''

The movie super size me was really informative. It gave alot of broad view how much Mc donalds and all the other fast food companies foods arent healthy. The guy went through alot on his research of how much weight u can gain from these fast food companies. Each day he ate something from Mc donalds he added more and more pounds on to his body. Some of the images were really gross but its really true in what was shown. When u eat these fast food, after awhile your body cant really handle all the fatty things that your putting in which is what causes you to at some point vomit. From the menus on the Mc Donalds menu there wasnt even a healthy meal except for maybe the salad which probably cost a little more than a burger. Alot of food places sometimes dont even have the menu of showing you whats healthy in the chocies you make or even sometimes theres no calories written up next to the orders. This movie showed alot it just goes to show that fast foods companies are making money just because its a money making business and they dont really have any concern with the health of their customers.

Paper Revision

My paper would need to have some more information and also I would need to have a thesis. My paragraphs are okay but I think it should be in order more as far as changing from one detail to another. I gave a lot of information and details but I should probably change it all around and plan out what I want to say in each paragraph. There is alot of sources on Fish Farming I could use alittle more information and make the topic more wide. The paper might be a little too short as well so ill need to make it longer but better as in planning out what I want to write. The conclusion could be better it could use a better ending. I need to take a side on my paper and explain am I for or against Fish Farming that would outline it more so I could have a better explanation of how to make it better from there on. Theres a lot of research I could use so I would need to research some more on fish Farming. I could look up how it’s done and how does the process of the Fish work. The better you understand your topic the more you can put into details the causes and effects.

Fish Farming research

My Research is on Fish Farming
Heres a couple links:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/31/9-surprising-fish-farming_n_518724.html

http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=16150

These links basically are on Fish Farming and how its operated everyday, it also gives some facts on how some people rely on fish as a main source of protein for them. Theres also some photos.

Advice to someone to eat healthier on a budget.

Advice to someone to eat healthier on a budget.

I think for someone to be able to eat healthier and being on a budget they would have to buy the right set of foods that there pocket can handle. In other words they would have to spend very wisely. Most people tend to spend money on the things that aren’t that healthy because either they figure it’s cheaper or it’s saving more money for them or maybe they just don’t really think about eating healthier. With the way prices are on food items that are much healthier it’s very expensive to buy, but if you come to some kind of wise thinking of how you’re going to spend your money then you should have no problem going on the healthier side of things.
Eating healthier is a better choice so why not start now. Everyone needs money but being healthy is a better choice in life. If it means spending then with all means you’re better off spending to eat healthy. Money is tight with everyone at some point but you just have to know how to spend wisely and what to buy without buying things that you don’t need. Most supermarkets would have the right items you need at a certain price but you can afford it if you set aside what you really need or want on a grocery list.

Sometimes making a list of things you need before making a food shopping trip can help. It’s less confusing when you enter the store to get your goods. I think the Grocery list helps especially if you cross out the things on the list that you know you definitely don’t need. If there’s kids involve like suppose you’re a parent then sometimes it’s better to cut down on some usually items that you would normally buy in order to buy the healthier item. You would be getting your money’s worth while eating healthy. You can also cut down on buying toys and things like that for the kids so you can spend better on healthier foods for the family.

The way the food industry is today it’s so non- healthy in the way they produce their food. If people really realize what they’re eating soon everyone will be turning towards eating healthier. Money doesn’t grow on tree but if you take the right steps on spending wise like cutting down on certain things that you buy then eating healthier wouldn’t cause money conflict. If you have a family to take care of money can also be an issue like buying clothes for the kids and taking care of other needs. Money would come in handy if you come to some kind of agreement on spending better.

All it takes in order to eat healthier on a budget is cutting down on certain things that you would buy on a daily basic so that you can buy things that are actually good for you. You can make sacrifices with your money just by spending less but buying the right set of foods in order to be healthy. Eating healthy comes with a price but it’s better than spending less and having to be non healthy.