Fish farming destroys marine wildlife.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reported a dramatic rise in sea louse (NFT: Lepeophtheirus salmonis), a parasite that infects salmon, is causing great concern in Norway as its populations triple in the crowded fish farms of the Norwegian fjords over the past year alone. Besides killing the farmed fish, environmentalists fear that this organism will further decimate already weakened wild salmon whose numbers have been reduced by half in the past decades.

Meanwhile, a 23-year Finnish study has concluded that lethal strains of the bacteria Columnaris have developed in the confined conditions of ocean fish farms. This infection destroys the skin, fins, and gills of fish and is currently the leading cause of their death. With infected farmed fish that sometimes escape or are let loose by fish farmers who wish to avoid fines and costly clean-up, wild fish are thus being subjected to an increasing number of virulent diseases that originate from factory farms.

Norwegian Food Safety Authority, we appreciate and share your concern for the well-being of wild fish and ocean life. May we all realize the damaging nature of meat and fish consumption and opt quickly for the life-enhancing vegan diet.

Reference:

http://www.naturalnews.com/027809_farmed_fish_disease.html

http://www.wildforsalmon.com/aboutscokeye.html

http://users.jyu.fi/~pukaan/

http://www.france24.com/en/node/4955477

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1803174/norwegian_salmon_affected_by_lice/