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At 01:11 AM 02/02/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>thanks, Rachel, for the fish oil advice. I'm not sure i could handle cold
>oil on an empty stomach first thing in the morning, so maybe i'll try at
>night :-) . On a similar topic, last week I went to hear an excellent talk
>by David Suzuki about conserving West Coast salmon. For you non-Canadians,
>he's a well known Canadian geneticist, journalist, and environmental
>activist from Vancouver. In response to a question from the audience, he
>stated forcefully that people should outright object to farmed
>salmon...apparently they are a threat to wild salmon populations, since
>their genetic homogeneity makes them vulnerable to disease and other
>weaknesses, which can then be spread to wild salmon stocks. (Though he
>didn't mention this, I'm sure their fat makeup is less desirable than that
>of wild salmon as well.) He stated the following:
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>- all salmon termed "Atlantic salmon" is farmed salmon.
>- coho and chinook salmon may, or may not be farmed... you must ask ask to
>be sure.
>- sockeye and chum salmon are wild.
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>...so check the labels on your canned salmon!
>more info at:
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>http://www.davidsuzuki.org/Campaigns_and_Programs/Salmon_Aquaculture/
>
>Cheyenne
Farmed or bred anything is the equivalent of a three string banjo playing
no tooth having sister marrying backwoods retard. Just like the master
race, blue blood royalty, and "pure" bred dogs.
Dave
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