Why are Salmon and Tuna problematic sources of protein? What are some of the alternatives?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpm40iwwskk&feature=youtu.be
Alternatives are readily available and in many cases much easier to obtain. It’s time people begin transitioning to more sustainable sources of marine protein.
About: Will Coggan is an Environmental Studies major in the Davidson College Class of 2018. He spend most of High School working at various Trout Hatcheries in Colorado and collected hundreds of water chemistry samples for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Further Reading/Works Cited:
1. Andrew. (2010, June 4). A Japanese Overfishing Crisis: From Bluefin Tuna to Sashimi. Retrieved from http://savethefishsavetheworld.blogspot.com/2010/06/japanese-overfishing-crisis-from.html
2. Kirchmann, H., & Bergström, L. (2001). Do Organic Farming Practices Reduce Nitrate Leaching? Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 32(7-8), 997–1028. http://doi.org/10.1081/CSS-100104101
3. Kramer, S. B., Reganold, J. P., Glover, J. D., Bohannan, B. J. M., & Mooney, H. A. (2006). Reduced nitrate leaching and enhanced denitrifier activity and efficiency in organically fertilized soils. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(12), 4522–4527. http://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0600359103
4. Marine dead zones | No Fish Left. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://nofishleft.wordpress.com/tag/marine-dead-zones/
5. Nitrogen and Water. (2015, August 7). USGS. Retrieved from http://water.usgs.gov/edu/nitrogen.html
6. Pimentel, D., Hepperly, P., Hanson, J., Douds, D., & Seidel, R. (2005). Environmental, Energetic, and Economic Comparisons of Organic and Conventional Farming Systems. BioScience, 55(7), 573–582. http://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0573:EEAECO]2.0.CO;2
7. Trophic level. (2015, December 2). In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trophic_level&oldid=693449591