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[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago

Just because there's a demand for something doesn't mean you have to deliver. There needs to be environmental protections in place to avoid overfishing. The article points out a ban on trawling as a possible step, but spends too much time pointing at the aquaculture industry.

The oceans are fucked, and we need to start taking conservation seriously.

[–] PetteriSkaffari 33 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Just go eat plant-based all together, so we won't have these problems that endanger the existence of life on our planet. Including humans.

[–] Venat0r 10 points 7 months ago

It's so simple: almost as simple as stop burning oil and using plastic packaging and invading other countries and using slave labour...

[–] Altofaltception 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thing is, life will find a way to survive despite our best efforts. We've seen mass extinctions before. Whether the human species survives is another matter.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

We've made our bed, on that I agree, but I cant help but feel that it would be nice if we didn't take everything else down with us.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That won't stop all the other people eating animal products. You can't solve systemic problems with individual action.

[–] joostjakob 5 points 7 months ago

It won't, but at least you're not part of the problem anymore. You might inspire other people to. And every person who goes plantbased makes it more politically viable to enact policies to encourage plant based over the most destructive other foods. Try to avoid discouraging people who try to do the right thing, help them make a bigger impact instead.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The Norwegian salmon industry has cut fish meal and oil to around 30% of feed, down from 90% in the 1990s. Further reductions have remained elusive, though, as farmed salmon still need omega-3 fats and acids mainly found in marine life.

Hmm. So omega-3 fatty acids are the bound on other food sources?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10662050/

Microalgae are unicellular species containing eukaryotes and prokaryotes (Wen and Chen, 2003). The smallest microalgae are only a few microns, while the larger ones can reach a hundred microns and are widely distributed in the ocean and freshwater (Ryckebosch et al., 2012). As the only creature that can de novo synthesize omega-3 fatty acids efficiently in nature, historically, humans have commercially used microalgae for a long time as food, fodder, and a chemical of high value.

Sounds like it's generated by algae. Farm omega-3 fatty acids too? Maybe genetically-engineer to try to increase yields?

googles

Sounds like people are already banging on it.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10102661/

Moreover, the development of sequencing, genetic engineering and bioinformatics technology has significantly contributed to the synthesis of omega-3 PUFA. It has provided essential information for optimizing the enzyme system for algae to synthesize high-value oil (Yang F et al., 2019; Degraeve-Guilbault et al., 2021). The synthetic pathways of PUFAs in algae are relatively well-understood, and many desaturases and elongases in algae or other species have been identified. Additionally, the enzymes present in algae have also provided crucial information for the synthesis pathways of omega-3 PUFA in other species, such as fungi and plants (Rezanka et al., 2017). Compared to the fermentation mode and genetic engineering of yeast and other microorganisms, the tools available for algae still need to be developed (Xue et al., 2013; Xie et al., 2015; Khera and Srivastava, 2022).

Advances in genetic engineering technology are essential for the synthetic biology of algae. However, many algae can only undergo genetic modification, such as RNAi, which cannot be stably inherited (Kugler et al., 2019). Alternatively, high-producing strains can be screened using blind mutagenesis. Nevertheless, if significant breakthroughs occur, many efficient photosynthetic chassis cells could provide a vital platform for the production of PUFA, carotenoids, and other substances. Algae, with their ability to use light energy and cheap carbon sources to produce PUFA, hold great potential for the future. With its high photosynthetic efficiency, algae can be used as chassis cells to transform into a cell factory that can synthesize omega-3 PUFA using solar energy and cheap carbon sources. Thus, genetic engineering technology to transform microbial fermentation for PUFA production is currently an important means to achieve commercialization.

[–] FlyingSquid 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well... I feel justified in always having hated salmon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Salmon, Hank! They put salmon in the fish tacos!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Has there been any educated estimates when lab grown meat is going to be scaling for things like salmon?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

not in florida! it's already banned there

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Also in Italy, I believe

[–] Zehzin 0 points 7 months ago

Florida banned salmon? That's human rights abuse.

[–] FlyingSquid 3 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

IDK, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Best to eat more veggies now, and maybe one day everyone can go back to salmon once it's sustainable.