Huge Fish Farm Planned Near San Diego - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 09-02-2015, 10:46 AM

Hubbs has been trying to pull this off for at least 15 years. Maybe with a hedge fund behind them they can make it work.
The whole argument of feeding the masses is a complete fallacy. Many farmed fish are a premium product and quite expensive. Too pricey to feed the poor. The other draw back to farms like this is the food for the fish is usually made from wild caught fish. 10lbs of sardines to make 1 lb of salmon is value added but a losing plan for feeding people. Mine

Zed · 09-02-2015, 11:23 AM

Not to mention the concentrated excrement (N) around farms.
I cant imagine what all those concentrated pelagic bluefin penned up along Baja are doing to the Nitrogen content of the coastal water.

Grego · 09-02-2015, 03:31 PM

Interesting pro's and con's

Saba Slayer · 09-02-2015, 03:47 PM

Get the book..."Four Fish" by Paul Greenburg.
It's a great book that talks about Salmon, Bass, Tuna, and Cod.
The author talks about fish farming in detail with both the pros and cons.
It's a great read.

PAL · 09-04-2015, 06:24 PM

The linked story isn't so great. It omits a few important questions. A few years ago when I had the chance to visit Hubbs for a story, they were planning on using agriculturally derived fish food - plant based. I wonder if this is still the case.

Pollution dispersion is one reason for locating this farm 4 miles offshore. The solution to pollution is dilution - we've all heard that. I'm no scientist - I don't know whether it is defensible. Sounds plausible to me.

09-02-2015, 11:23 AM	#2
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Not to mention the concentrated excrement (N) around farms. I cant imagine what all those concentrated pelagic bluefin penned up along Baja are doing to the Nitrogen content of the coastal water. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

09-02-2015, 03:47 PM	#4
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,871	Four Fish Get the book..."Four Fish" by Paul Greenburg. It's a great book that talks about Salmon, Bass, Tuna, and Cod. The author talks about fish farming in detail with both the pros and cons. It's a great read. __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

09-02-2015, 10:46 AM	#1
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Hubbs has been trying to pull this off for at least 15 years. Maybe with a hedge fund behind them they can make it work. The whole argument of feeding the masses is a complete fallacy. Many farmed fish are a premium product and quite expensive. Too pricey to feed the poor. The other draw back to farms like this is the food for the fish is usually made from wild caught fish. 10lbs of sardines to make 1 lb of salmon is value added but a losing plan for feeding people. Mine

09-02-2015, 03:31 PM	#3
Grego Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 446	Interesting pro's and con's

09-04-2015, 06:24 PM	#5
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	The linked story isn't so great. It omits a few important questions. A few years ago when I had the chance to visit Hubbs for a story, they were planning on using agriculturally derived fish food - plant based. I wonder if this is still the case. Pollution dispersion is one reason for locating this farm 4 miles offshore. The solution to pollution is dilution - we've all heard that. I'm no scientist - I don't know whether it is defensible. Sounds plausible to me.