For a very long time, humans have had a convenient way of deciding how intelligent other animals are.
Closely related to the ability to grow, kill, and eat them.
Salmon farms are an abomination. The flesh is chemically treated to look the way it does. Who would want to eat stinky grey fish meat?
I concur. Fish farming is no better than commercial fishing. If we want sustainability (and a secure future) they both need to go.
There have been cases where fish can bond with individual humans. Yes they are far more aware than we’ve given them credit for. Talk to some divers, they can confirm.
When I go to visit my parents in the Shetland islands, I see fish cages everywhere. Heartbreaking.
Closely related to the ability to grow, kill, and eat them.
Salmon farms are an abomination. The flesh is chemically treated to look the way it does. Who would want to eat stinky grey fish meat?
I concur. Fish farming is no better than commercial fishing. If we want sustainability (and a secure future) they both need to go.
There have been cases where fish can bond with individual humans. Yes they are far more aware than we’ve given them credit for. Talk to some divers, they can confirm.
When I go to visit my parents in the Shetland islands, I see fish cages everywhere. Heartbreaking.