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Fish farms create high concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus which gets into the oceans and spawns toxic algal blooms. Algal blooms kill marine life, notab
by froggy 16y ago
Fish farms create high concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus which gets into the oceans and spawns toxic algal blooms. Algal blooms kill marine life, notably the coral reefs that so many fish depend on for shelter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algal_bloom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algal_bloom
- jacksoncarter 16y agoThey're also havens for disease like fish lice, viruses, and bacteria that infect themselves and the surrounding communities of fish.