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I think that a good dietary solution would be for us to get more culinarily creative with algae in food dishes. Most of the important nutrients such as omega-3s

I think that a good dietary solution would be for us to get more culinarily creative with algae in food dishes. Most of the important nutrients such as omega-3s (DHA), micronutrients, and and apparently one of the most effective antioxidants that is Astaxanthin, are all picked by fish directly or indirectly (via other fish) from eating algae. While algae may not have the same taste-profile or texture as fish, at least we would be able to make a difference (particularly with climate change and better preserving our environment from toxins as described by the article) by making socially-normal algae-based options for people who currently choose to eat fish on a more regular basis for nutritional reasons.

phendrenad2 3y ago
I look forward to the headline "Pesticide safety limit for algae farms watered down after industry lobbying"
- rajnathani 3y ago
  Chemicals used for animals/fish farming seems to be an underestimated issue, for example see the recent HN post about the vulture populations dwindling in India due to anti-inflammatory medicine given to cows. In the above article, the pesticide use is to prevent lice from killing the salmons.
pvaldes 3y ago
> People should breed X lower in trophic chain. And nintendo should make only boring and educative games in ascii that nobody wants like Donkey Kant or Super Marx kart. I suspect that a sector that has been running before Christ dumped his pacifier, had thoroughly explored yet the idea of breeding strictly vegetarian fishes (get-rich-simpler-faster)... and discarded it. Some decades ago. There is a problem with vegetarian fishes. They taste awful. Algae dislike being eaten and love to design new chemical deterrents. Salmon on the other hand is delicious. Marine farms are simply giving people more of the product what they want to buy at a premium price. Strict market logic. The sad truth is that most of the absolute solutions that are preached in this thread are either untested, unproved or proven as non-viable in the real life since 90's. Those are "cargo-cult solutions" that people still keep parroting again and again; replacing critical thinking with faith. Fueled by a lack of real knowledge on the area.

phendrenad2 3y ago

I look forward to the headline "Pesticide safety limit for algae farms watered down after industry lobbying"

rajnathani 3y ago
Chemicals used for animals/fish farming seems to be an underestimated issue, for example see the recent HN post about the vulture populations dwindling in India due to anti-inflammatory medicine given to cows. In the above article, the pesticide use is to prevent lice from killing the salmons.

pvaldes 3y ago

> People should breed X lower in trophic chain. And nintendo should make only boring and educative games in ascii that nobody wants like Donkey Kant or Super Marx kart. I suspect that a sector that has been running before Christ dumped his pacifier, had thoroughly explored yet the idea of breeding strictly vegetarian fishes (get-rich-simpler-faster)... and discarded it. Some decades ago. There is a problem with vegetarian fishes. They taste awful. Algae dislike being eaten and love to design new chemical deterrents. Salmon on the other hand is delicious. Marine farms are simply giving people more of the product what they want to buy at a premium price. Strict market logic. The sad truth is that most of the absolute solutions that are preached in this thread are either untested, unproved or proven as non-viable in the real life since 90's. Those are "cargo-cult solutions" that people still keep parroting again and again; replacing critical thinking with faith. Fueled by a lack of real knowledge on the area.