Animals not to purchase

[Backfromthedead]

Might not help much, but I don't do bad things because other people do bad things.

Here's a list of more enviormentally SAFE fish to eat:
Sardines
Small bluegill
Common mackerel
Asian carp
Common carp (outside native range).
Feral tilapia
Bullseye snakeheads in Florida
Feral lionfish
Farm raised channelcatfish
Some salmon strains
Young rainbow and brown trout.
Black carp (United States )
Black and brown bullhead
Red piranha
Mullet
Alewife

More fish NOT to eat:
Smallmouth bass
Muskie
Halibut
Atlantic cod
Haddock
Midwest variety of American eels
Large (20 inches or more) pike
True wild paddlefish
Natural blue catfish
Piraiba
Tiger shovelnose
Redtail catfish
Wahoo
Amberjack
Goliath tigerfish

Lol small bluegill? Nothing to even eat on them?

And young trout? Youre supposed to throw the short fish back so they have a chance to spawn at least once. Its better for wild trout populations to only harvest large, mature trout. Of course, its always better to catch and release ha.

I admire that youre passionate about this but expecting everyone to be content eating carp and mud catfish is downright ridiculous.

When it comes to fishery conservation, i believe in restoring the wild fisheries, not fish farms. Fish farms themselves are not rooted in conservation, but in efforts to turn profits.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Lol small bluegill? Nothing to even eat on them?

And young trout? Youre supposed to throw the short fish back so they have a chance to spawn at least once. Its better for wild trout populations to only harvest large, mature trout. Of course, its always better to catch and release ha.

I admire that youre passionate about this but expecting everyone to be content eating carp and mud catfish is downright ridiculous.

When it comes to fishery conservation, i believe in restoring the wild fisheries, not fish farms. Fish farms themselves are not rooted in conservation, but in efforts to turn profits.

Actually it's better to take the smaller fish, as someone who has managed waters for very large fish very successfully I can tell you it works, unfortunately many people still use the old (and disproven system), of harvesting the biggest fish.

Let me try to explain: bigger fish produce more eggs than smaller fish, it also takes longer to replace big fish than little fish, plus if you take bigger fish from a ecosystem you
May not be able to replace them for years decades or even centuries.

As far as people eating carp: here's something for you: in blind taste test Asian carp beat crappie, walleye, and catfish, so the problem with carp is the name carp, and has nothing to do with taste.
Unless your talking common carp which taste terrible.

A small bluegill is only about 6-7 inches in my opinion, just catch several for a good meal.

As far as fish farming: we either have to switch to primarily switch to fish farming or starve, those are our choices, however taste of farmed fish can be improved by feeding them better diets, for example tambaqui taste much better when raised on more fruits.

 

[Jexnell]

Good thing I don't like any fish at all. Saves me from making these kind of decisions about what I eat.

The day cows become endangered I will be in trouble I guess.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Good thing I don't like any fish at all. Saves me from making these kind of decisions about what I eat.

The day cows become endangered I will be in trouble I guess.

Try some nice venison, taste way better than beef!

 

[Jexnell]

Try some nice venison, taste way better than beef!

I live in the Great Northwest, and have 2 friend's that are native and can hunt when ever they want. Every now and then they bring me some over when they happen to get more than they need.

 

[TwoHedWlf]

Try some nice venison, taste way better than beef!

Definitely better tasting.

Here I'd put them in the same category as trout and catfish. Kill and eat as many as you can. Theyre introduced invasive animals. And trout wipe out native fish where they've spread.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Definitely better tasting.

Here I'd put them in the same category as trout and catfish. Kill and eat as many as you can. Theyre introduced invasive animals. And trout wipe out native fish where they've spread.

Good animals to eat where they are invasive: deer, Eurasian starlings (breast only, fried), rabbit, hare, trout, wild boar/feral pigs,Asian carp, lionfish and so many others (we can beat em by eating them!).

 

[celebrist]

Mimic octopus
Blue ring octopus
All big cats
Wild crocodiles
Dead seahorses

dead seahorses..as opposed to eating live sea horses?

 

[cichla & saratogas]

Sturgeons

 

[Backfromthedead]

Actually it's better to take the smaller fish, as someone who has managed waters for very large fish very successfully I can tell you it works, unfortunately many people still use the old (and disproven system), of harvesting the biggest fish.

Let me try to explain: bigger fish produce more eggs than smaller fish, it also takes longer to replace big fish than little fish, plus if you take bigger fish from a ecosystem you
May not be able to replace them for years decades or even centuries.

As far as people eating carp: here's something for you: in blind taste test Asian carp beat crappie, walleye, and catfish, so the problem with carp is the name carp, and has nothing to do with taste.
Unless your talking common carp which taste terrible.

A small bluegill is only about 6-7 inches in my opinion, just catch several for a good meal.

As far as fish farming: we either have to switch to primarily switch to fish farming or starve, those are our choices, however taste of farmed fish can be improved by feeding them better diets, for example tambaqui taste much better when raised on more fruits.

Harvesting immature wild trout is not only illegal in almost all places, but also extremely harmful to the trouts propagation and genetic diversity. Youre dead wrong on that im afraid.

Im not trying to big boy you or go into incredible detail about my qualifications, but i have worked and fished in many fisheries from the tropical pacific to the allegheny highlands to the louisiana bayou. Im no stranger to fishery rehabilitation and the only method i can think of that vaguely resembles what youre suggesting is slot limits, and even then the purpose of slot limits is to protect the breeding fish, not encourage harvest of juveniles. In any case, ive never heard of slot limits in wild trout or salmon populations because these fish propagate differently than the species that do benefit from them, like bass.

Im on board with what youre saying about fish farming. The system needs to be changed though. Ive been to plenty of fish farms and the number one goal is not to raise healthy, genetically diverse fish. The goal is to grow fat fish fast and sell them for profit.

If you were to create a fish farm where you could raise fish in habitats at least somewhat resembling their natural environment and life cycle then i would be behind you 100%. That kind of farm would just take a lot of money and effort.