tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441864436439579999.post5360345585267531155..comments2023-10-23T14:19:42.168-04:00Comments on Maximizing Progress: Aquaculture Boom ~ Scrutinizing Seafarming...Joost Bonsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12192564602233089351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441864436439579999.post-21319358536929607072010-10-10T23:34:16.481-04:002010-10-10T23:34:16.481-04:00Thanks, Paul, for pointing out the many problems. ...Thanks, Paul, for pointing out the many problems. Now, how about contributing something constructive -- the point of my post -- towards solving these issues instead of merely ranting on about the past?<br /><br />--JoostJoost Bonsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192564602233089351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7441864436439579999.post-67663697167772714182009-12-19T10:26:39.159-05:002009-12-19T10:26:39.159-05:00The aquaculture boom takes relatively clean near s...The aquaculture boom takes relatively clean near shore waters and turns them into a toilet. <br /><br />As we cascade down declining marine ecosystems that can no longer produce sufficient fish, entrepreneurs have to find new ways to continue to plunder natural capital. <br /><br />Aquaculture takes all that remains, the so-called "free water," and pollutes it. By ignoring the depreciation of ecosystems, private and national accounts artificially inflate profits. This is fraud.<br /><br />See: "Swimming in Circles: Aquaculture and the End of Wild Oceans," by Paul MolyneauxTecolotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775362648524547157noreply@blogger.com