Time To Start Raising Goldfish

Eating fish is healthy. That message has been pushed ever since the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, substances contained in most cold water fish, were discovered.

Omega-3’s are good for the heart. Omega-3’s are good for the skin. Omega-3’s can cure male pattern baldness. Okay, maybe not the last one. But aside from multivitamins, omega-3 based pills are probably the most popular supplements sold. And my local Kroger can’t keep fresh salmon stocked due to demand from my health conscious suburban neighbors.

Well, it appears that the popularity of the omega-3’s has led to a severe depletion in the fish populations of the oceans, especially the waters surrounding the United States, Europe, and Asia. Fish activist groups are warning of critical shortfalls that will significantly affect the oceanic balance of life.

The activists are even sponsoring studies that “prove” that omega-3s really aren’t the miracle cure they are touted as being. They claim that the benefits are minimal and the reason they seem to improve health is because healthy people eat them. You really have to read that twice to get the gist.

I’m all for the replenishment of our oceans. I mean I want something to look at down there when I go scuba diving. I’d even be in favor of stronger regulations around fishing to prevent trawlers from hauling out ton after ton of netted sea creatures. Make it one man, one boat, one fishing pole.

But what I’d really be in favor of, is to start harvesting some of the omega-3 nutritional goodies from other sources. Large concentartions of omega-3 fatty acids can also be found in ocean plants and algae. And trust me, there’s plenty of that stuff down there.

So, if the fish activists want to really help their friends with fins, maybe they should divert some of that money away from omega-3 attack campaigns into research on how to economically harvest other omega-3 sources.

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