Synopsis Fish Meat

harvested atlantic bluefin tuna in turkey @ tuna ranch

caplow decides ideal fish farm uses minimal amount of energy, cause minimal amount of pollution , involve growing fish low on food chain possible.

caplow , danylchuk visit inland seabass , seabream farm in muğla province, uses dug out pens supplied salt water spring. not did find farm uses less energy fish looked , tasted better.

at trout farm in taurus mountains, caplow impressed management of freshwater streams, recycling water several times through each stage of fish growing process egg fish before allowing rejoin stream. problem remains fish feed comes far away, , trout must transported long distances reach consumers.

next visit restaurant come fish farm in saklikent canyon, raises fish directly across street later eaten consumers. provides smallest waste of energy since virtually no fuel needed transport fish.

finally, visit carp farm in burdur province, inland farm fish feed low on food chain. feed conversion ratio lower in carnivorous fish had seen. fish waste used grow vegetables, , waste water flowed downstream nourish farms.

production picture. left right: andy danylchuk, stuart culpepper , ted caplow

caplow , danylchuk discuss differences between eating sea , eating land. range of types of fish production broad, whereas eating cow specialized , polluting. however, variety of fish inevitably diminish time more fish species become overfished. aquaculture way eat fish, , if done in sustainable way answer feeding growing human population.

the film concludes least sustainable fish farming method saw newest, raising endangered species, disruptive fishing method, requiring lot of fish feed them. sustainable fish oldest, raising abundant species of fish feeding low on food chain, using ancient technique.