Invaders !

[kandrathe]

I see a pattern here.
We are still so spoiled we are not considering eating a fish that we consider an invasive species, because although it tastes allright, it costs a bit more time to clean. For the same money we can easily empty some piece of water in the deep pacific or south china sea and ship it over.
So instead of just dealing with the situation, we 1; don't make use of a sustainable source of high protein/healthy fish that if we catch lots if it actually helps solving a problem and 2; we just continue destroying the seas in other parts of the world, because we still can.?

I do agree with you. I only eat farmed fish now. Another issue with local wild fish in areas of the Midwest are the accumulations of heavy metals, and especially mercury in higher predators and bottom feeders.

Economically, (ocean and inland) fishing is an example of capitalism as it's worst e.g. the tragedy of the commons. Multiple industrial fleets not only violate international law, but cut their own throats by putting short term gains above sustainability. And then, coal burning power has been allowed to pump toxins into the air for decades. Implementation of the Clean Air Act has helped, but for most lake fish down wind from coal powered plants, there are limits to how much (if any) you'd safely want to consume. I do check the DNR's recommendation by lake for specific toxicity levels. Anyway, there is a huge role for government to regulate, and police the many commons we share be it the air, the fertile soil, or our waters.

While I'm a pretty hard core libertarian pro-capitalist, ecologic damage and sustainability are an area where I lean left of the greens when it comes to protecting and preserving our ecosystems. As I often do... I was listening just yesterday on my drive about the return in Minnesota to life sustaining agriculture (we can extend that to aquaculture), and the local food movement here in the Twin Cities area. A growing number of producers and consumers are finding there is more to food, and successful agriculture than the cheapest cost, and highest yield per acre. It also needs to be tasty, and not toxic.