Culebran Cobia

During my nightly owl sessions sitting in front of the TV watching World News Now on ABC, they had this Nightline playback segment on future fish farms. By the way, if you are ever up late at night, WNN is a great program. They're funny and light-hearted but not stupid and cheeky like the morning programs.

Anyways, back to the fishfarms. They were spotlighting these new eco-friendly fishfarms or Open Ocean Aquacultures. It's being introduced by a company called Snapperfarm and they're cultivating a fish called Cobia or Black Salmon. The flesh is suppose to be white but whatever. When they talk about the old fish farms and how they pollute the oceans, it makes me kind of sick. So this is how most fish farms work today. They are close to the shore and bred in captivity. That's all fine and good except that in the shallow waters, there are no strong currents. With no strong currents it's easier to manage and swim with the fish but the tepid water allows the growth of algae and bacteria due to the accumulated waste from the fish. And these are the fish we eat. No wonder most sushi restaurants are not very good. It's because the cheap fish they buy swim and 'breathe' in their own filth. Plus all this filth destroys the surrounding atmosphere. These sustainable aquacultures are raised about 2 miles away in the open ocean where there are strong currents to keep fresh water flowing into the fish cages. It really just sounds like a good idea and much more appetizing than the old method.

I wonder when I'll see Cobia. Probably not soon since I'm going to Beijing. I wonder then when CA will have Cobia as a regular fish.

Check out the site. http://www.snapperfarm.com/