Organic & sustainably produced fish
"Fish For Tomorrow"
There has been increasing concern about the envirnmental and potential helath impacts of intensively farmed fish.
In addition, there is considerable anxiety around the world about dwindling wild fish stocks.
So what does the conciencious fish-eater do?
Graig Farm's sustainable fish range offers some answers.
"We have reached a pivotal moment for fishing, with 75% of the world’s fish stocks either fully exploited or over fished. If nothing is done to stop the squandering of fish stocks, the life of the oceans will face collapse and millions of people could starve."
Charles Clover The End of the Line - 2005
Graig Farm believes the answer lies in organically farmed and other sustainable systems of fish production. Uniquely, we offer a range of sustainably-harvested wild and organic farmed fish which give our customers confidence that the fish are from the cleanest environments, and produced in a sustainable way - which means they are good for our customers and good for the environment.
Specifically, our range covers a number of criteria:
1. Sustainability
The fishing system, whether wild harvested, or farmed, must be sustainable.
The arguments in favour of organic fish farming are discussed, together with areas for improvement, on our salmon and cod pages. Whilst arguably not yet perfect, the organic farmed fish we include in our range are significantly further down the road to sustainability than conventional fish farming systems. It is a very young industry (less than 10 years old). As organic fish farming develops, the organic rules will continue to evolve and technological advances will overcome the limited shortcomings.
None of our fish is air-freighted.
2. Clean waters
There has been considerable concerns recently about levels of pollutants in wild harvested fish. Ideally therefore, both fish farming and wild fisheries should be in the cleanest waters possible - unpolluted and away from main shipping lanes. We endeavour to ensure this is the case as much as possible, bearing in mind food miles and availability.
3. Lack of chemicals in production
In fish farming production systems, we choose only organic or chemical-free systems. Intensive fish farming, like intensive chicken farming, uses a number of pesticides and drugs to enable the animals to survive in crowded conditions, where speed of growth is paramount. Organic fish farming does away with the need for these chemicals, other than in the case of animal welfare.
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