Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds

Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by zdragnar on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:04AM (#18337169)

At those levels of scarcity, the economics of farming will likely change enough that hydroponics could (would?) become far more commonplace. That drastically cuts down on the amount of land needed, as you're no longer limited to ground surface area for growing crops.

In fact, there's a growing trend of combining fish farming with hydroponic vegetable farming; circulating water between the plants and fish tanks, monitoring nutrient and bacteria levels, can allow for a non-vegetarian diet.

Granted, they're not going to be the tastiest fish- think tilapia, not salmon. There's a CSA farm doing exactly that in a relatively densely populated suburb not too far from me.

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Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by m_coder on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @01:19PM (#18339000)

Have you had the fish from well run systems like this? I think it is fantastic. Data point of one.

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Re:Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major r... by zdragnar on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @02:31PM (#18339899)

I'm not normally a picky eater, but seafood in general is one thing I have a really hard time bringing myself to enjoy. Also, from my very limited understanding, tilapia is fairly delicate to begin with, so it's more about making sure your cut doesn't include much of the grey fat.

With all of that said, I'm sure that for people who do enjoy seafood, it'd be quite tasty. The business near me was put together with eco-conscious people in mind, so the care they put into farming- nutrients, food for the fish, etc. I'm sure the difference between their fish and wild fish is a good deal smaller than stereotypical farm-vs-wild-caught salmon or what have you.

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