Informative Essay On Catfish Farming
Hooked On Alabama Catfish
Georgia is known for peaches, Kentucky is known for horses, Florida is known for oranges. But what is Alabama known for? Let me give you a hint: It is 2nd in the nation behind Mississippi, it employs 9,374 people, and we are known for having the world’s largest processing plant in this. Some of you have probably already figured out what it is, but if you haven’t, it is Catfish Farming.
Today I am here to discuss the importance of the catfish industry to the state of Alabama, what catfish farming is, and what producers need to know to get started in this industry.
Your first question may be what exactly is catfish farming? According to Wikipedia.org, “It is the principle form of aquaculture (which is farming in …show more content…
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, 75% of the world’s fish species are overexploited or depleted. In addition, US catfish farms are self-contained and are not subjected to pollution. Aside from sustainability, imported catfish has been on the minds of Alabama farmers. Catfish from Vietnam and China has flooded the market in the last few years; the problem with this is that many foreign countries allow chemicals and drugs that are banned by the United States in farmed-raised catfish. According to the Catfish Farmers of America among the two percent of seafood imports from Vietnam inspected by the FDA during a recent a four-year period, nearly one and every five seafood shipments, including catfish, was contaminated with these potentially deadly chemicals or drugs. These contaminated shipments are a major cause of the recent COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) procedures. US farm-raised catfish is one of the most carefully inspected, regulated, and controlled proteins you can buy; a statement that catfish farmers stand on and are proud
Georgia is known for peaches, Kentucky is known for horses, Florida is known for oranges. But what is Alabama known for? Let me give you a hint: It is 2nd in the nation behind Mississippi, it employs 9,374 people, and we are known for having the world’s largest processing plant in this. Some of you have probably already figured out what it is, but if you haven’t, it is Catfish Farming.
Today I am here to discuss the importance of the catfish industry to the state of Alabama, what catfish farming is, and what producers need to know to get started in this industry.
Your first question may be what exactly is catfish farming? According to Wikipedia.org, “It is the principle form of aquaculture (which is farming in …show more content…
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, 75% of the world’s fish species are overexploited or depleted. In addition, US catfish farms are self-contained and are not subjected to pollution. Aside from sustainability, imported catfish has been on the minds of Alabama farmers. Catfish from Vietnam and China has flooded the market in the last few years; the problem with this is that many foreign countries allow chemicals and drugs that are banned by the United States in farmed-raised catfish. According to the Catfish Farmers of America among the two percent of seafood imports from Vietnam inspected by the FDA during a recent a four-year period, nearly one and every five seafood shipments, including catfish, was contaminated with these potentially deadly chemicals or drugs. These contaminated shipments are a major cause of the recent COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) procedures. US farm-raised catfish is one of the most carefully inspected, regulated, and controlled proteins you can buy; a statement that catfish farmers stand on and are proud