Trade is killing our fishing industry and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Retired_Can_Soldier

Putting Canadians at risk. Yep, cheap Shrimp. You get what you pay for. For those of you who wander into the local grocery store and grab a bag of that cheap shrimp you really should take a second look. Now days Fisherman both in Canada and the United States are taking a beating from importers who are delivering large quantities of Shrimp at cut rates. The only problem with that is that these exporters, mainly in Asia, are breeding 90% of those exported shrimp in cesspools with very little quality control.

Today my wife tried to go to grocers SUPERSTORE and SOBEYS and was unable to find any that was available within the continent of North America. Personally, I will be asking my grocers why they aren't offering a Canadian or US alternative to this cheap and poorly managed seafood.

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Quote: Originally Posted by #juan

We don't buy many shrimp but we would live on prawns. Right now we can buy a large bag of size forty prawns for about ten or twelve dollars. Are these prawns the same risk as the shrimp you talk about?

Quote: Originally Posted by SLM

My question is where do the restaurants get their shrimp? And I'm not talking about mini breaded shrimp at the fish and chip joints, I'm talking about the ones where they charge me premium prices at moderate to higher end restaurants. Because honestly, that's mostly where I'm eating my seafood is at restaurants.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonington

Many people aren't aware of this, but the growth of the shrimp farming industry in Latin America and SE Asia would likely not have taken place if it were not for US exports of shrimp. US breeders produced SPF Pacific white shrimp, that's specific pathogen free, and those were exported to these shrimp producing areas of the world. In fact these shrimp are America's largest value aquaculture export.

Canada still enjoys a huge trade surplus with virtually every nation on Earth that we have international seafood trade with.

That said, seafood sourced from many of these nations is definitely sub-par to our standards.

Quote: Originally Posted by #juan

We don't buy many shrimp but we would live on prawns. Right now we can buy a large bag of size forty prawns for about ten or twelve dollars. Are these prawns the same risk as the shrimp you talk about?

Quote: Originally Posted by Sal

sooooooooo, yet another poisonous thing that we are ingesting along with all of our GM food. I can't even find freaking tofu that isn't GM. The cure for cancer is likely diet and healthy nutritious food is almost impossible to find.

Quote: Originally Posted by gerryh

So, what are you saying Ton, the the 90% figure is pure bullshyte?

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonington

That said, seafood sourced from many of these nations is definitely sub-par to our standards.

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

THe local health food store should have organic tofu. Costs more than the Frankenfood though.

Quote: Originally Posted by Retired_Can_Soldier

I did not write the following, but found it quite amusing.

. I mean can’t the Mexicans build a seafood processing plant and compete? We really are screwed, shipping jobs to Asia while we become what?

Quote: Originally Posted by bill barilko

Which brings me to another point-how many of the outraged Johnny Canucks here ever eat Shrimp?

And I don't mean crap from Costco.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bremusa

Did you know that over 95% of that organic stuff in the super market aisle is now grown in china.
None of it has ever passed inspection from outside sources .
In fact out side sources are not allowed to inspect it.

Jars of organic juice once grown in california, all come from China .Now none come from there except the hippie label remnant.

The cereals , the snacks , the candy all that organic stuff comes from one major distributor and he told me not to eat it cause the Chinese don't give a ****. His words.


On another note the only eggs I like right now are President choice organic.
Forget about the omega fish fed eggs to get Omega in there. lol

Fruit , meat that says organic and it's local as in north american, is still real.

As for Mexican grown food.

The worse pesticides that are banned but still manufactured in USA and Canada are slathered on Mexican field crops.

Quote: Originally Posted by bill barilko

I can't remember when I read a post so full of idiotic bull anywhere on the net.

Coming up soon on this miasma-some dork will repost the garbage about barns full of headless chickens.

Quote: Originally Posted by Nuggler

Do the Orientals eat this stuff, or just food imported from the West?

Quote: Originally Posted by Bremusa

On another note the only eggs I like right now are President choice organic.
Forget about the omega fish fed eggs to get Omega in there. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Nuggler

Quote RCS: " The only problem with that is that these exporters, mainly in Asia, are breeding 90% of those exported shrimp in cesspools with very little quality control."

Shi tty deal. (we are what we eat)

But.

If they're raised in cesspools, no need for quality control.

just sayin.






If the shrimp get inspected the same way Alta. beef get inspected, we're all fukked..........

Shi t - fed shrimp. wooopee.

Do the Orientals eat this stuff, or just food imported from the West?

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

We ship prawns, oysters and salmon by air to to Asia every day. What does that tell you?

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

Spotted prawns are from the BC coast. Do NOT eat any sea food that comes from Asia. You should be able to get BC shrimp at the seafood stores in Nanaimo.



THe local health food store should have organic tofu. Costs more than the Frankenfood though.

Quote: Originally Posted by taxslave

Spotted prawns are from the BC coast. Do NOT eat any sea food that comes from Asia. You should be able to get BC shrimp at the seafood stores in Nanaimo.



THe local health food store should have organic tofu. Costs more than the Frankenfood though.

Quote: Originally Posted by Ron in Regina

What do you mean? I'm a Johnny Canuck in the middle of the Canadian Prairie, 'bout as far
away from an ocean as anyone can be. I like shrimp. I eat it often.

Quote: Originally Posted by bill barilko

I can't remember when I read a post so full of idiotic bull anywhere on the net.

Coming up soon on this miasma-some dork will repost the garbage about barns full of headless chickens.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bremusa

Ok so a salesman in charge of distribution for all of Canada in the largest distribution American company of organics is pulling my leg at a family table.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bremusa

Instead of following the crowd of people who just like to type negativity ,hatred, bigotry, and racism, why not discuss.Too much to ask.