Pescetarians are responsible for many more animal deaths than regular meat eaters
www.vox.com
Want to eat less meat? The pescetarian diet may hurt animals more than it helps.

I found an interesting article (the link) that pescatarianism is not a superior solution to the meat eating problem. What are your thoughts?

  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    I think this article is conflating all fish and measuring them against a specific type of land animals.

    Just like on land, there’s a big difference in sustainability depending on the type of fish you are consuming. Measuring a salmon vs chicken isn’t really an academically honest measurement. When looking at salmon, which takes a long time to mature. We should be comparing it to something more like beef, which also takes more time and resources to manage.

    When comparing something like a chicken which takes a relatively low amount of time and resources to produce. We should be comparing it to something unlike Mackerel, which are significantly more sustainable and less resource intensive compared to salmon.