Edwin
Nice point. What you are posing is an example of the problem of applying
dictionary definitions to biology; nature does not support sharp boundaries
as dictionaries imply. Nile perch in Lake Victoria is just one example of
the introduction of a species into an environment by the agency of man and
which become naturalised, that is capable of existing in the new environment
without any further intervention by man. Nature is capable of introducing
species into new environments of its own accord, for example colonisation by
plants and animals of newly formed volcanic oceanic island, and you might
consider that man is just another such agency. In the context of how the
original question was posed I would argue that Nile perch caught in Lake
Victoria is natural because man had no contribution to its production and
nurture, the essences of aquaculture.
Peter Howgate
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edwin Owino" <doctoredwin2003@yahoo.com>
To: "P Howgate" <phowgate@clara.co.uk>
Cc: <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 6:13 AM
Subject: Re: All Natural Farmed Salmon
> Hi Peter,
> based on the definition do we regard nile perch from lake victoria
> natural,it was introduced into the lake by man and was not indigenous to
> this habitat.
>
> Edwin Okong'o
> Mwanza Fishing Industries Ltd.
> .
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: P Howgate <phowgate@clara.co.uk>
> To: George Souza <george@endeavorseafood.com>; seafood@ucdavis.edu
> Sent: Friday, November 9, 2007 11:55:54 PM
> Subject: Re: All Natural Farmed Salmon
>
> "Can frozen farmed salmon with color added through the feed be considered
> all natural?"
>
> A definition of 'natural' in my dictionary is: 'as formed by nature
> without
> human intervention.'. By this definition the product referred to is not
> natural. But then no farmed product, aquatic or terrestrial, is 'natural'
> in
> this sense. If there is an implication in the question that a food which
> is
> not natural should not be consumed, then George is in for a very lean
> time.
>
> Peter Howgate
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Souza" <george@endeavorseafood.com>
> To: <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 5:42 PM
> Subject: All Natural Farmed Salmon
>
>
>> Can frozen farmed salmon with color added through the feed be considered
>> all
>> natural?
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> George Souza
>>
>> Endeavor Seafood, Inc.
>>
>> 172 Thames St., Suite 300
>>
>> Newport, RI 02840
>>
>> 401-841-5412 phone
>>
>> 401-841-8639 fax
>>
>> www.endeavorseafood.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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