fish

Generally speaking, fish are water-dwelling, cold-blooded vertebrates possessing gills for breathing, scales for protection, and fins for swimming. Fish have been venerated (and even deified) in mythology and religion, probably because fish have been a vital food source throughout history, supplying protein and other important nutrients.

Globally, people eat an average of 36 pounds of fish per year. Consumption by country varies widely: Mongolians eat less than a pound of fish annually, while in the Maldives they eat a whopping 420 lbs per person. Americans average about fifty pounds of seafood per year. Worldwide consumption has been growing at 3.6% per year, partly due to interest in the health benefits of fish (high protein, low fat, good source of Omega-3).

Some good blogs about fish are Ralph Brennan's New Orleans Seafood Blog, Steve Dobson's Fisherman's Blog, and The Nature Aquariums & Aquascapes of Samit Roy.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “fish”

• in Politics
  Los Angeles City Council Unanimously Passes Meatless Monday Resolution
  The body voted to adopt a resolution encouraging residents to go vegetarian on the first day of every week
  by theedje / on Nov 12, 2012
• in Family
  Product Review: Safer Playdates, Safer Halloween for Kids with Allergies
  Wouldn’t it be great if—when your peanut-allergic child reaches for M&Ms—there’s something to warn adults “that’s a no-no”?
  by missbobetier / on Sep 12, 2012
• in Film
  What the Hell Is ZAAT (1971)???
  It’s a southern-fried fight to the finish (Florida style!) with the ecological state of the entire planet at stake!
  by missbobetier / on Mar 1, 2012

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• Live Animals Trapped In Plastic Bags Sold As Souvenirs In China

  
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• Fish tank thief caught when he returned to buy pet fish

  
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• The Colorful fish of Bueng Chawak Aquarium – Suphanburi

  
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• Fish Farm

  
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• Graffiti Fishtank by Dean Zeus Coleman

  
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• Fish is the Dish - Smoked Mackerel Pate & Haddock Fish Cakes Recipes

  
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• The weekend on Flickr

  
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• Omega 3 fatty acids from fish oil results in increased transthyretin transcription – (02-24-03)

  
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• 105.63kgs of foodstuffs destroyed by Environmental Health

  
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• Tropical vagrants bigger, stronger survivors

  
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• Marineland filters and filter components for aquariums

  
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