In the age of green conundrums, add aquarium fish to the list.
Courtesy of The National Aquarium in Baltimore by Aaron Orlowski
Should lovers of an Amazonian inch-long red fish known as a cardinal tetra buy it from suppliers in Florida who raise them in tanks or from local fishermen in South America? In other words, should a fish be removed from its natural environment but give locals a source of income, or should it be artificially grown to remove environmental stresses?
As it turns out, harvesting the cardinal tetra—known for a distinctive blue streak on its upper body—has a positive impact on the local environment, a message that Scott Dowd, senior aquarist at the New England Aquarium, wants to spread.
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2011/03/by_aaron_orlowski_in_the.html
Courtesy of The National Aquarium in Baltimore by Aaron Orlowski
from The Boston Globe - Green Blog by Aaron Orlowski
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