Rather than take the recent suggestion of Food and Water Watch that we “Picture thousands of fish eating, excreting and growing in crowded, dirty operations that necessitate the use of chemicals, antibiotics and pesticides that can harm both consumers and the environment,” have a look at the following image.

This is an actual picture of one of the few commercial marine fish farms in the US: Kona Blue, which operates off of the Big Island of Hawai’i (click to enlarge). We’ll be visiting Kona Blue in September, so be sure to check back for more details. As always, we welcome photos and facts supporting other points of view. More pictures here.