"Muck into Money" or "Tuck into Yuk!"

from the ABC

Fish fed on waste headed for dinner plate

Fish grown in treated effluent could be available for human consumption within five years. The South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) says Australia churns out 25 million tonnes of agricultural waste a year.

The institute has just finished a trial at Roseworthy, north of Adelaide, and plans to set up a commercial plant at a piggery there.

Phil Glatz from SARDI says it wants to turn muck into money by using it to kick-start an aquaculture industry. "Here is a valuable nutrient that with proper biological processes can be converted into valuable products," he said. He says one of the major challenges will be overcoming public perceptions.

Pete's Points:

A challenge overcoming public perceptions? I'll say!

Wasn't there an article about alleged cruelty to animals in a South Australian piggery the other day?

Are we now about to enter an era of alleged cruelty to humans?

It was bad enough when we realised that by feeding cows things that were not in their natural diet we created mad cow disease. Now we are thinking of feeding fish effluent and then feeding the fish to people.

I seem to recall a bumper sticker that said something like "Eat S*^T and Die!"

I hope that is not prophetic!

I really want to wait and see how the people who complain about our dietary habits will handle the next set of adverts that tell us that eating fish at least once a week is healthy, especially if they come from a South Australian piggery!