The two big problem's with farmed fish is the farming location and feed used. Many locations are in lakes or closed pools and the water does not circulate. This causes the fish waste to build up and make the ecosystem toxic. Evidently now in New Zealand, they are farming Salmon in the open ocean. I recently was at a wholesale fish market in Sydney and purchased a small amount to taste. The guy who sold it to me said it was one of the cleanest farmed salmon products in the world.  Also, the oil content was superb, it really tasted like wild salmon, not the farmed crap they sell in the states. I forgot to ask about the feed they used though, maybe on my way back through.

Hi Edwin, yes, I plan on going back to the Philippines pronto man. I was there in Feb-March this year and it rocked. I was out on Kalibo/Borocay area and they had piles of fresh oysters for 25 peso per kilo. Plus so much fish and the most famous lapulapu. Borocay is tourist are too.. but the market was so cheap. This time I want to go out towards Palawan, Mindanao, or Siargao, but I think monsoon is coming? That would be good for surfing, but maybe the fishermen are packing it in? I was hoping to stay for a few months before heading to China.

Cheers

Hello all! Great forum here! I have been eating raw foods since '97. In the beginning I was mostly vegan and fruitarian. Now I tend to eat more raw meat when available and here in the tropics, coconuts. I am traveling at the moment, currently in Fiji, heading back to Asia next month; China and the Philippines.
I am an opportunistic eater. Wherever I am, I find the good local stuff whether it is fruit, fish, meat, or dairy. Fiji has been kinda difficult though, some coconuts and lots of papaya. The E trade winds have been blowing at close to 20 kts for at least a week, so there is hardly any fish (no boats going out). When it is available, Its really expensive, not like the Philippines, India or Thailand, where I was getting kilos of tuna and swordfish for around $3 US per KG..
The Indian family I am staying with raises chickens, so lots of eggs. There is a family down the street with a cow. I tried to buy two liters of milk to test it out.. but they  were diluting the milk with water, a common practice here in Fiji unfortunately.

Im heading back to Asia via Australia, so I plan on buying a nice 20kg cow share chest and spending two weeks at my friends house devouring that before moving on...mmm can't wait