Nov 22, 2021 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms
The paradox of fishmeal factories “grabbing” fish in West Africa The trucks are lined up on the beach, the rear doors open towards the ocean. On the ground there are piles of empty crates, every now and then a worker takes one and goes to meet small,...
Aug 17, 2021 | Fish farms
Researchers reported about a “desolation scenario” around sea bream and sea bass farms in Western Greece Yellowed underwater meadows, collapsed wild fish populations, dead zones. This is how scientists from the Archipelagos Institute for the Protection of...
Mar 22, 2021 | Fish farms, One Health
The environmental impact of fish farming in the Mediterranean Sea The cages float on the surface of the sea. They can be seen clearly from the shore: 27 circles 20-30 metres in diameter, each hiding underwater nets that contain hundreds of thousands of fish. Some are...
Dec 28, 2020 | Deforestation, Factory farming
China has become the biggest importer of the Brazilian soy, used to produce feed for farmed animals. But this rush for commodities is having consequences on environment and global food security “Sorriso” in Portuguese means “smile”: it is the name of a town in the...
Dec 16, 2020 | Deforestation, Factory farming
Italy uses 3.7 million tons / year of soy for animal production. Only 689 thousand tons are of national origin, all the rest (3.2 million tons) is imported, mainly from Argentina, Brazil, United States, Paraguay. On December 2, 2019 a ship carrying 31,000 tons of...
