Jun 21, 2023 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms
Residents of the Greek island of Poros have expressed fears over a plan to expand industrial fish farming, which threatens to occupy a quarter of the island and cause environmental damage. The Ferret recently visited Poros to produce a video documenting local people’s...
Nov 8, 2022 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms
The 41st annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), ended Nov. 4 with little progress made on several key issues. On Nov. 4, the 41st annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine...
Nov 8, 2022 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms, Fishery
The global growth of fish farming is driving the demand for Antarctic krill as an alternative to wild fish in fish feeds, amid the depletion of many wild fish stocks. Independent scientists say the krill fishery could have a detrimental effect on Antarctica’s predator...
Mar 21, 2022 | Deforestation, FeedVSFood
International Day of Forests. The shadow of the war up to the Amazon: deforestation advances. In February 2022, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record and according to several analysts in the coming months the increase in demand for soybeans and other...
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,...