Jan 27, 2023 | Factory farming, Fish farms, Human rights
Sixty-seven salmon farms exist within Kawésqar National Reserve in southern Chile, an area that formed part of the Kawésqar Indigenous people’s ancestral lands, and another 66 concessions are under consideration there PUERTO NATALES/PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — Pristine...
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
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...
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...
