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Greek island of Poros threatened by industrial fish farming, say locals

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...

Indigenous Kawésqar take on salmon farms in Chile’s southernmost fjords

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...

Negotiations to conserve Antarctic Ocean end in stalemate on many issues

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...

Fish-feed industry in hot pursuit of krill; effects on Antarctic ecosystem unknown

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...

How EU Green Deal fosters overfishing in West Africa

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,...

Ocean desolation: how fish farm pollution is killing marine life in Greece

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...