Small farmers VS aquaculture at the FAO summit
Opposite views among politicians, producers and fishermen at the last FAO summit, which celebrated the overtaking of fish farming over fishing. Can aquaculture be a sustainable answer to feed the growing world population? The latest summit of the United Nations Food...
NGOs and scientists ask FAO to stop promoting salmon and other carnivorous fish farming
On World Ocean Day over 160 groups and experts wrote to FAO, criticizing the support to “destructive” aquaculture industries. On World Oceans Day, a group of more than 160 non-governmental organizations, communities and individual researchers submitted an...
No mercy for overfished yellowfin tuna at Indian Ocean fisheries meeting
Members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission failed to reach any agreement on reining in catches of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), which has been declared overfished for the past nine years. Although yellowfin tuna comprises almost one-third of the global tuna...
Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa: Report
Norwegian salmon farms are taking huge amounts of wild fish from West Africa, mining the food security of the region, according to a report from the U.K.-based NGO Feedback. Norwegian salmon farms are taking huge amounts of wild fish from West Africa, mining the food...
Scientists: Fishing boats compete with whales and penguins for Antarctic krill
As Antarctic waters warm due to climate change, krill numbers are declining, stressing wildlife that rely on the small crustaceans at the bottom of the food chain. Two huge fishing vessels make their way through the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, passing among a...
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