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Modest controls put on freewheeling squid fleet at South Pacific fisheries meeting

Mar 18, 2026 | Fishery, Human rights

The 14th meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) took place in Panama City from March 2-6. Key decisions concerned tightening regulation of the jumbo flying squid fishery following increased fishing activity and signals of...

China’s Pacific squid fishery rife with labor, fishing abuses

Mar 4, 2026 | Fishery, Human rights

A new report from U.K.-based NGO the Environmental Justice Foundation documents frequent labor abuses affecting crew members, documents regular shark finning, targeted hunting of marine mammals, and involvement in suspected illegal fishing incidents. Labor abuses...

DRC’s plans to dramatically increase palm oil production

Apr 22, 2025 | Deforestation, Feeding the Congo Basin, FeedVSFood, Human rights

Plantations et Huileries du Congo, the DRC’s leading palm oil producer, plans to exponentially increase its palm oil production, but this strategy could exacerbate land conflicts. Francesco De Augustinis and Jonas Kiriko This story was supported by the Pulitzer...

Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths and environmental concerns

Nov 20, 2024 | Fish farms, Fishery, Human rights

The industry is seeking to significantly increase production in Scotland, driven by growing export demand. However, it faces ethical concerns over mounting fish mortality, as well as environmental concerns about pollution, the proliferation of sea lice affecting wild...

NGOs and scientists ask FAO to stop promoting salmon and other carnivorous fish farming

Jun 12, 2024 | Factory farming, FeedVSFood, Fish farms, Fishery, Human rights

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...

Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa: Report

Feb 28, 2024 | Factory farming, FeedVSFood, Fish farms, Fishery, Human rights

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...