The Poseidon Project is a project of the Rauch Foundation, which has a long history of providing evidence-based research and so that citizens, policy analysts, and decision makers can make informed choices backed by good information. Our current work in food systems is centered on exploring the nexus between the food we consume and the systems involved in its financing, sourcing, production and delivery. For our own understanding we began collecting information demonstrating how public and private sector global, national, and regional actions in the expansion of carnivorous open net fish farming is impacting the health of communities, economies, and local environments
Whether looking for information about specific regional campaigns, on-the-ground storytelling, dots connecting the value chain, research on marine life, or simply to understand why farmed salmon, sea bass, sea bream, and other carnivorous fin fish are not the “answer to world hunger,” you will find an array of easily navigable, evidence-based and thoughtfully sourced assets.
We soon realized that others, too, are interested in exploring this information and the Poseidon Project is an extension of these efforts writ large.
While the foundation has commissioned research where we believe it can be an effective tool in the public debate (as we are doing now on the island of Poros, Greece) most of the information you will find here is sourced from researchers, scientists, journalists, and content producers from around the world. And because no one site can be 100% exhaustive, we are proud to provide links to other partners in this space, groups and coalitions you’ll find at the bottom of the homepage.
More information about the network that has been growing around industrial-scale carnivorous open net pen aquaculture can be found on the SeasOfChange website and on FishFarmsOut, the first collective action to come out of the inaugural Seas of Change summit in Poros, Greece in 2024. If you would like to join this network, you may fill out a short form on the JOIN US tab.
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