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“The Lament of the Sea” is a gripping independent documentary that uncovers the hidden costs of
the global salmon industry, with a spotlight on two of its largest players: Norway and Chile.
Through the lens of Chilean-Swedish engineer Roberto Jequier, the film takes viewers on a visually
stunning journey, revealing the stark contrast between breathtaking landscapes and the
environmental, social, and political crises linked to salmon farming. By Roberto Jequier.

Research conducted by the University of Oxford claims that the rapid expansion of fish farms in the Mediterranean Sea is killing wide swaths of Posidonia oceanica, a seagrass that’s endemic to the Mediterranean and vital to biodiversity and carbon sequestration in the region.

A University of Oxford study has documented ecological degradation of Posidonia oceanica meadows in Poros, Greece, linked to long-term fish farming impacts extending up to 14 years after farm removal and as far as 900 metres from former sites.

Newfoundland's coast is at stake. A film by Land and Sea For All exposing the aquaculture industry’s neglect for the environment and local heroes standing up for a cleaner future.

The journal of our ocean planet, by WHOI.

What is wrong with open cage salmon farming in Scotland and what do we do about it? “Stop salmon farming, for good".  We want:

• Local communities having the final say on all salmon farm developments and the right to review and amend the planning permissions for all existing salmon farms • An end to the dumping of salmon farm sewage, chemicals, plastic, and parasites in our sea lochs • All government grant funding and subsidies being given to overseas salmon farming corporations to be diverted into our local community action and development groups • Vibrant and diverse local economies that don’t require us to destroy the places we live and in which we have more of a say and share in more of the benefits

Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in Senegal

IAIA is the International Association for Impact Assessment, the leading global network on best practice in the use of impact assessment for informed decision making regarding policies, programs, plans and projects.

Best practices in responsible planning and sustainable management of aquaculture development

In April, scientists published the first-ever open-source map of fishmeal and fish oil factories around the world. Fishmeal and fish oil production is controversial because it can incentivize the overexploitation of ocean ecosystems, depleting marine food webs, and negatively impact coastal communities that rely on fish for nutrition and livelihoods. 

The study commissioned by Seas At Risk, Sciaena, Ecologistas en Accion and BUND, shows how the current political economy of fisheries in the European Union favours large scale industrial fisheries to the detriment of small-scale and low-impact fisheries. Small-scale fishers are key players for coastal communities, as they create jobs and are often much more sustainable compared to their larger counterparts.  This sustainability role is critical since fishing is the first driver of marine biodiversity loss. Favouring industrial fisheries rather than small scale and low-impact fisheries is not due to flaws in the current legislation but, rather, to a lack of full implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy which already offers a series of tools to tackle the root problems. NGOs call for a full implementation and enforcement of the Common Fisheries Policy.