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Jan 01 - 2023
EN Europe
Rethinking EU Aquaculture: For People, Animals and the Planet
Compassion in World Farming
Why the EU aquaculture industry should move away from intensive fish farming, towards extensive systems that are more sustainable and better for the environment.
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Investigative Journalism
Jul 02 - 2023
EN South America
The Perils of Farming Salmon in a Warming World
Mother Jones
The salmon farming industry presents itself as a sustainable solution to feeding humanity in a warming world. But as learned on a recent trip to Chilean Patagonia, intensive aquaculture practices can produce large negative environmental effects. By Jessica McKenzie
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Feb 22 - 2023
GR Europe
OZON
OZON's investigation of solid waste resulting from leakage, dumping, and abandonment in the Saronic Gulf by fish farming businesses.
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Investigative Journalism
Aug 16 - 2021
EN Europe
Ocean Desolation: How Fish Farm Pollution Is Killing Marine Life in Greece
The Ferret
Researchers reported about a “desolation scenario” around sea bream and sea bass farms in Western Greece.
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Investigative Journalism
Mar 23 - 2021
EN Africa, Asia
The Factories Turning West Africa’s Fish Into Powder
BBC
Chinese-run factories are turning huge amounts of The Gambia’s fish stocks into fishmeal for aquaculture. But are they taking too much, too quickly. By Ian Urbina
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Investigative Journalism
Mar 18 - 2021
EN Europe
Fish Farms in Mediterranean ‘Paradise’ Blamed for Pollution
The Ferret
The environmental impact of fish farming in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Opinion
Dec 01 - 2023
EN Europe
Article on TVXS on the sustainability of aquaculture in Greece
Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation
Exploring the dilemma between development in Greece of fish farming for economic gain versus environmental and health concerns.
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Investigative Journalism
Nov 06 - 2018
EN Global
Fish Farming at Industrial Scale: A Turkish Case Study
The Conversation
One of the world’s fastest-growing food production industries, aquaculture, is harming the marine environment and people’s lives with intensive fish farms.
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Investigative Journalism
Jun 26 - 2014
EN South America
As Fish Farms Proliferate, Diseases Do Too
Harvard University, School of Public Health
Aquaculture has become a booming industry in Chile, with salmon and other fish farmed in floating enclosures along the South Pacific coast. But as farmers densely pack these pens to meet demand, diseases can easily pass between fish.
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News
Sept 04 - 2012
EN Europe
Record Algae Blooms Linked to Fish Farms
The Fish Site
IRELAND - Record toxic algae blooms continue to close shellfish harvesting in the south west of Ireland are caused in part by the waste from fish farms. The local action group set up to oppose the expansion of fish farming, Save Bantry Bay, has drawn attention to the fact that fish farms are responsible for far more nitrogen and phosphorous in our coastal waters than sewage from major towns.
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May 11 - 2010
EN Europe
A Review on Toxic and Harmful Algae in Greek Coastal Waters (E. Mediterranean Sea)
National Library of Medicine
The Greek coastal waters are subjected to harmful algal bloom (HAB) phenomena due to the occurrence of species characterized as toxic (TX), potentially toxic (PT), and non-toxic, high biomass (HB) producers causing harm at multiple levels.
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Jun 01 - 2010
EN Europe
Fishy Formula - Why the European Strategy Does Not Add Up to Sustainable Aquaculture
Food & Water Europe
The proposed benefits of increased food production via open water aquaculture (increased food production and job creation) are challenged by the darker side of the practice, including environmental damage, endangerment of wild populations, rampant use of antibiotics and harmful chemicals, job instability, and reliance on fish meal from wild populations. Investment in more sustainable forms of aquaculture, such as land-based recirculating aquaculture, small-scale shellfish aquaculture, and artisanal fishing and tourism would better serve communities.
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Dec 01 - 2007
EN Global
Challenging the Aquaculture Industry on Sustainability
Greenpeace
Against a continuing background of diminishing and over–exploited marine resources, aquaculture has been widely held up as a panacea to the problem of providing a growing world population with ever-increasing amounts of fish for consumption. With the expansion of the industry, however, the tendency has been for methods of production to intensify, particularly in the production of carnivorous species. This has resulted in many serious impacts on the environment and human rights abuses. This report examines some of the serious environmental and social impacts that have resulted from the development and practice of aquaculture and which are reflected across the global industry.
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News
Oct 25 - 2023
EN Europe
Litter Free Fish Farming Initiative
Katheti
An analysis by independent consultants Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management Ltd. reveals that a 2015 Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) for aquaculture development on Poros contains significant flaws and insufficiencies.
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Sept 14 - 2023
EN Europe
87% of Poros Opposes Expansion of Fish Farming
Katheti
The survey, conducted in July 2023 by Kapa Research, measured how aware residents were of the plans for the national government to expand fish farms across Greece as well as how much they knew about plans to expand fish farming specifically on the popular tourist island, Poros.
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Jul 20 - 2023
EN Europe
Investigative Journalism
Jun 26 - 2023
EN Europe
Katheti
Paradoxically, it is precisely the pristine nature of Poros that is marking its future: the absence of large production or tourist activities was considered by the Greek authorities a criterion for including the island in a list of allocated zones for the expansion of industrial fish farming.
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Investigative Journalism
Apr 27 - 2023
EN Europe
The Mediterranean Monk Seal is Threatened by Poros Fish Farms
Katheti
The existence of top predators in the marine environment is very important for the protection and stability of ecosystems. Consequently, the Mediterranean monk seal is considered an indicator of the marine environment health. Its disappearance also means the beginning of the marine ecosystems degradation.
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Opinion
Apr 03 - 2023
EN Europe
Industrial Fisheries Impact on Western Greece
Katheti
The Areas of Organized Aquaculture Development (ΠΟΑΥ) are zones of exclusive activity of fish farms and other types of aquaculture. They occupy vast sea and land areas. The industrial fisheries impact on Western Greece are significant both in the marine environment and the inhabitants’ quality of life.
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Opinion
Apr 03 - 2023
EN Europe
Katheti
The underwater posidonia meadows are among the most productive marine ecosystems of the Mediterranean. They host more than 1300 species of fauna and flora, among them many fish of fishery importance. It releases valuable oxygen, and therefore limits the effects of climate change. Poseidon’s grass is precious, but under constant threat.
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Opinion
Apr 04 - 2023
EN Europe
No industrial-scale fish farms at Poros!
Katheti
The establishment of industrial-scale fish farms at Poros is a decisive action for the future of the island, with significant effects on its character and the quality of its natural environment.
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