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Jul 30 - 2025
EN Europe
Greece's aquaculture boom killing vital seagrass, University of Oxford research finds
Seafood Source
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.
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May 15 - 2025
EN Global
New study maps the fishmeal factories that supply the world’s fish farms
Mongabay
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.
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Nov 26 - 2024
EN Australasia
Thousands Of Tasmanians Petitioners Want Salmon Farms Out
The Greens
Thousands of Tasmanians are demanding the government stops multinational salmon corporation Petuna from installing fifty open-net pens off Yellow Bluff in Storm Bay. The Tasmania community are concerned about the threat industrial aquaculture operations pose to the diversity of these wild marine waters. By Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP
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Nov 16 - 2024
EN North America
An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maine's coast
AP News
Conservation Law Foundation contends Cooke Aquaculture’s salmon farming sites off the Maine coast pollute the state’s bays.
By Patrick Whittle
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Nov 15 - 2024
EN North America
Environmental group says it will sue Cooke over Maine salmon farms
IntraFish
Environmental group The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) said this week it plans to sue Canadian seafood group Cooke, alleging the group's 13 salmon farming sites in Maine are in violation of US environmental regulations. By Rachel Sapin
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Nov 14 - 2024
EN Asia
China land-based salmon farm halts commercial harvesting until year-end
IntraFish
Nordic Aqua Partners said it will make no further commercial harvest from its land-based salmon farm in China this year as it recovers from production issues that resulted in off-flavor fish, sending its shares down 8 percent on Thursday morning. By Rachel Mutter
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Nov 14 - 2024
EN Europe
Scottish Parliament nearing conclusion on salmon-farming sustainability inquiry
Seafood Source
Scotland’s salmon-farming industry has overcome a lot of challenges over the past few years, but more work is needed to ensure it remains sustainable and prioritizes animal health and welfare into the future, according to Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands Mairi Gougeon. By Jason Holland
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Nov 14 - 2024
EN Europe
Leroy plans $30 million investment in cages to shield salmon from lice
IntraFish
The company plans by mid-2025 to shield up to 45 percent of its fish from the impact of sea lice.
By Rachel Mutter
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Nov 14 - 2024
EN North America
Conservation group to sue aquaculture company for allegedly polluting Maine waters
Maine Public
A national environmental group announced Thursday it intends to sue an aquaculture giant for allegedly polluting Maine waters.The Conservation Law Foundation said Cooke Aquaculture's Downeast salmon pens release fish feces, fish food, and pieces of dead salmon, polluting the water column and the ocean floor. By Ari Snider
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Nov 13 - 2024
EN Europe
Norway’s Atlantic salmon risks going the way of the panda
The Economist
Climate change and fish farming are endangering its future
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Nov 13 - 2024
EN North America
US offshore aquaculture industry launches campaign to increase Congressional support
Seafood Source
Stronger America Through Seafood (SATS), a coalition of stakeholders in the U.S. aquaculture industry, has launched a month-long campaign to educate federal lawmakers and their staff about aquaculture and raise support for offshore finfish farming. By Nathan Strout
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Nov 13 - 2024
EN North America
EPA wants public comment on a proposed aquaculture project in the Gulf near Sarasota
WMNF
An aquaculture project is planned for the Gulf of Mexico off of Sarasota County. There’s pushback from environmental groups and a deadline is fast approaching for the public to comment on modifications to the permit. By Chris Young
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Nov 12 - 2024
EN Australasia
Proactive
The Australian Government has committed an additional $28 million to improve water quality in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, aiming to safeguard the endangered Maugean skate, whose only known habitat lies within this unique ecosystem. The fate of the skate was brought to public attention by Woolworths shareholder activists who questioned the supermarket giant’s support of Tasmanian salmon products from farms in the harbour that have eroded the skate’s key habitat. By Susanna Nelson
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Nov 04 - 2024
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Nov 01 - 2024
EN North America, Asia
Global Seafood Alliance faces formal complaint over BAP certification of Indian shrimp
The Fish Site
The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) faces a formal complaint, filed with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), requesting action against false or deceptive advertising- or marketing-related activities by the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification scheme.
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Nov 01 - 2024
EN North America, Asia
NGOs, wild shrimpers ask US government to investigate Global Seafood Alliance marketing practices
IntraFish
A report authored by the Corporate Accountability Lab earlier this year was critical of the Global Seafood Alliance's Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) scheme. By Rachel Sapin
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Oct 31 - 2024
EN Asia
Innovative project launched to tackle aquaculture plastic waste in southern Vietnam
Viet Nam News
A groundbreaking initiative to address the growing environmental challenge of plastic waste from aquaculture was officially launched in Soc Trang Province. On 29 October 2024, key stakeholders gathered for the event titled 'Establishing a Sustainable, Efficient, and Scalable System for Collecting and Converting Used Pond Liners in Soc Trang Province'.
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Oct 30 - 2024
EN Europe
Arnarlax license for a 10,000-tonne salmon site revoked in Iceland
We Are Aquaculture
In addition, the license to Arctic Sea Farm - a subsidiary of Arctic Fish - for 8,000 tons of rainbow trout and salmon was also partially canceled.
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Oct 29 - 2024
EN South America
Referencing public dialogue, proposals, Chile inches closer to preparing General Aquaculture Law
Seafood Source
Chile’s Undersecretary of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) is preparing a new aquaculture law to regulate the nation's multi-billion-dollar salmon-farming sector and other fish-farming operations in the country.
By Christian Molinari
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Oct 29 - 2024
EN Europe
Aquaculture Advisory Council pushes for improved transparency in seafood labelling within HORECA
misPeces
A digital traceability system will be launched in 2029 to bring more clarity to seafood labelling in restaurants.
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Oct 25 - 2024
EN Global
Successes fuel growing appetite for novel feed ingredients
Fish Farming Expert
Algal oil has now been included in 4m tonnes of BioMar feed and alternative protein options are adding to flexibility and choice, seafood summit is told.
By Gareth Moore
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