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Jul 03 - 2024
EN Global

Can the twilight zone be fished responsibly?

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

As some nations eye the rich fishing grounds of the ocean’s mid-water mesopelagic level, scientists investigate what it would mean for top predators.
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Biodiversity loss
Investigative Journalism
Sept 30 - 2023
EN Europe

Thousands of salmon escaped an Icelandic fish farm. The impact could be deadly.

The Guardian

Aquaculture is bringing jobs and money to rural regions, but a huge escape of farmed fish in August could devastate local salmon populations.
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Biodiversity loss / Salmon
News
Apr 08 - 2022
EN South America

ExCo Refuse Salmon Farming in Falklands

FITV

The Executive Council of the Falkland Islands refused salmon farming in the islands last week. A review of aquaculture development was considered by ExCo, with recommendations attached to the paper not approved.
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Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Salmon
Research
Nov 01 - 2023
EN Global

Sovereign ESG bonds in the global south: 10 questions for those concerned about debt and climate justice

European Network on Debt and Development

An introduction to sovereign ESG bonds and explores some of the limitations and risks around the push for ESG financing as a way for global south countries to close the financing gap for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate action. By Dr. Andre Standing
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Investment and subsidies / Marine Protected Areas / Biodiversity loss
Research
Oct 01 - 2023
EN Global

The Financialization of Marine Conservation: The Case of Debt-for-Ocean Swaps

Society for International Development

Several concerns exist about debt-for-ocean swaps, opaque transactions from the perspective of debt justice and the democratic and equitable governance of marine resources. Debt-for-ocean swaps illustrate the pace at which financialization has transformed international approaches to conservation and the risks that this brings. By Dr. Andre Standing
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Investment and subsidies / Marine Protected Areas / Biodiversity loss
Opinion
Aug 16 - 2024
EN Global

Fishing the Ocean’s Twilight Zone Comes at a High Cost

Sentient

Though there is no moratorium, fishing the mesopelagic layer remains out of bounds.
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Biodiversity loss / Climate change / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing
Research
May 15 - 2024
EN Global

Twilight zone fishing: Can we fish the ocean’s mesopelagic layer?

Mongabay

Fishing experts are looking for ways to fish in the mesopelagic zone, a layer of water that stretches from 200-1,000 meters (660-3,300 feet) beneath the surface, which has, thus far, remained relatively unexploited. Many challenges stand in the way of making mesopelagic fishing a reality, such as the difficulties of finding and capturing mesopelagic fish, and processing them into usable products. Yet experts are working to overcome these obstacles, with one suggesting that mesopelagic fishing could begin in the next few years. Conservation experts have expressed concern about the possible start of mesopelagic fishing, arguing that it could cause environmental problems.
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Climate change / Biodiversity loss / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing
News
Jun 08 - 2020
EN Global, Africa

More than a third of fish stocks are being overfished, FAO warns

Al Jazeera

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization also warned that the problem is particularly acute in developing countries. The FAO said in a biennial report that tackling the issue would require several measures including stronger political will and improved monitoring, as fish stocks in areas with less-developed management were in poor shape.
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Biodiversity loss / UN: FAO Committee on Fisheries / Legislation
Opinion
Aug 26 - 2024
EN North America

Wild sablefish is a better choice than farmed salmon

Seattle Times

Working with fishers who care for the natural resources they harvest has emphasized the importance of choosing sustainable seafood from a conservation-focused fishery, such as sablefish.
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Biodiversity loss / Small-scale fishers / Legislation
Investigative Journalism
Oct 17 - 2024
EN Global

Aquaculture uses far more wild fish than previously estimated, study finds

Aquafeed

A study, led by an international team of scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Oceana, and New York University, suggests that global fish farming may rely on significantly larger quantities of wild-caught ocean fish than previously calculated. These findings call into question long-held assumptions about sustainability and provide a range of plausible estimates for its impact on wild fish populations.
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Biodiversity loss / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing
Investigative Journalism
Oct 16 - 2024
EN Global

Global North's Growing Appetite for Farmed Salmon Imperials Communities' Access to Local Fish

Sea Around Us

The growing appetite for expensive farmed salmon can leave coastal communities struggling to access affordable local fish like sardines and anchovies, new research published in Science Advances shows.
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Biodiversity loss / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing
News
Nov 04 - 2024
EN

Retailer rules out Tasmanian salmon ban – for now

Fish Farmer

By Robert Outram
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Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Nov 19 - 2024
EN North America

Blood in the Water

Watershed Sentinel

The majority of Atlantic salmon sold in BC tested positive for PRV. This means millions of Atlantic salmon along the BC Coast were shedding a foreign, pathogenic, highly contagious waterborne virus into the Pacific Ocean. I wanted to know which companies’ farms were infected. By Dr. Alexandra Morton
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Animal Ethics
News
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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Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Sept 05 - 2019
EN Europe

Iceland, Open-Net Fish Farms, and the Final Frontier for Wild Atlantic Salmon

Patagonia

In the last 20 years, the expansion of salmon farming in open-net pens has led to the loss of half the wild salmon population in Norway. On average, 200,000 farmed fish escape from open-net pens and many of them swim up rivers in Norway and breed with wild stocks, contributing to species decline. According to conservation groups, the same method of farming is also responsible for the collapse in salmon and sea trout populations in the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland. By Mădălina Preda
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Salmon
Documentary Films
May 08 - 2017
EN Global

The Fish on My Plate (excerpt)

Frontline PBS

An excerpt from 'The Fish on My Plate' about Norway's salmon crisis. Author and fisherman Paul Greenberg spent a year traveling the world and eating seafood for breakfast, lunch and dinner in an attempt to find out what sort of fish is both good for him -- and good for the planet.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Biodiversity loss / Salmon
News
Mar 04 - 2018
EN North America

State lawmakers end net pen fish farming

KING 5 Seattle

Piget Sound fish farm collapse led to the escape of 250,000 salmon into local water. Local Senator Kevin Ranker is fighting to phase out net pens in the area. Cooke Aquaculture Pacific is fighting back.
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Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Lawsuits / Salmon
News
Nov 18 - 2022
EN North America

Washington Bans Fish-Farming Net Pens, Citing Salmon Threat

U.S. News & World Report

Washington has banned fish-farming with net pens in state waters, owned by Cooke Aquaculture, citing danger to struggling native salmon.
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Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Lawsuits / Salmon
Research
Nov 08 - 2021
EN Global

Understanding the Conservation Finance Industry

Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements

An introduction to how US conservation organisations have been taken over by big finance. By Dr. Andre Standing
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Biodiversity loss / Climate change / Marine Protected Areas / Investment and subsidies
Research
Nov 15 - 2023
EN Global

Gabon’s Odious Debt-for-ocean Swap: The implications for ocean governance

Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements

The Nature Conservancy's debt-for-ocean swap with Gabon will result in protection for 30% of Gabon's oceans, but brings in question issues of debt justice, ocean governance, and implications for coastal communities. By Dr. Andre Standing
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Investment and subsidies / Marine Protected Areas / Biodiversity loss / Small-scale fishers
Paywall on this site
Investigative Journalism
Jul 23 - 2024
EN Global

Salmon’s Getting More Expensive. Blame Bloodsucking Sea Lice

Wall Street Journal

Lasers, lumpfish and other creative solutions are being employed to beat back infestations.
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Value chain / Salmon
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