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Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland
Research
January 18 - 2025
EN Europe

Follow-up inquiry into salmon farming in Scotland

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee

In 2023, the RAI Committee agreed to undertake a follow-up inquiry into salmon farming at the earliest opportunity and this inquiry commenced in April 2024. The RAI Committee's inquiry focused on the implementation of the main recommendations made by the REC Committee, spread across four key themes:

  • fish health and welfare;
  • environmental impacts;
  • interactions between wild and farmed salmon; and
  • salmon farm consents and planning.
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Animal Ethics / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Legislation / Salmon / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides / Antibiotics
A critical review of microplastics in the shrimp farming environment: Incidence, characteristics, effects, and a first mass balance model
Research
December 10 - 2024
EN Global

A critical review of microplastics in the shrimp farming environment: Incidence, characteristics, effects, and a first mass balance model

Science of the Total Environment

This review provides a critical overview of the sources, incidence, accumulation, effects, and interactions of microplastics (MPs) with other contaminants in the shrimp aquaculture environment, emphasizing this sector's challenges and future implications. By Federico Páez-Osuna, Gladys Valencia-Castañeda, Daniela Bernot-Simon, Uriel Arreguin-Rebolledo
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Inorganic waste (e.g. plastics) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Shrimp
Exposing the Reality of Salmon Farming
Interactive / Website
November 30 - 2024
EN Europe

Exposing the Reality of Salmon Farming

Salmon Media Hub

A definitive source for unfiltered documentation of the environmental and welfare impacts of industrial salmon farming, providing free, high-quality visual evidence to journalists, researchers, and advocacy groups working to expose the true cost of farmed salmon.

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Salmon / Animal Ethics / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Inorganic waste (e.g. plastics) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Marine fauna / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides
Leroy plans $30 million investment in cages to shield salmon from lice
News
November 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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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Salmon
ICES experts propose redefining the concepts of ‘open ocean’ and ‘exposed aquaculture’
Investigative Journalism
November 13 - 2024
EN Global

ICES experts propose redefining the concepts of ‘open ocean’ and ‘exposed aquaculture’

misPeces

Clear definitions help assess site feasibility, choose the right species and technologies, and optimize operations and maintenance. What criteria should define a type of sea farm? Its distance from the coast or what extreme conditions will it face? While it may seem interchangeable to use terms like ‘open ocean’ and ‘exposed aquaculture,’ the appropriate use of terminology enables regulators, equipment designers, insurers, and farm managers to better understand the conditions at proposed sites, ensuring more informed decision-making.
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Investment and subsidies / Legislation
EPA wants public comment on a proposed aquaculture project in the Gulf near Sarasota
News
November 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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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Investment and subsidies / Legislation
Massive fish farming threatens Armenia’s Ararat Valley water system
Investigative Journalism
October 28 - 2024
EN Asia

Massive fish farming threatens Armenia’s Ararat Valley water system

CivilNet

Landlocked Armenia has become a significant fish producer, generating over 25,000 tons annually—rivaling exports from its coastal neighbor Georgia. Nearly half of this production heads to international markets, primarily Russia. However, this success story masks a growing environmental crisis in the country’s agricultural heartland.
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Climate change / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants)
Love salmon for dinner? You might not after you read this
Investigative Journalism
October 28 - 2024
EN Europe

Love salmon for dinner? You might not after you read this

iNews

It’s delicious, nutritious and versatile – but increasingly one of the most controversial foods you can put on your plate, finds Clare Finney
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Biodiversity loss / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides / Antibiotics / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Salmon
Transparency in aquaculture subsidy reporting urgently needed
Research
October 16 - 2024
EN Global

Transparency in aquaculture subsidy reporting urgently needed

Science Advances

In this special issue of Science Advances, Quaade et al. (1) report that aquaculture (i.e., fish farming) production data are 'sparse, self-reported, and aggregated' and that this limits the effective understanding and monitoring of the industry’s trends and potential risks. The authors then build a manual survey of aquaculture production from remote sensing imagery. If aquaculture production data are sparse, then data on the amounts and types of subsidies provided to the sector are almost nonexistent. By U. Rashid Sumaila
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Investment and subsidies / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Regulatory
What to Know About the Salmon on Your Plate
Podcast
October 15 - 2024
EN Europe

What to Know About the Salmon on Your Plate

NPR

Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught, many are raised in 'fish farms'- large cylindrical pens made of nylon in the open water. Sometimes these farmed fish escape, mixing with the local population and causing ecological issues. We see farmed fish in a Norwegian fjord and hear about potential solutions to the problem. By Rob Schmitz, Greg Dixon
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Biodiversity loss / Salmon / Closed-pen farming / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides
Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably
Investigative Journalism
October 14 - 2024
EN Europe

Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably

NPR

Eide’s closed loop farming system raises the question: Why isn’t the entire industry farming salmon this way? By Rob Schmitz.

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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces)
Farmed Salmon Isn’t 'Mediterranean'
Opinion
October 09 - 2024
EN Global

Farmed Salmon Isn’t 'Mediterranean'

Medium

How the world’s healthiest diet is used to prop up a troubling fish. A special guest post by Rauch Foundation's Eva Douzinas on Paul Greenberg's (The Four Fish) Medium page.
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Marine Protected Areas / Marine Flora (e.g. Poseidon meadows or seaweed) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Hunger / Nutrition / Tourism / Investment and subsidies / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Salmon / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?
Investigative Journalism
October 03 - 2024
EN North America

What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?

The Narwhal

The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible. By Shannon Waters. This story is a collaboration with the newspaper The Guardian.
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Marine fauna / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants)
‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon?
Investigative Journalism
October 03 - 2024
EN North America

‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon?

The Guardian

A row over sea life, lice and livelihoods is dividing communities as the government plans to end open-net pen farming in British Columbian waters. By Shannon Waters
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Marine Protected Areas / Legislation / Salmon / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants)
First large-scale UK onshore salmon project at risk over ‘factory farm’ claims
News
September 15 - 2024
EN Europe

First large-scale UK onshore salmon project at risk over ‘factory farm’ claims

The Guardian

Animal rights campaigners win a judicial review over pioneering £120m scheme at Grimsby port.
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Animal Ethics / Investment and subsidies / Lawsuits / Salmon
Why Massive Numbers of Farmed Salmon Are Dying
Investigative Journalism
March 16 - 2024
EN Global

Why Massive Numbers of Farmed Salmon Are Dying

Time

Salmon farming has expanded rapidly in the past 25 years into a $20 billion-a-year industry. Farmed salmon are advertised as an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution to the need for animal protein for the world’s growing population. But mass die-offs and other controversies have challenged these claims. By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Climate change / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Biodiversity loss / Animal Ethics / Legislation / Salmon / Pesticides
What Fish Farming Really Means for the Environment, Animals and People
Investigative Journalism
November 08 - 2023
EN Global

What Fish Farming Really Means for the Environment, Animals and People

Sentient

Despite the seafood industry’s claims, eating fish may not be as healthy or sustainable as consumers have been led to believe.
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Animal Ethics / Legislation / Salmon / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides
Litter Free Fish Farming Initiative
News
October 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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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Tourism / Legislation / Poros
Flaws and Insufficiencies in Environmental Impact Assessment for Industrial Aquaculture Development on Island of Poros
News
October 23 - 2023
EN Europe

Flaws and Insufficiencies in Environmental Impact Assessment for Industrial Aquaculture Development on Island of Poros

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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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants)
The Perils of Farming Salmon in a Warming World
Investigative Journalism
July 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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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Climate change / Marine fauna / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Antibiotics / Pesticides / Hunger / Nutrition / Investment and subsidies / Small-scale fishers / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Legislation / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon
The Future of Fish Farming Is On Land
Paywall on this site
Investigative Journalism
May 31 - 2023
EN Global

The Future of Fish Farming Is On Land

Economist

New systems cut pollution and allow fish to be raised anywhere in the world.
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon
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