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Power structures shaping EU fisheries. How the political economy favours industrial over small scale, low impact fishing
Research
April 16 - 2025
EN Europe

Power structures shaping EU fisheries. How the political economy favours industrial over small scale, low impact fishing

Seas at Risk

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. 

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Small-scale fishers / European Commission / Investment and subsidies / Legislation
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
US offshore aquaculture industry launches campaign to increase Congressional support
News
November 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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Investment and subsidies / Value chain / Legislation
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
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
Mowi plans huge growth – along with major cost cuts
News
September 26 - 2024
EN Global

Mowi plans huge growth – along with major cost cuts

Fish Farmer Magazine

Presenting its Capital Markets Day in Trondelag, the world’s largest producer of Atlantic salmon has spelled out a strategy to cement its leading position in the industry in the coming years.
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Investment and subsidies / Salmon / Mowi
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
Too Much of Our Seafood Has a Dark Secret
Opinion
August 11 - 2024
EN Global

Too Much of Our Seafood Has a Dark Secret

New York Times

Explores the factors a consumer should consider when purchasing seafood. By Paul Greenberg and Carl Safina.

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Marine Protected Areas / Biodiversity loss / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Hunger / Nutrition / Investment and subsidies / Labor / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Value chain / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Legislation / Bivalves / Low trophic-level fish / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon / Shrimp
Balancing protection and production in ocean conservation
Research
April 15 - 2024
EN Global

Balancing protection and production in ocean conservation

Nature Portfolio

With the acceleration of the global biodiversity and climate crises, the need to protect and sustainably manage ocean resources has never been greater. However, the science needed to integrate ocean protection (through marine protected areas and OECMs) and sustainable production in the blue economy (particularly pelagic fisheries) remains underdeveloped and contested. The scientific divide and the knowledge gaps still remaining have created serious real-world challenges for practitioners seeking to reconcile protection and production approaches, and is hindering progress in achieving global conservation targets. Here, we identify the vital science necessary to bring together the 'twin pillars' of protection and production, integrating mutually reinforcing meaningful protections at scale, while also driving management of production systems to internationally accepted sustainability standards. The research community must rapidly develop this new horizon of ocean science – particularly in pelagic ecosystems - to aid countries and practitioners in achieving global conservation and sustainable development targets. By John N. Kittinger, Randi D. Rotjan, Quentin Hanich, Brendon Pasisi, Constance Rambourg
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Marine Protected Areas / Marine fauna / Animal Ethics / Investment and subsidies
Blue Empire: How the Norwegian salmon industry extracts nutrition and undermines livelihoods in West Africa
Research
February 01 - 2024
EN Europe, Africa

Blue Empire: How the Norwegian salmon industry extracts nutrition and undermines livelihoods in West Africa

Foodrise

This report exposes how the expansion of the Norwegian salmon farming industry has come at the expense of communities and fish populations in the Global South. While salmon producers tout their sustainability credentials, the industry’s inefficient and wasteful use of finite natural resources is driving the loss of livelihoods and exacerbating malnutrition in nations including The Gambia, Senegal and Mauritania. We argue that the Norwegian salmon industry is not so much leading a ‘blue revolution’ as establishing a ‘blue empire’.
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Biodiversity loss / Omega-3s / Hunger / Nutrition / Investment and subsidies / Labor / Small-scale fishers / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Certification schemes / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Legislation / Salmon / Krill
The Hidden Costs of Your Supermarket Salmon
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Investigative Journalism
January 31 - 2024
EN Global

The Hidden Costs of Your Supermarket Salmon

Financial Times

Fish sold by major retailers in Europe is harming food security in west Africa
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Biodiversity loss / Investment and subsidies / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Small-scale fishers / Labor / Omega-3s / Hunger / Nutrition / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Legislation / Salmon
Fish farms in Poros: Why the residents don't want them
Investigative Journalism
October 24 - 2023
GR Europe

Fish farms in Poros: Why the residents don't want them

Solomon

A quarter of the island in the Saronic Gulf is set to be dedicated to fish farming, increasing its activity by 670%. The municipal authorities and residents — who disagree with the plan — fear that the character of the island will change forever. 

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Marine Protected Areas / Investment and subsidies / Tourism / Legislation / Poros / Sea Bream / Sea Bass / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde)
Consultancy's Positive Findings Put Avramar Close to Vital Loan Approval
News
October 20 - 2023
EN Europe

Consultancy's Positive Findings Put Avramar Close to Vital Loan Approval

Undercurrent News

The Mediterranean's largest seabass and seabream farmer is on the verge of securing an important bridge loan from creditor banks following a comprehensive biomass inventory report.
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Investment and subsidies / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
Analysis of Farmed Seaweed Carbon Crediting and Novel Markets to Help Decarbonize Supply Chains
Research
September 01 - 2023
EN Global

Analysis of Farmed Seaweed Carbon Crediting and Novel Markets to Help Decarbonize Supply Chains

The Nature Conservancy

Interest in seaweed as a potential nature-based solution to climate change has skyrocketed in recent years. There is significant energy among NGOs, corporations, startups, governments, and others to explore how seaweed can play a role in sequestering carbon and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in supply chains by substituting seaweed for other products, bring us closer to a net-zero emissions future. In partnership with Bain & Company, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) examined the potential to support significant near-term growth over the next five to ten years in seaweed farming through two analyses: Through this assessment, TNC’s goals were to inform next steps for its own Restorative Seaweed Initiative, and to provide clear guidance to seaweed farmers, research partners, governments, fellow NGOs, and foundations.
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Climate change / Investment and subsidies / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp)
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
At sea as on land? Activists oppose industrial farming in U.S. waters
Investigative Journalism
June 26 - 2023
EN North America

At sea as on land? Activists oppose industrial farming in U.S. waters

Mongabay

Agribusiness giants and other corporate interests are pushing to expand industrial finfish aquaculture into U.S. federal waters, arguing that it will help feed a growing global demand for seafood and have less environmental impact. They want Congress to pass legislation establishing a federal aquaculture system. Though Congress has not yet acted, a 2020 Executive Order is favorable to the effort. Environmental advocates are fighting against proposed congressional bills, and calling for a reversal of the executive order and a stop to the proposed projects in U.S. federal waters.
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Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides / Antibiotics / Investment and subsidies / Small-scale fishers / Tourism / US: Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / Legislation / Bivalves / Low trophic-level fish / Plant-based (e.g. seaweed or kelp) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces)
Political agreement lowers Norway's proposed salmon tax to 25 percent
News
May 25 - 2023
EN Europe

Political agreement lowers Norway's proposed salmon tax to 25 percent

Seafood Source

Multiple political parties in Norway have reportedly reached an agreement on a new resource rent tax on aquaculture with a reduced tax rate of 25 percent, down from the originally proposed 40 percent.
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Investment and subsidies / Salmon
Feeding a Monster
Research
June 01 - 2021
EN Africa, Europe

Feeding a Monster

Greenpeace

How European aquaculture and animalfeed industries are stealing food from West African communities.
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Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / Hunger / Nutrition / Investment and subsidies / Value chain / Labor / Tourism / Regulatory / Salmon / Small-scale fishers
The Factories Turning West Africa’s Fish Into Powder
Investigative Journalism
March 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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Inorganic waste (e.g. plastics) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Hunger / Nutrition / Investment and subsidies / Labor / Small-scale fishers / Tourism / IUUs (illegal unreported and unregulated) / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Fish Meal / Fish Oil Processing / UN: FAO Committee on Fisheries / Salmon
Fish Farms in Mediterranean ‘Paradise’ Blamed for Pollution
Investigative Journalism
March 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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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Investment and subsidies / Tourism / FAO Committee on Fisheries / Poros / Salmon / Sea Bass / Sea Bream / Italy
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