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May 16 - 2024
EN North America

US Judge Narrows Walmart False Labeling Claims Lawsuit Involving MSC Logo

Seafood Source

A U.S. judge granted a motion in part made by Walmart to dismiss the suit, which was filed in March 2023 in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Illinois.
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Lawsuits / Certification schemes
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Sept 30 - 2024
EN North America

Federal court declares finfish enclosure permit unlawful

Courthouse News Service

A federal court Monday deemed a nationwide permit authorizing the installation of fish farming structures unlawful, but questioned how to proceed with a remedy due to a lack of information in the record.
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Legislation / Lawsuits
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Oct 01 - 2024
EN North America

Victory! Court Holds Unlawful Federal Government Decision That Greenlit Industrial Fish Farming in Ocean Waters

Center for Food Safety

U.S. Army Corps Failed to Adequately Assess Fish Farms' Risks to Marine Life, Fishing and Indigenous Communities.
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Mar 27 - 2023
GR Europe

Xiromero Submits Cancellation Request of Presidential Decree Approval of the Echinacea Islands and AIT/NIA POAY

AIXMH

On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the request for the cancellation of the Presidential Decree (PD) (sheet no. 25, Issue Four 23/01/2023) was submitted to the Council of State (StE), by the Lawyer of the Municipality of Xiromero, Mrs. Anthi Giannoulou, which concerns the establishment of the Aquaculture Organized Development Area (OAAD) of the Echinacea Islands and Ait/nia.
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Legislation / Lawsuits / Poros
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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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Lawsuits / Labor / Shrimp
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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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Salmon / Legislation / Lawsuits
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Jan 22 - 2023
EN Europe

New Legal Challenge to the 'Awful Business' of Salmon Factory Farming

Ecohustler

UK government faces threat of legal action over its failure to regulate the growing fish farming industry.
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Legislation / Lawsuits / Value chain / Fish in / Fish Out (FIFO) / Salmon
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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
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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
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Sept 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
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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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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Salmon / Lawsuits / Small-scale fishers
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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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