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Investigative Journalism
Jun 26 - 2014
EN South America
As Fish Farms Proliferate, Diseases Do Too
Harvard University, School of Public Health
Aquaculture has become a booming industry in Chile, with salmon and other fish farmed in floating enclosures along the South Pacific coast. But as farmers densely pack these pens to meet demand, diseases can easily pass between fish.
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Research
Jan 01 - 2020
EN North America
Lousy Choices II: The Failure of Sea Lice Treatments in British Columbia, 2018-2020
Living Oceans Society
The salmon farming industry in British Columbia has invested heavily in vessels to deliver various treatments for salmon lice to their farmed stock. This report examines their performance to date and the implications for wild salmon.
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Research
Oct 16 - 2024
EN North America
Pathogens from salmon aquaculture in relation to conservation of wild Pacific salmon in Canada
Science Advances
The spread of pathogens from farmed salmon is a conservation concern for wild Pacific salmon in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Three pathogens are prevalent in farmed Atlantic salmon in BC, spill over to wild Pacific salmon, and are linked to negative impacts on wild salmon: Piscine orthoreovirus, Tenacibaculum spp., and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Molecular screening of infectious agents in farmed and wild salmon and environmental DNA highlights a further 4 agents that are likely elevated near salmon farms and 37 that co-occur in wild and farmed salmon. Pathogens likely affect wild salmon indirectly by mediating migration, competition, and predation. Current net-pen aquaculture practices pose these risks to numerous populations of all species of wild salmon in BC, most of which are not covered in Government of Canada science and advisory reports. Climate change, pathogen evolution, and changes to disease management and aquaculture regulations will influence future risks. By Martin Krkosek, Andrew W. Bateman, Arthur L. Bass, William S. Bugg, Brendan M. Connors, Christoph M. Deeg, Emiliano Di Cicco, Sean Godwin, Jaime Grimm, Leila Krichel, Gideon Mordecai,Alexandra Morton, Stephanie Peacock, Dylan Shea, Brian Riddell, Kristina M. Miller
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 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.
Investigative Journalism
Apr 19 - 2019
EN Europe
Plans to expand Iceland's fish farms risk decimating wild salmon populations
The Guardian
Scientists are warning against new legislation to grow Iceland’s fish farming industry, but industry is pressuring for a go-ahead.
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Investigative Journalism
Mar 28 - 2022
EN North America
The Narwhal
Open-net fish pens are the perfect breeding grounds for the parasites, which feast on the mucus, skin and flesh of wild salmon, causing infection and even death. But the tools industry has to deal with the legions of sea lice are becoming less effective. By Judith Lavoie
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 21 - 2024
EN Global
Aquaculture Kills More Wild Fishes Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Plant Based News
A new study says that the impact of aquaculture on wild fishes* is 'greater than commonly cited,' further undermining the widely held belief that it can be part of a sustainable food system.
By Liam Pritchett
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Documentary Films
Mar 25 - 2017
EN Europe, Asia
Farmed Norwegian Salmon World’s Most Toxic Food
Marcus Guiliano
A look into farmed Salmon and Asian Panga.
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Jun 07 - 2024
EN Global
Global farmed fish production overtakes wild catch for first time
Financial Times
UN agency says aquaculture boom will boost food security but critics say it harms fragile marine ecosystems.
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Investigative Journalism
Jul 21 - 2022
EN Global
3 Reasons to Avoid Farmed Salmon
Time
Today, wild salmon are an endangered species, gone from most rivers in the U.S. There are many culprits, from polluted waterways and habitat destruction to overfishing and climate change. In the last 20 years, however, a new threat has emerged: floating feedlots on the ocean known as open-net salmon farms. The $20-billion-a-year farmed salmon industry is the world’s fastest growing food producer, and it has made farmed Atlantic salmon the most popular fish on dinner tables North America. But at what cost?
By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
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Research
Oct 16 - 2024
EN Global
Why aquaculture may not conserve wild fish
Science Advances
We review literature on the displacement paradox and the Jevons paradox, with consideration of their implications for the potential effects of aquaculture on wild fisheries. The Jevons paradox refers to circumstances where improvements in the efficiency of resource use lead to growth in consumption and therefore undermine conservation. The displacement paradox refers to circumstances where increasing use of a potential substitute for a resource (e.g., farmed fish) does not lead to proportionate reduction in consumption of the other resource (e.g., wild fish). The literature on the displacement paradox and the Jevons paradox suggests that there may be unanticipated consequences from the rise of aquaculture that may be detrimental for fisheries conservation. Here, we present theoretical explanations, drawing on the tragedy of the commodity, for understanding the tendencies for these technological paradoxes to occur and emphasize their relevance for concerns associated with fisheries and aquaculture systems.
By Spencer Roberts, Jennifer Jacquet, Patricia Majluf, Matthew N. Hayek
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Investigative Journalism
Oct 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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Investigative Journalism
Jul 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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Investigative Journalism
Jun 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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Documentary Films
Jun 08 - 2023
ES (EN subtitles) South America
Corazón Salado: A Journey to Protect the Kawésqar’s Ancestral Waters
Patagonia
Ramón Navarro joins with the Kawésqar—a traditionally nomadic Indigenous community who had their practices stripped from them during the colonization of Chilean Patagonia—in a fight for their homeland and ancestral waters. The salmon industry is creeping deeper and deeper into the region, polluting and destroying its wild and delicate ecosystem. For the locals, the fish no longer bite here, forcing the Kawésqar to stray farther from home to feed and support their families.
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Research
Jan 01 - 2018
EN Global
The Dangers of Industrial Ocean Fish Farming
Friends of the Earth
Many people opt for seafood over terrestrially-raised meat because they want better nutrition, a more humane option, and a smaller environmental impact. However, not all seafood is created equal. Much of our available seafood has been mass-raised and harvested in indus- trial ocean farms, pumped with agricultural drugs and pesticides, and provided feed comprised of overfished
species, GMOs, and filler ingredients such as corn. In other words, the salmon on your plate could very well be unhealthy, inhumane, and unsustainable.
Thankfully not all seafood production methods are bad, and you can continue to feel good about the fish you eat. There are many sustainable ways to produce seafood, including land-based recirculating farms, ocean-based farms utilizing entire water columns, and even some wild-caught fisheries.
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