Half of all global fish catch could be ground into fish feed under FAO growth plans – new report warns
A new report from the Changing Markets Foundation reveals that the FAO’s target to grow aquaculture by 75% by 2040 risks pulling tens of millions of tonnes of nutritious wild fish out of oceans and into industrial fish feed every year – and reveals that key safeguards disappeared from FAO guidance meant to prevent this outcome.
Growth without Guardrails: The UN’s aquaculture policy is undermining food security
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) was founded after the Second World War with a clear mandate: to raise levels of nutrition, improve access to food, conserve natural resources and help free humanity from hunger. It is promoting major expansion of aquaculture as a means of advancing food security, nutrition and climate action—but without establishing adequate safeguards to ensure that this growth supports those objectives. The FAO climate roadmap calls for at least 75% growth in global ‘sustainable aquaculture’ production by 2040 compared with 2020. Because FAO’s policies shape what governments, development banks, donors and businesses accept as sustainable, its target will influence aquatic food systems, food security, fishing livelihoods and the health of marine ecosystems for decades to come.
Class of Consumers Sues Industrial Salmon Giant Over Alleged Deceptive Marketing of “Mama Bear” Products’ Sustainability
Despite trading on a cute, pastoral image, Mama Bear salmon is sourced from a company operating at the bleeding edge of destructive industrial salmon farming, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. A Mama Bear purchaser is bringing a putative class action claiming that its marketing violates consumer protection laws. The plaintiff is represented by fair food system advocacy organization FarmSTAND and the law firms Pearson Warshaw, LLP and Jennings & Earley PLLC.
Falkland Islanders call for referendum on plans for massive salmon farm
The 3,500 population is divided over the venture, which would bring investment and jobs, but critics claim the environmental cost would be too high.
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Organisations unite against florfenicol use in Tasmanian salmon farms
A trio of organisations has joined forces to oppose the use of florfenicol in Tasmanian waters.
The Tasmanian Rock Lobster Council, Tasmanian Abalone Council and Tasmanian Commercial Divers Association have voiced their concern about the antibiotic.
One-third of wild Irish Atlantic salmon carry farmed fish genetics
A new report confirms that over one-third of wild Atlantic salmon populations in Ireland now carry genetic material from escaped farmed fish, raising urgent concerns over the long-term survival of the iconic species.
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Salmon Tasmania fish pen ad banned over potentially misleading content
A Salmon Tasmania ad promoted across Facebook and Tasmanian cinemas has been removed following a breach in advertising standards.
A panel upheld a complaint that the ad could mislead the audience by suggesting the conditions under one Nubeena salmon pen is representative of all salmon pens.
Uncovering the Hard Truths About Salmon Farming
When Alessandro Bocconcelli first traveled to the Los Lagos region in southern Chile in 2014, he was captivated by its immense beauty. Located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the Chilean Patagonia, the region includes a large internal sea surrounded by enormous swaths of untouched wilderness. It is home to an abundance of marine life, including the blue whale.
But it has also been the subject of controversy due to the influx of salmon farming in the area.