Designed for reporters, this webinar examined aquaculture as the fastest-growing source of seafood worldwide and a growing flashpoint in the U.S., where corporations and government agencies are pushing to expand large-scale fish farming into federal ocean waters. Hosted by the North American Marine Alliance, the session helped journalists cut through industry spin and ask sharper questions about ownership, community impacts, and what “sustainability” really means.

Panelists included:

Moderator: Feini Yin, communications director, North American Marine Alliance
Jennifer Jacquet, environmental scientist and author
James Mitchell, legislative director, Don’t Cage Our Oceans
Monique Brouillette, freelance science journalist
Carsten Pedersen, researcher and activist, Transnational Institute
William “Bubba” Green, oyster farmer, Gullah Man Oysters
Boyce Upholt, reporter, Sea Change and FERN