Guest Blogger: Christian Wagley, Healthy Gulf The ongoing saga of Manna Farms and their attempt to place an industrial-scale fish farm off Pensacola Beach, FL points-out an inescapable fact about fish farms: With all of the problems they can cause, their promoters are finding it hard to find a good place to put them. The latest such dilemma for Manna …
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RE: Public Comment on Draft PEA Aquaculture Research and Development Don’t Cage Our Oceans is a coalition of 26 diverse organizations representing 4.3 million people, working together to stop the development of offshore finfish farming in the United States through federal law, policies, and coalition building. DCO2 uplifts values-based seafood systems led by local communities. We and our members firmly …
On November 14th, Washington State’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced they will not renew leases for Cooke Aquaculture’s fish farms in Puget Sound. Due to years of vigilance by community groups, Washington State realized that the legal peril, scientific concerns, and community impacts of these farms could no longer be negated or ignored. The DNR did the right thing, …
When: Thursday, Nov 15, 5pm PT Speakers: Peter Knutson, Fisherman, Advisor to Puget Sound Harvesters Association TBA Andrianna Natsoulas, Campaign Director, Don’t Cage Our Oceans Where: Zoom – Register HereIndustrial offshore fish farming is the mass cultivation of finfish in marine waters in net pens, pods, cages, and other confinements. These operations contaminate local ecosystems with drugs, chemicals, and untreated …
When: Thursday, Nov 15, 5pm ET Speakers: Colles Stowell, Founder, One Fish Foundation Jason Jarvis, Fisherman, South County Fish Monger James Mitchell, Policy Director, Don’t Cage Our Oceans Where: Zoom – Register HereIndustrial offshore fish farming is the mass cultivation of fish in marine waters in net pens, pods, cages, and other confinements. These operations contaminate local ecosystems with drugs, …
Members and friends of Don’t Cage Our Oceans are noticing a pattern. The industrial aquaculture trade association “Stronger America Through Seafood” (SATS) has been picking up a few Congressional co-sponsors on their “AQUAA Act” – legislation designed to open our public waters to widespread factory-farm style raising of fish. What these Congressional members have in common is that several hail …
This document provides a background on the various roles and responsibilities of the steering committee, staff and working circles.
This document provides an overview of the internal structure of Don’t Cage Our Oceans. It will be updated and amended, as necessary.
