This document is intended as a tool for Don’t Cage our Oceans to assess and evaluate its purpose, outcomes, and processes. The initial draft was provided by two Coalition partners, Recirculating Farms and the North American Marine Alliance, with the intention of sparking ideas and input from the broader Coalition membership. This is a living document that will be updated …
DCO2 Consensus Platform
This document reflects Don’t Cage Our Oceans’ Consensus Platform. The Campaign Director and Legislative Director may engage in writing, discussions, media, sign on letters, and other expressions of these points. Anything outside of this general messaging, requires discussion, at a minimum, with the Steering Committee, and might require a full discussion with all Coalition members, to decide any ad hoc …
Comments on the Gulf of Mexico AOAs
Don’t Cage Our Oceans submitted comments to NOAA on their Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement forIdentification of Aquaculture Opportunity Areas in Federal Waters of the Gulf ofMexico. Click on the map to read the full letter.
Comments on the Southern CA Bight AOAs
Don’t Cage Our Oceans submitted comments to NOAA regarding their Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Identification of One or More Aquaculture Opportunity Area(s) in Southern California. Click on the map to read the full letter.
The Coming Threat: Offshore Fish Farms in the Gulf of Mexico. . . How Did We Get Here?
On July 25th Don’t Cage Our Oceans and Healthy Gulf held a webinar about activities that may open the Gulf of Mexico to offshore fish farming. The Federal government is proposing to further industrialize the Gulf of Mexico through the construction of multiple offshore fish farms, threatening the health of Gulf waters and wild fish populations. Learn about these farms, …
Sustainable Alternatives
Read on to learn about sustainable aquaculture: Community based fish farming that supports ocean health and local economy.Alternatives for the PeopleAlternatives for Decision Makers
Press Release: Ocean Advocates, Fishermen Urge Biden to Revoke Trump-era Order
For immediate release: April 6, 2022 Contact: Kara Watkins-Chow, kara.watkinschow@berlinrosen.com Ocean Advocates, Fishermen Urge Biden to Revoke Trump-era Order Fast-tracking Industrial Aquaculture Development WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 6, 2022) — Today, more than 175 fishing groups, food advocacy groups, environmental organizations and businesses delivered an open letter to the White House, calling on President Biden to revoke the Trump Administration Executive …
Industrial finfish aquaculture has problems, not potential
Right now, the Biden administration is pushing forward efforts to industrialize our oceans by speeding the construction of harmful, offshore finfish farming facilities across the country. During his presidential campaign, President Biden promised a science-first approach to protecting the environment, so why aren’t we hearing more about how his administration is doing the opposite right now? Offshore finfish facilities cram …
Advocates Urge New NOAA Administrator to End Push For Floating Factory Farms
Today, President Biden announced Dr. Rick Spinrad as the new Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. As NOAA lead, Dr. Spinrad will oversee agency policies on weather, climate, and ocean science, including environmental and business policies that affect fishing and coastal economies.