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By Chelsea Brown (WAVES) and Mia Glover (WAVES and the Inland Ocean Coalition) Just as farming, ranching, and stewardship of land and rivers are part of Colorado’s cultural heritage, many coastal communities in the U.S. are deeply rooted in fishing traditions and caretaking relationships with the sea. The seafood we buy is one way we can support fishing communities and …
Introduction While only 10% of the United States is considered coastal, 40% of the US population lives in coastal areas. In fact, if these coastal communities were joined into their own nation, it would rank third in world GDP -surpassed only by China and the USA as a whole. The importance of coastal communities to our national economy, culture, and …
July saw some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, with a “marine heat wave” in Florida making national headlines by recording ocean water temperatures exceeding 100℉. Climate change – exacerbated by astounding levels of corporate greed – continues to push the Earth’s life support systems and ability to maintain balance to the limits. And often, the ocean bears the brunt …
Offshore fish farm lobbyists are putting their profits above the wellbeing of coastal communities and the oceans by infiltrating the Congressional Appropriations process and the Senate Committee in charge of allocating federal money for various programs. Their influence is obvious in the Senate Subcommittee language that advises how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) should spend its money. In …
Offshore finfish farming (OFF) is the mass cultivation of finfish in marine waters, in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages. One of the many perils of eating industrially produced farmed finfish is that we never know the full suite of drugs and chemicals applied in the growing process. For over 20 years, the salmon fish farming industry has …
According to CBS News, hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are turning up dead along the southern California coast. Experts believe that a harmful algal bloom is to blame, as the particular algae strain – Pseudo-nitzschia – creates a neurotoxin known as domoic acid.
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 …
Last week, a study revealed that eating just one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the U.S. is the equivalent of drinking a month’s worth of water contaminated with toxic “forever chemicals” (also known as PFAS). This is a terrible revelation to all who fish for sustenance or recreation in our nation’s rivers and lakes. In fact, …
NOAA is seeking public comment on how it spends money to support aquaculture programs, and you can let them know how you feel about it! While the agency funds a variety of aquaculture projects through its NOAA Sea Grant program, Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) program, and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, these programs run the spectrum between somewhat beneficial to downright …
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, …
