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Natalie Parra, the Campaign Director at the @oceanicpreservationsociety, has firsthand experience with the effects of offshore fish farming. As a resident of Hawai’i, she witnessed the first offshore fish farm in US waters, the Hukilau Foods operation. As Natalie explains, “I live really close to the fish farm in Hawai’i and I’ve heard a lot of the negative impacts that …
Lance Kittel is the Executive Director of the Inland Ocean Coalition, an organization that builds land to sea stewardship, proving that you don’t have to be located near the ocean to play a role in protecting the ocean. We are proud to have Lance and the Inland Ocean Coalition as a DCO2 member.
Sean Barrett is one of the founders of the Montauk Seaweed Supply Co where he produces biostimulants and fertilizers out of seaweed. He has been active in the fight for community-supported fisheries for over a decade and is a strong opponent of industrial fish farming. He has been working in New York State to advocate for a values-based approach to …
March 22 @ 6pm, Saltwater Grille, South Portland, ME
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 For Additional Information: Jake Schwartz, jake@greencorps.org, (215) 485-8400 Local Community Members Call On Hubbs-SeaWorld To Stop Their Support Of Planned Fish Farm As a result of Hubbs-SeaWorld’s support in helping design and develop the Pacific Ocean AquaFarms fish farm, residents of San Diego are calling on the pillar of the community to “forget …
March 27 @ 7pm, 305 Smith, UW Campus, Seattle, WA
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, …
