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“Its important to me because the source of food matters – it is the only fuel that our bodies have. Some of the food that we’re eating now is like a bad tank of gas. I’m proud to provide my community with healthy, affordable, and fresh seafood. If we are to adopt offshore fish farming, it would be a mistake …
For immediate release: May 10, 2023 Contact: Shane Tan, shane.tan@berlinrosen.com Indigenous Leaders, Environmental Advocates, Fishermen Petition Biden to Revoke Industrial Aquaculture Order WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2023) – Today, environmental and food advocacy groups, fishermen and Indigenous leaders are delivering a petition with more than 2,200 signatures to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headquarters, urging President Biden’s administration …
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, …
