Learn more about how countries around the world are responding to Offshore Fish Farms. Download the Fact Sheet here. 

1. Blue Water Fisheries 2. Manna Fish Farms LLC 3. Velella Epsilon  4. Manna Farms5. Pacific Ocean Aquafarms 6. ‘Ewa Beach 7. Blue Ocean Mariculture

Here is our latest fact sheet about corporate control of our food system. Offshore fish farming, also known as open-ocean aquaculture, is a growing industry in the United States. While there are many players in this industry, some of the largest and most influential are corporate entities – check out our fact sheet here.

A recirculating farm uses clean recycled water as a basis to grow food. These farms can grow plants (hydroponics), fish (aquaculture), or both plants and fish together (aquaponics). There has been an increasing interest in recirculating farms from the community level to industrial. DCO2 supports these systems that are embedded in the communities for local food production, processing, and distribution. …

EO 13921 is an Executive Order left over from the Trump Administration. As of May 2023, the Biden Administration fully revoked or partially revoked almost 25% of the EO’s signed by Trump, but not this one.  EO 13921 directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA – to be the lead on promoting offshore finfish aquaculture in U.S federal …

Offshore Fish Farming poses a huge threat to the lives of Marine Mammals. From Bottlenose Dolphins to Hawaiian Monk Seals to the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale, our Marine Mammals are at risk. Due to giant nets filled with fish and increased prey densities around fish farms, many of these predators are attracted to offshore fish farms. Marine mammals have changed their feeding behaviors, which disrupts the marine food web, and are becoming increasingly entangled with ropes and netting.

If you care about where your food comes from, you will care about offshore fish farming. The same folks who brought us concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on land are now taking them to sea – out of sight and out of mind. Check out our Foodie Offshore Fish Farming Factsheet.

Proponents of offshore fish farming claim it is the only solution to the US Seafood Trade Deficit. However, that deficit is a numbers game. A close look at US landings, exports, and imports draws a clear picture that the US produces nearly enough seafood to meet the country’s demand. Offshore fish farms is not an answer. By supporting working waterfronts, …