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It’s time for Coloradans to start thinking deeply about seafood sourcing
By Chelsea Brown (WAVES) and Mia Glover (WAVES and the Inland Ocean Coalition) Just as farming, ranching, and stewardship of…
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Representatives Peltola and Carter introduce Domestic Seafood Production Act to support U.S. fishing communities
For immediate release: August 1, 2024 Contact: Feini YinNorth American Marine Alliancefeini@namanet.org908-745-9768 (text or call) Casey WillsonDon’t Cage Our Oceans…
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Coalition in D.C. to warn against factory fish farming in federal waters
Press Release For Immediate Release: March 18, 2024 Contact:Casey Willson, cwillson@dontcageouroceans.com, 301-332-1202 (text/call)Feini Yin, feini@namanet.org, 908-745-9768 (text/call) Fishermen, farmers, chefs,…
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Kindra Arnesen, Women’s Southern Fisheries Alliance
Kindra Arnesen is a Louisiana small family fisheries advocate and, along with her husband, captain and owner of her family-run…
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How Offshore Fish Farms Hurt our Working Waterfronts
Introduction While only 10% of the United States is considered coastal, 40% of the US population lives in coastal areas.…
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100 DEGREE WATERS AND CORAL BLEACHING – DO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE THINGS WORSE?
July saw some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded, with a “marine heat wave” in Florida making national headlines by…
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Big Aqua Looking for Big Bucks in US Appropriations
Offshore fish farm lobbyists are putting their profits above the wellbeing of coastal communities and the oceans by infiltrating the…
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Linda Behnken, Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association
Linda Behnken, fisherman and Executive Director of Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, knows all too well the impacts that offshore fish…
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The Dangers of Agrochemicals in Offshore Fish Farming
Offshore finfish farming (OFF) is the mass cultivation of finfish in marine waters, in underwater or floating net pens, pods,…
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Marine mammals won’t survive offshore fish farming
According to CBS News, hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are turning up dead along the southern California coast. Experts…