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It’s time for Coloradans to start thinking deeply about seafood sourcing

September 5, 2024
By Chelsea Brown (WAVES) and Mia Glover (WAVES and the Inland Ocean Coalition) Just as farming, ranching, and stewardship of…
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How Offshore Fish Farms Hurt our Working Waterfronts

October 17, 2023
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?

August 7, 2023
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

July 26, 2023
Offshore fish farm lobbyists are putting their profits above the wellbeing of coastal communities and the oceans by infiltrating the…
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The Dangers of Agrochemicals in Offshore Fish Farming

June 27, 2023
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

June 26, 2023
According to CBS News, hundreds of sea lions and dolphins are turning up dead along the southern California coast. Experts…
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IS THERE A GOOD PLACE FOR AN INDUSTRIAL FISH FARM?

February 23, 2023
Guest Blogger: Christian Wagley, Healthy Gulf The ongoing saga of Manna Farms and their attempt to place an industrial-scale fish…
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Corporations contaminated our nation’s freshwater fish. We can’t let our oceans be wrecked too.

January 24, 2023
Last week, a study revealed that eating just one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the U.S.…
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NOAA’s 2022 grants demonstrate its ongoing loyalty to the factory fish farming industry

December 8, 2022
NOAA is seeking public comment on how it spends money to support aquaculture programs, and you can let them know…
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Washington State Got It Right – Will Others Follow? 

November 18, 2022
On November 14th, Washington State’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced they will not renew leases for Cooke Aquaculture’s fish…