Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Fish Farming”
Show your support for small- and medium-scale fishermen and healthy oceans by letting your senators know that you support the bipartisan Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025 (KFFA). This crucial bill will stop federal agencies from fast-tracking intensive fish farms in federal waters. Across America, commercial fishermen, fishing associations, farmers, chefs, food system advocates, conservation groups, small businesses, and seafood …
Seattle, Washington — In a major win, a federal court today struck down an agency’s blanket, nationwide permit that would have allowed industrial-scale fish farming in U.S. ocean waters without site reviews. The Center for Food Safety (CFS) led the legal challenge on behalf of Don’t Cage Our Oceans (DCO2) along with a coalition of conservation groups, fishing communities, and Tribal Nations. …
Learn about the AQUAA Act and why it is not good for our oceans, wildlife, and coastal communities. Download the AQUAA Act fact sheet.
Curious about the problems with offshore aquaculture -also called offshore fish farming? Check out our fact sheet that outlines the environmental, socio-economic, public health concerns and more! Download it here or click below.
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, …
It seems like the revolving door just doesn’t stop spinning. Only last week we noted how the lobbyist for big aquaculture trade organization Stronger America through Seafood left to join its key member corporation Cargill as its DC lobbyist. And now we learn that a scientist who up until recently advised NOAA’s aquaculture department is now directly working with the …
