Learn about the AQUAA Act and why it is not good for our oceans, wildlife, and coastal communities. Download the AQUAA Act fact sheet.
Fishermen, community advocates, environmentalists condemn House efforts to advance industrial aquaculture development
Press Statement For immediate release: June 14, 2023 Contact: Feini Yin, feini@namanet.org, 908-745-9768 (text/call) Fishermen, community advocates, environmentalists condemn House efforts to advance industrial aquaculture development WASHINGTON, D.C.— On Monday, U.S. Congresswoman Kat Cammack (R-FL) and Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) reintroduced the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act, H.R. 4013, to ease the way for corporations …
Fishermen, community advocates, environmentalists condemn Senate efforts to advance industrial aquaculture development
Press Statement For immediate release: June 9, 2023 Contact: Feini Yin, feini@namanet.org, 908-745-9768 (text/call) Fishermen, community advocates, environmentalists condemn Senate efforts to advance industrial aquaculture development WASHINGTON, D.C.— This week, U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act, S. 1861, to ease the way for corporations trying …
Concerns With Offshore Aquaculture
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.
Corporations contaminated our nation’s freshwater fish. We can’t let our oceans be wrecked too.
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, …
NOAA Scientist now Working Directly for Offshore Aquaculture Company
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 …
No Fish Farms in the Gulf of Mexico
Act Now for the Gulf of Mexico! DEADLINE IS AUGUST 1, 2022 See Instructions for submitting comments below. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is carving up the Gulf of Mexico to establish floating factory farms. They are asking for the public to comment on these sites, called Aquaculture Opportunity Areas. This is your opportunity to say No to …