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There are many indications that plastic pipes transporting salmon feed pellets under pressure can be a significant source of pollution. The Norwegian Society for Nature Conservation believes that more than three hundred tonnes of microplastics each year go straight to the sea through wear and tear on feed pipes at Norwegian fish farms, and have...

A Liberal senator and Salmon Tasmania are calling for the federal government to cut funding to an environmental advocacy legal centre that lobbies for better regulation of salmon farming activities in Macquarie Harbour, the home of an endangered species of skate. They have accused the Environmental Defenders Office of using taxpayer dollars...

As Wimbledon 2024 gets underway, WildFish reported that none of the tournament's menus include salmon. In 2022 WildFish highlighted the fact that Wimbledon was contravening its own food guidelines by sourcing salmon from Loch Duart Ltd, a salmon farming company with a poor record of control over sea lice parasites and high levels of fish...

The expansion of Huon Aquaculture's salmon hatcheries at Whale Point (The Mercury 27 June 2024) means more tonnage of fish in our waterways. While laudible in itself, it is a long overdue and marginal improvement in the industry's operations as a whole.

A new poll released by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) shows 76 percent of U.S. voters support expanding open ocean aquaculture in a sustainable, environmentally responsible way. A further 82 percent of surveyed voters said research can help ensure the safety of the seafood we consume.