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Norway’s Green party calls for cod farming to be banned
Citing fresh concerns from a recent report by the directorate of fisheries, the party said it advocates banning cod farming in any form ...
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Alaska commercial seafood industry lost USD 1.8 billion from 2022 to 2023
The Alaska commercial seafood sector’s profitability declined 50 percent from 2022 to 2023, with the industry suffering a USD ...
Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise
The global aquaculture industry has tripled in size since the year 2000, with producers raising a mind-boggling diversity of species, from seaweeds and clams to carp, salmon and cuttlefish. Many of ...
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Ministry’s newest fish farming plan targets ponds, rice farms
He noted that encouraging young people to enter fish farming industry is vital for improving their economic prospects. Ulega explained that promoting fish farming is a key government priority as it ...
Aquaculture uses far more wild fish than previously estimated, study finds
A study published in the journal Science Advances suggests that global fish farming, or aquaculture, may rely on ...
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Why farming fish is more unsustainable than catching them in the wild
Producing a kilogram of farmed salmon may require 4 or 5 kilograms of wild fish, which isn't a sustainable approach to ...
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KroMA empowers 50 youth under government’s AFJ programme
The Krowor Municipal Assembly (KroMA) has trained and empowered 50 youth in the government’s flagship programme, Aquaculture ...
‘Goofy’ owls that nest underground become candidate for endangered status
California wildlife policymakers voted to consider listing the Western burrowing owl under the state Endangered Species Act ...
Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably
HARDANGERSFJORD, NORWAY - Jørgen Wengaard steers around the rocky islands of a fjord, his boat cutting through the water’s ...
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Dying waters, dying fisheries: the unseen cost of galamsey on Ghana’s fisheries sector
The images are haunting: a string of viral videos shared widely across social media shows murky, brown sludge gushing ...
SeafoodSource7d
Amid backlash, Scottish salmon farmers insist fish welfare is a top priority
Anti-salmon farming groups and media outlets in the U.K. have recently decried the number of fish mortalities recorded on ...
Alaska Public Media7d
Alaska’s seafood industry lost $1.8 billion last year, NOAA report says
Glutted seafood markets, low prices, high costs and reduced catches caused pain that swept through Alaska and beyond, the ...