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Antibiotic traces from salmon farms found in Australian marine species
“University of Queensland's antibiotic resistance expert Mark Blaskovich said the levels were "ideal for generating resistance," which could have wider implications for aquatic and human health.” Read the full article.
Tribunal approves salmon farm expansion despite community opposition
“This decision ignores the clear warnings from communities, scientists, and Indigenous nations,” said Ecojustice lawyer, James Gunvaldsen Klaassen. Read the full news release.
The Myth of “Sustainable” Aquaculture
This report examines what that story leaves out: that, through greenwashing, aquaculture has brought factory farming from land to sea. Across five central claims that anchor “sustainable seafood” messaging, it shows how industrial fish farming has expanded at a scale...
Sustainable aquaculture in Canada: Lost in translation
"Canada is a signatory to United Nations conventions on sustainable development and has entrenched sustainability goals in legislation and policies relating to natural resource sectors including aquaculture. Monitoring and measuring progress towards sustainable...
New Checklist for Science Studies
New research on the risks and benefits of farmed Atlantic salmon seem to be published every day. Competing claims can be confusing, particularly when one side (aquaculture) spends millions of dollars financing research and public relations campaigns. To help you...
It is not just the fish you chose to eat that matters, but what that fish eats, too: Pressure increases on the aquaculture industry
If you need another reason to stop eating farmed Atlantic salmon, a new study warns that the aquaculture industry faces constraints because its demands have reduced global stocks of forage fish required for the fishmeal and oil essential to aquaculture feed. Combined...
Off the Table Canada to join Devour! The Food Film Festival
Off the Table Canada is proud to join the international chefs and filmmakers at Devour! The Food Film Festival. The theme for this year’s festival is “Game Changers: Changemaking Visionaries.” The focus on ethical eating mirrors Off the Table’s global campaign to...
Canada’s regulation of open-net pen salmon farms challenged by scientists and academics
Canada’s regulation of open-net pen salmon farms has been challenged by scientists and academics for years. Part of the problem stems from the structure of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), which has the conflicting responsibilities of protecting...
865 million farmed salmon died in mass die-offs in last decade
The popularity of farmed Atlantic salmon on dinner tables worldwide has been a disaster for the king of fish. A 2024 study determined that 865 million farmed salmon have died in mass die-offs in the last decade. The scientists blamed the deaths on several factors,...
Finfish farming “a death producing industry”
In 2010, anthropologists Peter Benson and Stuart Kirsch created a new lens through which to consider the role of corporations in society – specifically the damage caused by some industries and the ways these corporations shape public and government responses to...
“Eating Atlantic salmon from open net salmon farms is the wrong choice for our health and the health of our environment. Responsible consumers should avoid these inhumanely, unsustainably raised fish.”
Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins