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Why I’ll never eat farmed salmon again
"Many coastal fish farms may appear 'benign from the surface', according to Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins in their book, Salmon Wars, but 'beneath the waterline is a different story'." Read the full story at Daily Mail.
Seafood Industry Giants Failing to Tackle Pollution, New Study Finds
A first-ever seafood index, which was launched in May by the global investor network FAIRR Initiative, assessed 20 firms — including salmon farmers Mowi and Bakkafrost — on the social, health, and environmental impacts of their operations.
Canadian First Nations leaders urge government to protect wild salmon in British Columbia
"First Nations have participated in transition planning and engagement processes in good faith. However, there is increasing concern regarding the lack of transparency surrounding the outcomes of the final transition planning phase, the absence of timelines regarding...
BBC Traitors producers told farmed salmon must be off menu
"The group argues that the product is closely linked to environmental damage in Scotland’s rivers and coastal waters, and is at odds with the image of unspoilt nature showcased on screen." Read the full story at The Herald.
Cooke Aquaculture: The Cruelty Continues
"For several months in late 2025, an Animal Outlook investigator working as a Hatchery Technician documented conditions at the vertically integrated aquaculture operation that houses millions of Atlantic salmon. The footage reveals that previously documented problems...
Foreign Industry Groups Are Pushing to Kill BC Salmon Farm Ban
“Executives from salmon farming industry groups in seven countries wrote to Carney in April 2025, one month after he took office, according to B.C. freedom of information documents obtained by Watershed Watch Salmon Society and shared with The Tyee.” Read the full...
Ottawa’s renewed salmon funding spawns both hope and skepticism
New funding can’t act as a “band-aid” to patch over weak regulations, especially with changes to laws like the federal Impact Assessment Act that speed up approvals and reduce environmental reviews, said Jonathan Moore, an SFU professor who studies salmon. “The real...
Norwegian fish farms polluting fjords with waste likened to ‘raw sewage of millions of people’
“Norway is a small country of just 5.5 million people, and the output of aquaculture pollution in terms of these three nutrients is three to five times larger than the population,” said Alexandra Pires Duro, a data scientist at Sunstone and author of the report. “The...
The Salmon Farmers Are at It Again
More than two decades ago, the salmon farming industry launched a global campaign to try to discredit a groundbreaking, peer-reviewed scientific study that found farmed salmon contained higher levels of PCBs, a suspected carcinogen, and other contaminants than their...
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.
“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