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Amid record melting, countries fail again to protect Antarctic waters

Nov 17, 2023 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms

For the seventh year in a row, the CCAMLR declined to establish new marine protected areas (MPAs) around Antarctica, despite concern that the melting ice in Antarctica has reached alarming levels, jeopardizing some key populations of penguins, krill, whales, seals and...

Can aquaculture solve the Mediterranean’s overfishing problem?

Nov 17, 2023 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms

Researchers reported about a “desolation scenario” around sea bream and sea bass farms in Western Greece JULIAN’S, VALLETTA and MOSTA, Malta — Mediterranean countries, under the guidance of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), are investing in...

Scientists: Fishing boats compete with whales and penguins for Antarctic krill

Jul 27, 2023 | Fish farms, Fishery

As Antarctic waters warm due to climate change, krill numbers are declining, stressing wildlife that rely on the small crustaceans at the bottom of the food chain. Two huge fishing vessels make their way through the icy waters of the Southern Ocean, passing among a...

Greek island of Poros threatened by industrial fish farming, say locals

Jun 21, 2023 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms

Residents of the Greek island of Poros have expressed fears over a plan to expand industrial fish farming, which threatens to occupy a quarter of the island and cause environmental damage. The Ferret recently visited Poros to produce a video documenting local people’s...

Indigenous Kawésqar take on salmon farms in Chile’s southernmost fjords

Jan 27, 2023 | Factory farming, Fish farms, Human rights

Sixty-seven salmon farms exist within Kawésqar National Reserve in southern Chile, an area that formed part of the Kawésqar Indigenous people’s ancestral lands, and another 66 concessions are under consideration there PUERTO NATALES/PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — Pristine...

Negotiations to conserve Antarctic Ocean end in stalemate on many issues

Nov 8, 2022 | FeedVSFood, Fish farms

The 41st annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), ended Nov. 4 with little progress made on several key issues. On Nov. 4, the 41st annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine...