Science Daily. Off the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea, many fish farms have been moved into deeper waters -- and on the seabeds beneath their previous locations, the meadows are flourishing once again.
Vancouver Metro. Following the announcement that WA state will phase out open-net fish farming, pressure is on for the B.C. government to decide if they will renew fish farm tenures, including eighteen in the Broughton Archipelago area which expire in June.
Living Oceans. On World Water Day, Washington makes it law that open-net salmon farms in the state will no longer be allowed at the expiration of their current leases. Environmental groups call on BC to follow Washington's lead.
Vancouver Sun. Not all fish farms are inherently evil, but be cognizant of which farms are more sustainable than others, ie. shellfish and closed inland systems. With global fisheries ("the last great wild proten we consume") predicted to collapse by 2050, fish farming may be the solution for the future of seafood.
"Watching out for BC's wild salmon", Watershed Watch spearheads issues such as open-net fish farms, the impact of hydropower projects, unsustainable harvesting, pollution, and many others that may have a detrimental impact on wild salmon.
Offers news and opinion from Canadian and international media reports on Oceans (fisheries, ocean health and aquaculture) and Fresh Water (hydropower, water and hydrocarbons, privatization, scarcity).
National Geographic. Compares the pros and cons of different styles of fish farming, from polluting open-net to energy-intensive closed-containment, calorie-consuming sports fish to species at the bottom of the food chain, monoculture to innovative polyculture. With seafood consumption set to grow 35% in twenty years and wild fish catch stagnating, aquaculture is poised to continue its pattern of global growth.
Wild salmon crusador Alex Morton keeps her investigative blog up-to-date on the consequences of the fish farming industry, documenting the decline of wild salmon, the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans' purposeful silence, and the rise of Infectious Salmon Anemia virus (ISAv) in British Columbia.
Although the campaign by mostly environmentalists is inactive, Pure Salmon's website remains, offering problems and solutions "for raising the standards for farm-raised salmon".
