Gulf to teem with fish in cages if farms okayed

United States - December 11, 2007 - Imports satisfy 80 percent of America's seafood craving. Shrimp, salmon, tilapia and other favorites journey thousands of miles to reach our plates but still undercut local prices because they are grown on high-intensity fish farms.

Charity to aid salmon farms

A NEW training and research charity has been set up to help develop Scotland's salmon farming industry.

Fish-farm giant is fined for pollution

MARINE Harvest, the world's biggest fish farmer, was fined 23,500 yesterday for polluting a salmon river and nearby land on Harris.

Salmon Dying, Life of Brian, Baseballers Were Lying

A new study says that diseases and parasites from farmed fish are having devastating effects on wild salmon stocks in parts of B.C. Skyrocketing global demand for seafood means fish farming can be very ...

Fish farming within four years of destroying wild salmon stocks: research

Canadian fish farming is destroying wild salmon stocks and threatens to completely wipe them out within four years in one area of British Columbia, according to new research.A study published Thursday in the ...

Teach a Man to (Farm) Fish

The Washington Post on Chilean salmon farming: still not sustainable! There was an update in the Washington Post this weekend on the slow-motion environmental tragedy that is fish farming in Chile.

How Salmon Farming Endangers Salmon

How to deal with uncertainty in climate change economics Long-held suspicions that fish farms act as disease reservoirs for wild populations are well founded, according to findings published this week in ...

Fish farm lice annihilate BC's wild salmon

"This paper is really about a lot more than salmon"

Pink salmon fry infected with sea lice. Credit: Alexandra Morton Lice infestations that originated in fish farms off British Columbia will almost certainly drive certain natural pink salmon runs to extinction ... via Far North Science

Do organic and non-organic salmon have similar omega fatty acid profiles?

The labeling of fish as "organic" is controversial since the United States Department of Agriculture has not yet allowed for its organic seal to be used on fish.

BIODIVERSITY: Fish Farms Pushing Wild Salmon to Extinction

BROOKLIN, Canada, Dec 14 - Vast populations of pink salmon on Canada's west coast will be extinct in four years due to infestations of parasites from open ocean salmon farms, scientists reported Friday in the ...

A Review of Research on the Causes and Quantities of Farmed Fish...

A Review of Research on the Causes and Quantities of Farmed Fish Escapes From Open Net Cage Systems and a Literature Review of the Impact of Escapes on Wild Fish Populations, Using Farmed Salmon as a Case Study ... via Docuticker

Salmon deal is massive food town boost

United Kingdom - December 18, 2007 - Grimsby's position at the heart of the UK's fish industry has been given a boost. More than 30,000 tonnes of salmon a year will now be distributed from the town in a tie-up with international producer Marine Harvest.

Salmon forum issues invite to Science article author

THE author of the recent Science article that claimed that wild salmon on Canada's west coast are being driven to extinction by parasites from nearby fish farms, has been invited to meet with the British Columbia Pacific Salmon Forum to discuss his research.

Salmon forum issues invite to Science article author

THE author of the recent Science article that claimed that wild salmon on Canada's west coast are being driven to extinction by parasites from nearby fish farms, has been invited to meet with the British Columbia Pacific Salmon Forum to discuss his research.

Extinction threat to wild salmon

Animals like bears rely on pink salmon Wild salmon on Canada's west coast are being driven to extinction by parasites from nearby fish farms, a study claims.

Canada: Wild salmon being driven to extinction, study claims

WILD salmon on Canada's west coast are being driven to extinction by parasites from nearby fish farms, a study claims.

Fish farms drive wild salmon populations toward extinction

Pink salmon fry infected with sea lice. A study appearing in the December 14 issue of the journal Science shows, for the first time, that parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms are driving ...

Norway reports biggest salmon exports ever recorded

EXPORTS of Norwegian salmon in November totalled 75,333 tonnes measured in whole fish. This is 16 per cent or 10,380 tonnes more than in the same month last year, and is the highest volume ever recorded in a single month.

B.C. wild salmon in danger of extinction

Five years ago, a senior fisheries biologist in Galway, Ireland, warned what lay ahead for British Columbia's wild salmon: Infestations of sea lice around fish farms followed by a collapse of wild stocks ...

Fish Farms Drive Wild Salmon Populations Toward Extinction

A study appearing in a December issue of the journal Science shows, for the first time, that parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms are driving nearby populations of wild salmon toward ...

Salmon: Faster learners

Things aren't going swimmingly for salmon anywhere around us. To the north, a worrisome new study points to potentially serious problems from British Columbia's proliferation of fish farms.

Sea lice from fish farms slowly killing off wild salmon population

"There's only two generations left before these fish are gone."

Listed in: Animals and Wildlife , Oceans Tags: Canada , University of Alberta O 0 In a recent study showing the decline of the wild salmon population, ecologists are sending out an SOS alert to the fish-farming ... via Xbox 360 News Coverage 24

Fish farms could push Pacific salmon to extinction: study

Sockeye salmon turn red as they migrate home. A study released on Friday says that scenes like this could become increasingly rare if sea lice continue to decimate wild salmon populations.

Statement on on the Science Sea Lice Study

The international journal Science will publish a study tomorrow that shows sea lice from open net salmon farms may lead to the collapse of regional wild fish stocks.

Chile: Proposed closures worry salmon workers

CHILEAN salmon workers have voiced concern over proposals to close a number of disease-hit fish farms in the country's Region X.

Fish eaters see red in salmon suit

What could unite such fierce competitors as Bristol Farms, Costco, Safeway, Albertsons, Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's? A group of fish-eating consumers who want to know whether the salmon in the stores' ...

Impacts of salmon aquaculture top agenda at dialogue meeting

Chile - December 18, 2007 - The Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue has met in Santiago, Chile to discuss new reports about two of the key impacts of salmon aquaculture production – chemical inputs and nutrient loading/carrying capacity – and the socioeconomic costs and benefits of salmon aquaculture.

Chile: Impacts of salmon aquaculture top agenda at dialogue meeting

THE Salmon Aquaculture Dialogue has met in Santiago, Chile to discuss new reports about two of the key impacts of salmon aquaculture production – chemical inputs and nutrient loading/carrying capacity – and the socioeconomic costs and benefits of salmon aquaculture.

EW Group acquires majority shareholding of Aqua Gen

EW GROUP GmbH, the holding company of the world’s leading poultry genetic companies, has concluded an agreement to take majority ownership of the shares in Aqua Gen AS, the Norwegian-based salmon breeding company.

Farmed Salmon Killing Wild Salmon

Young salmon infested with sea lice. Adult salmon can generally live with the lice, but wild juveniles migrating out to sea are particularly vulnerable because they are small and thin-skinned. Alexandra Morton ...

This week in ocean news

Killer farmed salmon and non-deadly sharks Posted by Andrew Sharpless at 2:49 PM on 16 Dec 2007 More than 10,000 people worked to clean up the worst oil spill in South Korean history after a crane punched a ...

Millionth tonne delivered by Skretting

SKRETTING’S millionth tonne of salmon feed to be made and delivered in 2007 arrived at the Marine Harvest salmon farm located in Loch Seaforth on Tuesday.

Wild pink salmon on central coast may vanish: study

Wild pink salmon on the B.C. central coast will be extinct in as little as four years, due to sea-lice infestations touched off by salmon farms in that area, according to a groundbreaking study to be published ...

Statement on the Science Sea Lice Study

A study appearing in the December 14 issue of the journal Science shows, for the first time, that parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms are driving nearby populations of wild salmon toward extinction. Read a statement from Andrea Kavanagh, Director of the Pure Salmon Campaign.

Students learn about water quality by raising salmon

Above, Melody, 7, checks out Rescue Pets during Shop with a Cop on Saturday morning.

Data feed debate on poor red salmon runs

New state reports could help shed light on what or who is responsible for the string of dismal red salmon runs in the Susitna Valley.

Data feed debate on poor red runs

New state reports could help shed light on what or who is responsible for the string of dismal red salmon runs in the Susitna Valley.

Taster's Choice: Trader Joe's salmon swims to the top

Smoked salmon, gussied up or all by itself, is a staple at holiday parties - and at the morning-after breakfast table.

BC Pacific Salmon Forum to meet with Martin Krkosek

Canada - December 19, 2007 - The Pacific Salmon Forum has issued the following statement concerning a study by Martin Krkosek of the University of Alberta and published in Science magazine.

Government's silence on sea lice and wild salmon a problem

Sea lice are quite creepy. They look like little tadpoles - maybe one-quarter of an inch long.

BC Pacific Salmon Forum to Meet With Martin Krkosek

The Pacific Salmon Forum has issued the following statement concerning a study by Martin Krkosek of the University of Alberta and published in Science magazine.

"Chile's Celco-Valdivia Case Won't Be Resolved Soon"

Former WWF-Chile Director David Tecklin Discusses CELCO, Salmon Farming And Blue Whales .

Salmon farms roil waters of Chilean lake

Newcomers to Patagonia can't even make it out of the airport here without encountering a stunning view of sparkling Lake Llanquihue, with the snow-peaked cone of Osorno volcano rising in the background.

Wild salmon jeopardized by popularity

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 A Canadian study said wild salmon populations are facing extinction due to intensive farming of salmon for North American dinner tables.

Wild salmon threatened by sea lice

U of A study in Science journal Parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms have pushed British Columbia's wild pink salmon populations to the brink of extinction, according to a new study from the ...

Study: Salmon Farming May Doom Wild Populations

Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, December 14, 2007; Page A28 Intensive farming of salmon for American dinner plates is threatening some wild salmon populations with imminent extinction, according to the ...

B.C.'s pink salmon can't survive: U of A study

Parasitic sea lice infestations caused by salmon farms have pushed British Columbia's wild pink salmon populations to the brink of extinction, according to a new study from the University of Alberta.

Cermaq ASA ends talks to acquire salmon farming company Unim...

Norwegian aquaculture group Cermaq ASA issued a brief statement on Thursday saying that it has cancelled its previously announced plans to acquire the salmon farming company Unimarc in Chile.

Feed company celebrates million tonne milestone

SKRETTING teams around the world are taking a little time out this week to celebrate reaching the one million tonne mark in salmon feed delivered this year.

Farmed or wild salmon, consumers asks stores

What could unite such fierce competitors as Bristol Farms, Costco, Safeway, Albertsons, Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's? Fish-eating consumers who want to know whether the salmon in the stores' display ...

A four year countdown to extinction for pink salmon in the Broughton Archipelago

They're catching up on their reading in Victoria this week after a scathing report in Science magazine concluded that sea lice from salmon farms are putting pink salmon on the road to extinction in the ...