Protect Our Oceans
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Although thousands of you have already told decision-makers to slow down on ocean fish farming, one regional fishery management council and a federal agency, the very one tasked with protecting and managing ocean resources for the benefit of U.S. citizens, decided to ignore public concern about ocean fish farming and move forward with finalizing a plan to permit offshore aquaculture in U.S. waters. But a bill introduced by Representative Taylor, called the “Offshore Aquaculture is not Fishing Act of 2009″ – if passed – would stop this bad plan.
We need the Offshore Aquaculture is Not Fishing Act of 2009 to protect our coastal communities, consumers and the environment.
Read our statement about the bill.
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ABOUT OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE
Ocean aquaculture is an industrial form of food production – much like concentrated animal feed operations. Oftentimes, antibiotics and other chemicals are needed to keep the confined animals alive. Those are then passed on to the consumer. Coastal communities could feel negative impacts in a number of ways – from the glut of fish on the market driving down prices for commercial fishermen, to environmental disasters due to an unproven technology being used in severe weather zones. Furthermore, coastal communities could suffer from the pollution created by these industrial farms which discharge wastes
directly in to ocean waters.
LEARN MORE
- Fishy Farms explores the environmental, economic and technological problems of open ocean aquaculture.
- Check out a dozen reasons to stop ocean fish farming.