Just another threat to our oceans and fisheries.
Seaweed Aquaculture for Ethanol
This sentence jumped out:
"Seaweed farms also would compete with other uses of the coasts, such as
conservation, aquaculture, fishing, recreation and possibly other future
forms of renewable energy such as offshore wind and tidal and wave
energy."
Showing posts with label aquaculture kills wild fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aquaculture kills wild fish. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Farmed Fish Disease Spreading
NY Times - ISA found in the Fraser
More evidence that fish farming is a dirty industry and more evidence that a large scale offshore farm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca should not even be considered.
With WDFW reducing the seasons on Strait of Juan de Fuca rivers by one month to protect declining steelhead populations we should not even consider raising steelhead in farms off these streams river mouths. Where do the farm proponents think the escaped steelhead will go? If we are concerned about Chambers Creek steelhead in the Elwha, we should be even more concerned about farm raised steelhead escaping and straying into the Elwha and other small streams along the Strait.
The Strait is a major feeding ground for both outgoing and incoming salmon. How will the sealice, waste, and disease impact the populations of forage fish our wild fish depend on. With the strong currents these negative impacts coming from the farms will be less localized and impact the entire Strait.
How much more evidence do we need to stop the expansion of fish farming?
More evidence that fish farming is a dirty industry and more evidence that a large scale offshore farm in the Strait of Juan de Fuca should not even be considered.
With WDFW reducing the seasons on Strait of Juan de Fuca rivers by one month to protect declining steelhead populations we should not even consider raising steelhead in farms off these streams river mouths. Where do the farm proponents think the escaped steelhead will go? If we are concerned about Chambers Creek steelhead in the Elwha, we should be even more concerned about farm raised steelhead escaping and straying into the Elwha and other small streams along the Strait.
The Strait is a major feeding ground for both outgoing and incoming salmon. How will the sealice, waste, and disease impact the populations of forage fish our wild fish depend on. With the strong currents these negative impacts coming from the farms will be less localized and impact the entire Strait.
How much more evidence do we need to stop the expansion of fish farming?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Alexandra Morton is a Hero
Recent news of a european strain of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) being found in samples of sockeye salmon in British Columbia should be a final wake up call for anyone on the fence regarding the impacts of fish farming.
Of course with any negative news about the fish farming industry we will once again be treated to attacks on wild fish activists such as Alexandra Morton. We need to stand up and not accept this. The industry has attempted to attack her for years but she keeps fighting. What she says has continually been proven to be true time and time again yet many still want to believe that farming fish will somehow help our beleaguered wild fish runs. We need more people like Alexandra Morton, not less.
With new farms being proposed close to the mouth of the Elwha River this recent news means we cannot risk giving away our marine waters to corporations who only care about the bottom line.
Links to ISA news
NY Times Article
Of course with any negative news about the fish farming industry we will once again be treated to attacks on wild fish activists such as Alexandra Morton. We need to stand up and not accept this. The industry has attempted to attack her for years but she keeps fighting. What she says has continually been proven to be true time and time again yet many still want to believe that farming fish will somehow help our beleaguered wild fish runs. We need more people like Alexandra Morton, not less.
With new farms being proposed close to the mouth of the Elwha River this recent news means we cannot risk giving away our marine waters to corporations who only care about the bottom line.
Links to ISA news
NY Times Article
Friday, September 23, 2011
More Elwha Woes
If you think the hatchery plans for the Elwha are bad, what do you think about siting fish farms and producing 1.7 million fish (either atlantic salmon or steelhead) along the Elwha salmon's migration path?
Aquaculture Proposed in Strait of Juan de Fuca
Looks like another example of our inability to learn from our mistakes.
Aquaculture Proposed in Strait of Juan de Fuca
Looks like another example of our inability to learn from our mistakes.
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