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Norwegian aquaculture company SIFT Group has successfully piloted its novel RAS (recirculating aquaculture system) which utilizes super-intensive farming technology (SIFT) for which the company is named. The system features eco- and animal-friendly, vertically stacked, shallow raceways, in which water is constantly circulated to mimic a fast-moving...
There are no excuses for further delays in removing open-net salmon pens from Macquarie Harbour in light of the latest scientific advice to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Tanya Plibersek. Just as urgent is Federal and State action to help the Tasmanian West Coast transition to sustainable employment and industry - an effort well overdue...
Australia's Threatened Species Scientific Committee has recommended in a very detailed report that salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour be drastically scaled back or even removed entirely to protect the dwindling Maugean skate population (The Mercury, 16 August 2024, paywalled).
Seafood lending giant DNB has drawn attention to the increasing scrutiny of fish health within the financial industry. Speaking at a seminar in Norway, Senior Vice President Dag Sletmo said that the financial industry has become concerned about the social license of salmon farming, stemming from two key factors: the potential for fish welfare,...
NOFF calls for salmon regulations to be overturned, cites lack of transparency and accountability. Tasmanian coastal communities back parliamentary moves by independent MLC Meg Webb to overturn thoroughly inadequate industrial salmon farming regulations.
TV presenter and UK RSPCA president Chris Packham has followed up on his earlier appraisal of restaurant chain Wagamama. In an open letter Packham and two leading conservation groups criticize Wagamama's reliance on GlobalGAP certification.
An independent study has found that large profit-driven corporates in the industrial livestock and meat-processing sector world wide wield significant economic and political influence, with close relationships between governments and industry, and undue influence on policy-making.
A recent study by the European Food Safety Authority has determined that the prevalence of vibrio bacteria in seafood will increase globally due to climate change and antimicrobial resistance. It will be more common in areas where rivers meet the sea. The bacteria has forced retailers in the E.U. to issue recalls and can cause deaths if eaten via...
