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Supermarket chain Woolworths is to host a shareholder vote to decide whether or not to stop procuring farmed salmon from a source which threatens an endangered species of skate. NOFF has been a lead player amongst a large group of environmental organisations pressing Woolworths, Coles and Aldi.
Loch Duart, a Scottish salmon farming company known for its small-scale, low-impact approach, has announced its withdrawal from the RSPCA UK Assured accreditation program. The company, which was the first fish farm to receive the RSPCA Assured certification in 2004, said that the program no longer aligns with its core values.
NOFF calls on the newly-empowered cross-bench in the Tasmanian lower house to demand an immediate release of the State of the Environment report, holding the Government and the Minister to account if they fail to do so. The State has failed to publish an environmental report for fifteen years despite a statutory obligation requiring a report every...
Community pressure to protect wildlife from harmful salmon industry practices has forced Atlantic salmon producer, Tassal, to drastically reduce its use of underwater explosives to deter protected fur seals around its feedlots.
Economic development agency Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) has invested in land-based Atlantic salmon aquaculture startup Samonix. The investment is just under CA$100,000 (A$110,000).
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).
