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The great escape: 60,000 salmon on loose
The Scotsman – October 28, 2009
Investigation: How sushi gets to Pret
The Daily Telegraph – October 25, 2009
Investigation: How farm fishing boom in Chile threatens eco disaster
The Daily Telegraph – October 25, 2009
Offshore fish farm plans require staff to live at sea
The Scotsman – October 7, 2009
Tangled lines: Fish farms and anglers bait each other
Living Scotsman - June 20, 2009
Plea to Save Wild Salmon
Marine Harvest urged by groups from the UK, Canada, Norway, Ireland, Iceland and the United States to ban fish farms from lochs and fjords near wild salmon rivers.
- Read the article that ran in The Guardian on September 29, 2007.
Major Escape of Farmed Salmon in Scotland
Scotland’s wild fish interests have said they intend to make a formal complaint to the European Commission following what they describe as "yet another major escape" of farmed salmon. Read more about the escape.
No Salmon Farms Near Wild Salmon
John Fredriksen, one of Norway's richest men and principal shareholder in the aquaculture company Marine Harvest recently suggested that salmon farms should not be allowed near runs of wild salmon.
Pure Salmon Raises Questions About Crystal Violet Contamination
The Pure Salmon Campaign, along with Centro Ecoceanos, Fundacion Terram and Oceana South America, sent a series of letters to various UK and Chilean authorities and high ranking company officials raising concerns regarding an incident of Crystal Violet (a chemical dye that has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals) contamination in frozen salmon skewers that was discovered on 19 December, 2006 in the UK. What is the origin of the contaminated salmon? Stay posted to find out more.
Read the four different PDF versions of the letter (varied for audience)
Wild salmon at risk from the two million that got away
- Read the article that ran in the Sunday Herald, 3rd December 2006
400 breaches of fish farm pollution limits in three years
Data released by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency reveal salmon farms across Scotland have breached pollution limits more than 400 times over the past three years, contaminating lochs and endangering wildlife. Read more.
Why organic salmon is causing a nasty smell
What's the difference between organic farmed salmon and the much-demonised variety that's kept in cages, stuffed with colours and pesticides, doomed to swim in its own faeces and prematurely slaughtered? Surprisingly little, discovers Joanna Blythman Read more.
Wild Salmon put at Risk as a Million Farmed Fish Escape
According to figures released by the Scottish Executive, a total of 1.6 million salmon have escaped from fish farms in more than 50 separate accidents since 2000. Read more.
UK's Office of Fair Trading to Investigate Merger of Pan Fish and Marine Harvest
On July 6, 2006 the OFT referred the proposed acquisition by Pan Fish ASA of Marine Harvest NV to the Competition Commission stating that the loss of rivalry between these companies may cause an increase in the price of farmed Atlantic salmon, and thereby harm UK consumers.
Pure Salmon Questions Panfish and Marine Harvest Merger
The Pure Salmon Campaign asked competition authorities in Norway, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Commission to exercise special rigor when considering the merger of Panfish and Marine Harvest. The merger of two of the largest salmon farming companies raises concerns that a monopolized industry, by nature, will be less responsive to consumer and community concerns than a competitive industry.
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More than 30 Scientists from Around the World Express Concern About Current Farming Methods
At the same time, the Pure Salmon Campaign will release a statement signed by more than thirty U.S., European, Canadian, and other international scientists communicating their concerns about the salmon aquaculture industry.
Marine Harvest caught shooting seals to protect farmed salmon
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