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Sustainable Farm Raised Salmon Help Deplete Jack Mackerel Populations

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A school of Jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis, 2004). photo: Wikimedia Commons

Behind the story: Why I care about a bony fish with oddly shaped fins Looting the Seas III project manager, Mort Rosenblum, talks about his experience reporting the story for ICIJ and BBC World News with a multi-country [...]

FISHING INDUSTRY: Scientists Claim Salmon Farming Kills Wild Salmon

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For decades, Fish Farms have moored open nets and pens from facility to estuary assuring consumers of their safety and inherent environmental protection. CleanFish, a company focused on buying sustainably-farmed fish declares on its website; “We believe that [...]

Deconstructing Dinner: Water

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November 12, 2009 “THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT AND FOX NEWS” LISTEN TO ARCHIVED VERSION download/open (stereo) | stream (stereo) We travel to the State of California where 50% of all fresh fruits and vegetables consumed in Canada and the [...]

Deconstructing Dinner: Organic (?) Salmon & Food Co-ops

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July 16, 2009 “NORWAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA V (“ORGANIC” SALMON?) / CO-OPERATIVES: ALTERNATIVES TO INDUSTRIAL FOOD VI” download/open | stream Norway, British Columbia V (“Organic” Salmon?) The presence of open net-cage salmon farms are an ongoing and contentious debate [...]