More than 70 environmental, animal welfare, and community groups are criticizing certification group Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) for "green-washing" the salmon farming industry with the latest version of its Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standard. Read full article.
"Overall, the costs of salmon farming to marine ecosystems through pollution, parasites and high fish mortality are estimated to be about USD $50 billion globally from 2013 to 2019." Read full article.
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“No urgent due diligence by way of removing the product from shelves, or at the very least the removal of environmental claims, has been taken by the supermarkets or certifications to date,” said Kelly Roebuck, the SeaChoice representative from Living Oceans. Read full article.
"A rash of lawsuits against retailers who make contentious claims about the sustainability of their products, including farmed seafood, suggests that both the retailers themselves, and the third party certification providers, need to do more to ensure their claims are justified." Read the full article.
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