Thursday 13 February 2020

BAD NEWS BITES - Post 14 - 5,500 Problems Now Heading toward 6,000 Problems, May 13, 2020

I receive 30 global press fish farm/seafood industry newsletters every week. In these, I have found a startling amount of bad news, and decided to do a post on it. I had no idea there was as much bad news as there is. This is my 14th post in three years. And the last post ended at 5,500 problems, as I put 500 in each post before starting a new one.


Some days I am stunned by the amount of bad news in the fish farm/seafood industry.  Find the fifth BAD NEWS BITES post here: http://fishfarmnews.blogspot.ca/2017/05/bad-news-bites-fifth-post.html. And that reaches 2,000.

This is the link to the fourth post, Jan 14, 2017, it has 500 BAD NEWS BITES in it: http://fishfarmnews.blogspot.ca/2017/01/bad-news-bites.html. it has links to the previous three posts since July 2015. You can find earlier ones at these links.

This is the link to the ninth post, March 29, 2018: http://fishfarmnews.blogspot.com/2018/03/bad-news-bites.html.

This is the link to the tenth post, Aug 9, 2018:  https://fishfarmnews.blogspot.com/2018/08/bad-news-bites-aug-20-2018.html.

Here is a summary of the bad news stories:

"In one mouthful, here are the kind of stories I am finding: boom bust industry, billions made and lost, crisis in lice and disease, bankruptcy, workers fired, executives jumping company to company, dividing big bonuses, fraud, corruption, litigation, conflict of interest with government and scientists, using the ocean as a free open sewer – $10.4 Billion in BC alone, killing of whales, seals and sea lions – more than 12,000 in BC so far, slavery, unpaid labour, taxpayers paying millions for diseased, dead fish – $177 Million in Canada, dueling scientists, weakening of laws, unsustainable feed, illegal fishing, jail sentences, disasters in Norway, Scotland, Chile, Canada, bullying of scientists, governments and anyone critical of their business, cartels, collusion, price fixing, fishing down the food chain to Antarctic krill, carcinogens and persistent organic pollutants, fluoroquinolones, chicken feathers in feed, animal feces in feed, eutrophication in a time of global warming, Malachite Green fungicide in USA seafood, fake industry awards, all the wild salmon in the Pacific ocean, more than a billion, put in peril... it goes on."

Update, Dec 11, 2017: I found 500 BAD NEWS BITES in less than 3.5 months. That means well over 1000 in a year. That is how much bad news there is in fish farms/seafood industry. This post, the sixth, may be found here: http://fishfarmnews.blogspot.ca/2017/08/bad-news-bites-salmonseafood-industry.html.

Update, Mar 29, 2018: You will find the previous posts on these dates: 23/1/2018, 11/12/17, 29/8/17. 5/5/17, 14/1/17, 1/7/16, 6/5/16,  1/7/15, and a total of nearly 3,500 BAD NEWS BITES.  

Update Aug 9, 2018: I have found 500 BAD NEWS BITES since Mar 29, 2018. The total now stands at 3,500 in three years. The Aug post has 500 BAD NEWS BITES, bringing the total to 4,000 problems in three years.

Update May 3, 2019: the BAD NEWS BITES starting on Dec 20, 2018 - the eleventh post, brought the total to 4,500 problems. And the 12th post, starting May 3, 2019 brought the total to 5,000 problems by Sept 6, 2019. The Sept. 9, 2019 post brought the list to 5,500, and this is the next, 14th, post.

One final thing, as Mitsubishi owns Cermaq, we need to stop buying Mitsubishi cars as well as their environmentally damaging fish.

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Here are the BAD NEWS BITES starting Feb 12, 2020. This 14th post will bring the total to 6,000 problems when it hits 500:


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157. Fish Farm Profits - Covid reduced profits: https://www.intrafish.com/finance/heres-how-much-salmon-farming-giants-earned-for-every-kilo-they-produced-in-the-third-quarter/2-1-914349.

156. Mechanical De-lousing Kills Fish - : https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/11/30/norwegian-mechanical-de-licing-up-significantly-in-2020/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=7a4506603a-Americas_briefing_Nov_30_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-7a4506603a-92426209.

155. Earnings Plunge 69% - Australis, Chile: https://www.intrafish.com/finance/chilean-salmon-farmer-australis-sees-earnings-plunge-69-/2-1-819200?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=f0a2c83317-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_06_03_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-f0a2c83317-245113141.

154. Green Party Against In-ocean Fish Farms - Cooke, NS: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/06/02/before-attacking-cookes-net-pens-nova-scotias-green-party-leader-helped-industry/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=83b328565c-Europe_briefing_Jun_03_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-83b328565c-92426209.

153. Disease - ISA, Canada, 7 cases so far:  https://www.inspection.gc.ca/animal-health/aquatic-animals/diseases/reportable-diseases/isa/locations-infected/eng/1549521878704/1549521878969.

152. Blumar CEO is Delusional - he thinks pandemic gives salmon farms to stand apart as sustainable. Boy is he out to lunch: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/blumar-ceo-gerardo-balbontin-coronavirus-must-not-impact-sustainability-commitments/2-1-806853?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=54861f41b0-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_15_01_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-54861f41b0-244877629.

151. Minister Reckless, Devious in Approval - NS, Cooke fish farm site: http://www.southcoasttoday.ca/content/opinion-fisheries-and-aquaculture-minister-devious-and-reckless?mc_cid=ab03b6c41d&mc_eid=5777c92bcd. "The recent Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture decision to give a 20-year permit to Cooke Aquaculture to raise farmed salmon in Liverpool Bay is both devious and reckless and is likely to result in the raising and selling of virus-infected salmon in the province.  

All hearings, public presentations and other activities related to salmon farm expansion have been put on hold due to Covid-19, yet the minister responsible, Keith Colwell, approved Cooke's application for a lease renewal, ignoring both strong public opposition and warnings about the hazards created by this industry."

And: "At one time diseased fish were destroyed and the industry was compensated by the government for their loss.  In 2012 Cooke aquaculture received $13 million dollars in compensation for diseased fish which were being raised in Shelburne County. The Canadian Food and Inspection Agency began regulating this industry in 2005 and in 2013 they decided that they could not continue compensating the industry for their losses." 

150. Profits Down 84% - Mowi, Scotland: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/mowi-scotland-earnings-hit-hard-by-biology-and-climate/?utm_campaign=newsletter__13_05_2020&utm_source=netflex&utm_medium=email. "Operational earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) were €5.7 million in January to March, down from €35.8m in Q1 2019, Mowi revealed in its Q1 report. EBIT per kilo was €0.63 (€2.27). The first quarter harvest volume was 9,036 tonnes gutted weight (Q1 2019: 15,787 tonnes). Volumes were negatively impacted by a challenging biology in 2019 continuing into the first quarter of 2020 and lower production, reported Mowi." And: "“The biological situation in our Scottish farming operations has been challenging since mid-2019, with several issues including Pasteurella Skyensis, PD, algal bloom and sea lice. This has coincided with a period of record high sea water temperatures and many winter storms." And, this article covers Mowi's global operations, including Canada west and east.

149. Billion Dollar Heirs - to salmon farming businesses of family, 10 heiresses. Gross: https://www.intrafish.com/people/seafood-heirs-make-forbes-10-youngest-billionaires-list/2-1-806825?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=685153c8d1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_13_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-685153c8d1-245113141.

148. 'GOOD NEWS BITE' - hear, hear, the first good thing in global fish farm/seafood industry in more than 3 years. Antibiotic use is down 50% in the GSI group farmed salmon, admittedly in the past 7 years: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/05/12/gsi-salmon-firms-cut-antibiotic-use-50-in-seven-years/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=381b399e35-Europe_briefing_May_12_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-381b399e35-92426209.

 147. 'Litany of Complaint' Cooke Thanks Trump - for backing US aquaculture: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/cooke-ceo-thanks-trump-domestic-aquaculture-is-vital-to-help-correct-severe-trade-imbalance/2-1-805794?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=4264e377ba-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_11_01_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-4264e377ba-244877629. Of course, Cooke is Canadian, hmm, and has been castigated because of its faults.

146. Fish Oil Spill - Cargill, Norway: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/cargill-reports-fish-oil-spill-at-norwegian-salmon-feed-plant/2-1-806196?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=4264e377ba-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_11_01_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-4264e377ba-244877629.

145. Mowi Get Licences Back from Gullible Govt - NL, Northern Harvest sites where they lost 2.6million salmon:  https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/mowi-salmon-farming-licenses-reinstated-after-mass-die-off/2-1-805658?%20Salmon%20Newsletter=&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-04ddcf3f81-245113141.

144. Jobs and Revenue Vastly Overestimated - Scotland, revenue by "The study claims that the industry’s gross economic value could have been “exaggerated” by 124 per-cent, while employment levels could be overestimated by 251 per-cent." : https://www.whfp.com/2020/04/30/study-calls-for-halt-to-expansion-of-fish-farming/?mc_cid=0c9bcbde7e&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

143. Arson Attack - Cermaq, Chile, millions in damage to plant: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/05/06/arson-attack-against-cermaq-chile-causes-millions-in-damages/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=9737d6947b-Salmon_roundup_May_08_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-9737d6947b-92426209.

142. Disease - infectious ISAV, Chile, Granja Marina: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/deadly-isa-confirmed-at-chilean-salmon-farm/2-1-804193?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=552ed761e3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_08_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-552ed761e3-245113141.

141. Mowi Hornswoggles Politicians - NL, after killing 2.6M salmon, and the swill that hung around, Mowi gets licences back from a gullible govt: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/mowi-salmon-farming-licenses-reinstated-after-mass-die-off/2-1-805658?%20Salmon%20Newsletter=&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-552ed761e3-245113141.

140. 40 Lawsuits! - Dalian Talanbao, defendant in a huge number of cases: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/05/07/full-list-of-lawsuits-against-dalian-tianbao/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=db2b74523a-Americas_briefing_May_07_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-db2b74523a-92426209.
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139. Disease - ISA in Chile, the last time it was a $2B loss: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/chilean-salmon-farm-tests-positive-for-deadly-isa-virus/2-1-802466?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=4878876e7b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_06_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-4878876e7b-245113141.

138. Grieg Wants Even More In-ocean Sites - NL: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/grieg-seafood-closing-in-on-more-salmon-farming-licenses-in-eastern-canada/2-1-802446?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=4878876e7b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_06_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-4878876e7b-245113141.

137. Diseases - increased water temp leads to more infections, and lethalities, in farmed fish: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/fish-seafood-farming-global-warming-climate-change-a9486481.html?mc_cid=ba6438752f&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

136. 14 Viral Diseases - in wild/farmed Atlantic salmon, on Atlantic coast, Kristi Miller: https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/salmon-are-getting-sick-too-443443/?mc_cid=ba6438752f&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

May 2020

135. Four Deaths - crew members on Tuna boat believed to be shark finning: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/05/04/ejf-calls-for-investigation-into-chinese-tuna-fleet-after-four-crewmember-deaths/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=30bbc463cf-Europe_briefing_May_04_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-30bbc463cf-92426209.

134. Atlantic Sapphire Shares Surge - before listing on Oslo exchange, RAS: https://www.intrafish.com/finance/atlantic-sapphire-shares-surge-ahead-of-new-oslo-listing-pushing-value-to-780-million/2-1-802193?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=19c6a41754-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_04_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-19c6a41754-245113141.

133. Farmed Fish Maladaptive - Atlantic salmon, have poorer spawning chances, while they don't say this, they mean epigenetics, 2012, paper: https://www.academia.edu/3086426/Maladaptation_and_phenotypic_mismatch_in_cultured_Atlantic_salmon_used_for_stocking?email_work_card=abstract-read-more. And they conclude that work needs to be put into these problems, for all hatcheries.

132. Blood Water Spill - hundreds of litres, Cermaq, Tofino: https://www.intrafish.com/processing/cermaq-accidentally-spills-hundreds-of-litres-of-processing-wastewater-into-campbell-river/2-1-797338?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=438db1e750-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_24_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-438db1e750-245113141. Note that the article mistakenly lists this as Campbell River, not Tofino.

131. Murder - Pacific tuna fishery observers, up to 10 murders: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/22/murder-of-pacific-tuna-fisheries-observer-brings-attention-to-dark-history/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=e47e981b1e-Americas_briefing_Apr_22_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-e47e981b1e-92426209.

130. Disease - so Leroy harvests, Norway, ISA: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/leroy-harvests-fish-suspected-to-have-infectious-salmon-anemia/2-1-795568?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=d6c03b2cc4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_22_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-d6c03b2cc4-245113141.

129. 'Aquaculture at the crossroads of global warming and antimicrobial resistance':     https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15735-6?fbclid=IwAR0Cu_pu37Po848CNs-hR1BRZZgHeCtDdu1ZQftNnMPjYxQT7D8DhRkSX24.

126. Mortalities Worse than Reported - NL, salmon, Cooke 160,000: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/20/cookes-salmon-mortalities-in-newfoundland-worse-than-originally-reported/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=b412d60616-Europe_briefing_Apr_21_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-b412d60616-92426209.

125. Disease - white spot disease, shrimp, Australia: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/21/shrimp-whitespot-disease-returns-to-australian-state-of-queensland/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=b412d60616-Europe_briefing_Apr_21_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-b412d60616-92426209.

124. Disease - Norway, Grieg, salmon: https://www.intrafish.com/finance/grieg-seafoods-q1-earnings-struggle-as-disease-hits-norway-salmon-farming-operations/2-1-793840?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=8903edfcda-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_20_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-8903edfcda-245113141.

123. 'Mass Mortality' - Mowi, Chile, 20,000 dead salmon: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/mowi-chile-loses-20-000-salmon-to-unexplained-mass-mortality/2-1-793912?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=8903edfcda-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_20_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-8903edfcda-245113141.

122. Disease - new virus wiping out shrimp farms, China: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/new-virus-decimating-chinese-shrimp-farms-as-indian-producers-put-on-alert/2-1-791129?%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter=&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-cbc763e7cf-244877629.

121. Is Cleaner Fish Killing Ethical? - is it ethical to wipe out one species of lice eaters to save farmed salmon: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/15/research-questions-ethical-use-of-cleaner-fish-in-norways-salmon-lice-battle/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=ffc6f2fc51-Salmon_roundup_Apr_17_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-ffc6f2fc51-92426209.

120. Highest Lice in 8 Years - Chile: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/chile-enters-2020-with-highest-sealice-level-in-eight-years/2-1-753059.

119. Algal Bloom Kills Salmon - 10,000, Chile: https://www.intrafish.com/fisheries/algal-bloom-kills-10-000-harvest-ready-salmon-at-chiles-granjas-marinas/2-1-791891?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=0fbd0d194f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_15_03_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-0fbd0d194f-245113141.

118. Executives Earn the Big Bucks, not workers - Grieg: https://www.intrafish.com/finance/how-much-did-griegs-senior-executives-earn-last-year-/2-1-790494?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=ed33bf0ebc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_10_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-ed33bf0ebc-244877629.

117. Disease - ISA, NL hatchery, Mowi: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/03/mowi-reports-suspect-isa-infections-in-newfoundland-salmon-hatchery/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=d1c64b6fbb-Salmon_roundup_Apr_10_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-d1c64b6fbb-92426209.

116. Fish Farmers Evade Environmental Controls - Scotland,  because of Covid-19, they want freebies; https://theferret.scot/environmental-rules-salmon-farming-relaxed/?mc_cid=c4d552118b&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

115. Cermaq Cancels $500M Plan - NS, up to 20 in-ocean farm plan: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/09/cermaq-nixes-378m-nova-scotia-farming-plans/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=cbb46fe827-Americas_briefing_Apr_09_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-cbb46fe827-92426209.

114. Big Bar Not Ready for Salmon - Fraser: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/04/06/Blasting-Salmon-Blocked/?fbclid=IwAR2pyFMQx-tkT5Lkqoel_bhi_Ud-ljC7AYOVWFOOZc4Rm_E1oVrnZqphoMc&mc_cid=c4d552118b&mc_eid=5777c92bcd. Article has info on how stocks have plummeted and may go extinct. "Bev Sellars, the former long-time chief of the Xat’sull (Soda Creek) First Nation based in Williams Lake, says that she and many others have been warning FOC since the 1970s that Fraser salmon are in trouble. She’s frustrated that the warnings of Indigenous people, particularly on the upper Fraser, have not been translated into FOC action." As I have been saying: “If there’s any hope for [Fraser] salmon, the fish have to be put front and forward, and everything they need to survive needs to be looked at,” she says. “If things don’t change, salmon are already in trouble, and in a few years, they are going to be gone completely.” Fin Donnelly: "Former federal NDP fisheries critic Fin Donnelly concurs. He is now rallying government, First Nations, NGOs, labour and the private sector to raise $500 million to restore salmon habitat and “climate proof” the entire 21 million-hectare Fraser watershed (more than a quarter of B.C.) over the coming decades."

"MSC concerns with B.C. included deficiencies in monitoring (e.g., knowing how many fish return to their natal streams), unclear hatchery-wild fish interactions, and insufficient information about the fish being caught accidentally when specific salmon are targeted. “This was all really basic, fish management 101 stuff,” says Taylor. “And they couldn’t do it.”"

113. Imminent Collapse - Ghana pelagic fisheries taking 99% juveniles: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/09/ejf-ghanas-fisheries-on-brink-of-collapse-as-trawlers-take-young-stocks/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=90610a8170-Europe_briefing_Apr_09_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-90610a8170-92426209.

112. 250 Staff Quarantined Over Covid-19 - Chile: https://www.intrafish.com/coronavirus/covid-19-outbreak-spreads-at-salmon-processing-plant-250-workers-quarantined/2-1-788128?%20Salmon%20Newsletter=&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-7d0b4eb0a6-245113141.

111. Industry, Not Government, Mounts $2B Bailout - Chile: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/chilean-salmon-farming-industry-establishes-2-billion-fund-to-aid-workers-communities-fighting-coronavirus/2-1-788938?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=7d0b4eb0a6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_08_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-7d0b4eb0a6-245113141.

110. $100,000 Fine - Mowi fights fine for escape in 2018: https://www.intrafish.com/legal/mowi-fighting-100-000-fine-for-salmon-escape/2-1-789179?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=7d0b4eb0a6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_08_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-7d0b4eb0a6-245113141.

109. Two Processing Plants Close - Chile, Cermaq: https://www.intrafish.com/processing/cermaq-closing-two-chilean-salmon-processing-plants/2-1-789827?%20Salmon%20Newsletter=&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-7d0b4eb0a6-245113141.

108. 1 Million Dead Fish - Chile, Invermar: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/chilean-salmon-farmer-reports-massive-1-million-salmon-die-off-cause-unknown/2-1-788419?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=7d0b4eb0a6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_08_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-7d0b4eb0a6-245113141.

107. Court Case - True Grade, Royal Caribbean $200M, Florida:  https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/07/us-distributors-in-court-fight-over-lucrative-royal-caribbean-relationship/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=5853cab2ba-Americas_briefing_Apr_07_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-5853cab2ba-92426209.

106. 861K Salmon Mortalitties - Chile, Invermar, algal bloom: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/tests-identify-algae-that-killed-861000-salmon-in-chile/?utm_campaign=newsletter__08_04_2020&utm_source=netflex&utm_medium=email.

105. Insurance Does Not Cover Pandemic Losses - as in force majeure, an act of God: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/salmon-farmers-can-recover-losses-from-storms-theft-algae-and-jellyfish-but-not-a-pandemic-/2-1-786005?utm_source=IntraFish%20Editor%27s%20Picks%20newsletter&utm_campaign=bceb01397b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_05_09_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4a44318b44-bceb01397b-244948953.

104. Disease - ISA, Mowi, hatchery, NL:  https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/03/mowi-reports-suspect-isa-infections-in-newfoundland-salmon-hatchery/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=31558eeb3e-Americas_briefing_Apr_03_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-31558eeb3e-92426209.

103. Indian Ocean Fisheries Kill 4 Million Dolphins in Net Fisherieshttps://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/indian-ocean-bycatch-claims-millions-of-dolphins/?mc_cid=03e6e24b28&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

102. Oil Spill Sparks Environmental Cleanup - Mowi, Scotland:  https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/oil-spill-near-mowi-facility-sparks-environmental-cleanup/2-1-786279?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=77fa0e49b2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_03_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-77fa0e49b2-245113141.

101. Mortalities Bring $13M Loss - Mowi, BC:  https://www.intrafish.com/finance/mowi-canada-feels-earnings-slump-as-environmental-challenges-raise-costs/2-1-782477?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=77fa0e49b2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_03_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-77fa0e49b2-245113141.

April, 2020

 100. 3 Construction Workers Catch Covid-19: Chile: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/three-chilean-salmon-farm-construction-workers-test-positive-for-coronavirus/2-1-787283?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=77fa0e49b2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_04_03_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-77fa0e49b2-245113141.

99. Judge Allows Class Action - Star Kist in 'phony dolphin'/tuna case:  https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/02/court-wont-dismiss-lawsuit-that-alleges-starkist-made-misleading-dolphin-safe-tuna-claims/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=74662ba144-Europe_briefing_Apr_03_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-74662ba144-92426209.

98. 'Suspicious' Chinese Vessels - off Namibia: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/01/namibian-navy-investigates-suspicious-chinese-vessels/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=d6fa4a119b-Europe_briefing_Apr_01_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-d6fa4a119b-92426209.

97. Offshore Fish Farm, Etc. -'integrated aquaculture supply chain' greater pollution than in-ocean nearshore, China, Guolian: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/04/01/guolian-plans-cny-2bn-offshore-aquaculture-project-for-south-china/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=d6fa4a119b-Europe_briefing_Apr_01_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-d6fa4a119b-92426209.

96. AI Will Replace Humans - for monitoring feed for now, but once integrated with feed machines, look for fewer jobs; https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/uk-feed-saving-software-launches-in-norway-after-scotland-success/.

95. Disease - ISA, Mowi, Norway: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/salmon-farming-giant-mowi-suspects-isa-outbreak/2-1-782485?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=e6a6c1a541-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_30_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-e6a6c1a541-245113141.

94. Fish Farms an Essential Service? - BC, I think not. Don't give them any of my taxpayer money: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/bc-aquaculture-deemed-an-essential-service-during-coronavirus-pandemic/2-1-782511?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=e6a6c1a541-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_30_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-e6a6c1a541-245113141.

93. Fish Farms an Essential Service? - BC, I think not. Take a quick look at their pollution, John and Mike: https://salmonbusiness.com/akva-group-predicts-more-companies-are-realising-that-they-need-to-be-able-to-produce-fish-locally-after-the-covid-19-crisis/.

92. Mowi Execs Make Big Bucks - Mowi: https://www.intrafish.com/finance/heres-what-salmon-farming-giant-mowis-c-suite-executives-earn/2-1-781315?utm_source=IntraFish%20Editor%27s%20Picks%20newsletter&utm_campaign=6cef25096b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_29_09_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4a44318b44-6cef25096b-244948953.

91. Disease - ISA, Norway Royal Salmon: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/isa-virus-detected-at-norway-royal-salmon-sites/2-1-781017?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=53d4d04828-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_27_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-53d4d04828-245113141.

90. Disease - ISA, Mowi, Norway:   https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/salmon-farming-giant-mowi-suspects-isa-outbreak/2-1-782485?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=53d4d04828-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_27_08_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-53d4d04828-245113141.

89. Fish Farm Multi-billlion Dollar Companies want you to Fund them Through Coronivirus - with our money through government, say no way: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/26/canadas-aquaculture-sector-calls-for-govt-help-as-sales-dive-in-coronavirus-pandemic/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=8211599f1d-Europe_briefing_Mar_27_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-8211599f1d-92426209.

88. Bad News on In-ocean - your days are numbered, Atlantic Canada: https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/local-perspectives/ralph-surette-end-looms-for-open-pen-salmon-farms-time-for-atlantic-canada-to-get-on-board-426506/?fbclid=IwAR3h2YUvM9DAi-00Dm2RFZpUFg3bE0DWQjuqaD7sob1cuQfPxDGjFr4_wEI#.XnZH4zNKxHE.facebook. "As the arguments go on over open-pen salmon farms — and especially over the wisdom of adding more of them — here’s a signal from the wider world we ought to note: these floating pig farms have worn out their welcome and are being pushed out of the fjords of Norway, the lochs of Scotland, the coast of Ireland and the inlets of B.C., or having their expansions blocked. "

87. Fish Farms Want to Use Bee Killing Neonicitinoids - Scotland : https://theferret.scot/fish-farm-companies-bee-harming-pesticide/?mc_cid=94b493913e&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

86. Farm Sites Up in Air - Cermaq, NS, publicly protested: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cermaq-canada-nova-scotia-salmon-farm-locations-expiring-leases-1.5495432?mc_cid=94b493913e&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

85. Lischewski Sentencing Coming Up - Bumble Bee CEO could get up to 10 years and $1M fine: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/19/lischewski-sentencing-set-for-april-28/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=56e43b2c10-Americas_briefing_Mar_19_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-56e43b2c10-92426209.

84. Industry Consolidation - read cartels: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/18/former-glitnir-icelandic-group-execs-reunite-as-mar-to-advise-on-global-seafood-consolidation/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=a61460460c-Americas_briefing_Mar_18_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-a61460460c-92426209.

83. UK Retailers Failing to Protect Oceans Against Farmed Seafood - the ranking says they are failing consumers: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/19/report-claims-uk-retailers-failing-shoppers-over-farmed-fish-feed/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=82c45b98f0-Europe_briefing_Mar_19_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-82c45b98f0-92426209.

82. Neonicitinoids Used in Scotland - they kill bees and other insects: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10163639662290355&set=pcb.10163639664685355&type=3&theater.

81. More Offshore Pollution - SalMar builds new salmon platform: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/04/salmar-hopes-to-begin-construction-of-ultimate-offshore-farm-this-summer/.

80. Worker Killed - another injured, Chile, fish farm: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/one-dead-another-seriously-hurt-in-chile-salmon-farm-accident/?utm_campaign=newsletter__18_03_2020&utm_source=netflex&utm_medium=email.

79. More Public Opposition to an Offshore Fish Farm - this time in the USA: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/will-this-us-offshore-aquaculture-project-finally-be-able-to-break-through-the-noise-/2-1-769071?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=13db860b94-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_16_07_44&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-13db860b94-244877629.

78. Five Cases of ISA - CFIA, farmed salmon, Atlantic Canada: https://inspection.gc.ca/animal-health/aquatic-animals/diseases/reportable-diseases/isa/locations-infected/eng/1549521878704/1549521878969. There were 20 cases in 2019.


77. Public Opposition Against Offshore Fish Farm - NZ King Salmon: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/16/nz-king-salmons-offshore-sites-delayed-by-public-opposition/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=f9cd61d394-Americas_briefing_Mar_16_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-f9cd61d394-92426209.

76. Bakkafrost Can't Find 200,000 Escaped Fish - Iceland, of 1M lost due to storm: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/bakkafrost-still-hunting-for-200-000-escaped-salmon/2-1-773115?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=ce9fa102e9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_16_12_26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-ce9fa102e9-245113141.

75. Stunning Mortalities, Non-transparency and Antibiotics - Scotland: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10163615498920355&set=pcb.10163615510385355&type=3&theater. Don Staniford.

74. Escape - trout, Cermaq, Chile, Magallanes, 40- to 50-thousand fish: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/13/trout-escape-cermaq-magallanes-site-company-confirms-norway-plant-still-operating/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=bdc1e4bce3-Americas_briefing_Mar_13_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-bdc1e4bce3-92426209.

73. China Fish for Feed Threatens Africa, Asia - over fishing: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/13/chinese-fishmeal-import-surge-from-africa-asia-highlights-overfishing-concerns/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=bdc1e4bce3-Americas_briefing_Mar_13_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-bdc1e4bce3-92426209.

72. Ocean Pelagic Fish Could Lose MSC Rating - this means that herring, mackerel and blue whiting, could be taken off the list for salmno feed. It's finally come to fish farmers wiping out ocean feed fish to the point where they are in very poor shape: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/09/lose-blue-whiting-msc-lose-skretting-race-is-on-to-resolve-issues-with-key-salmon-feed-ingredient/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=65c9045403-Salmon_roundup_Mar_13_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-65c9045403-92426209.

71. $2B Wiped Off Fish Farm Profit Sheet - Mowi et al, re Covid-19: https://www.intrafish.com/finance/bloodbath-2-billion-wiped-off-value-of-farmed-salmon-producers-in-massive-coronavirus-sell-off/2-1-772912?utm_source=IntraFish%20Salmon%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=1850e2aadb-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_13_12_26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c825a4a64-1850e2aadb-245113141

70. Critical of Herring Roe Fishery - conservationists say DFO is managing them 'into extinction." https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/11/conservationists-critical-of-herring-roe-catch-in-british-columbia/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=880ef5b946-Americas_briefing_Mar_11_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-880ef5b946-92426209.

69. Patent Infringement, $2.4M -  BioMar to appeal: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/11/biomar-to-appeal-patent-infringement-convinction-2-4m-fine/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=880ef5b946-Americas_briefing_Mar_11_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-880ef5b946-92426209.

68. Lose MSC - mackerel, herring, blue whiting, for fish feed, Skretting worries, Norway: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/09/lose-blue-whiting-msc-lose-skretting-race-is-on-to-resolve-issues-with-key-salmon-feed-ingredient/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=f809f7ff48-Americas_briefing_Mar_09_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-f809f7ff48-92426209.

67. Thermo-Licer Should be Banned - animal welfare problem, scientist, about Scotland: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/10/scientist-warns-thermolicer-devices-contravene-welfare-standards/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=c676b9d67b-Americas_briefing_Mar_10_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-c676b9d67b-92426209.

66. Price Fixing to be Handled in Bankruptcy - judge rules, Bumble Bee: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/05/judge-rules-price-fixing-claims-against-bumble-bee-to-be-handled-in-bankruptcy-not-class-action/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=0de792efb4-M_A_roundup_Mar_10_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-0de792efb4-92426209.

65. Boom - CP Group to buy Tesco's Thai/Malaysian for $10.6B: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/09/cp-group-agrees-to-buy-tescos-thai-malaysian-businesses-for-10-6bn/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=0de792efb4-M_A_roundup_Mar_10_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-0de792efb4-92426209.

64. Bakkafrost Loses 1 Million Salmon - Faroes: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/bakkafrost-loses-1-million-salmon-in-monster-storm/2-1-769191?%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter=&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-c512bcd759-244877629.

63. Diseasess - furunculosis, in lumpfish, Norway, two farms: https://ilaks.no/furunkulose-pavist-pa-oppdrettsanlegg-hos-emilsen-fisk/.

62. China Automation, Humans Need Not Apply - delivers first ship to SalMar, Norway, 2017: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1049871.shtml.

61. Anti-corruption Investigation Called For - Peru: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/06/perus-anti-corruption-prosecutor-calls-for-investigation-of-four-imarpe-officials/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=7ae8164991-Americas_briefing_Mar_06_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-7ae8164991-92426209.

60. Climate Change Causing Wild Deformities - California: https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/.premium-pollution-is-causing-wild-fish-deformities-1.8617549?mc_cid=2384d3d912&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

59. High Carbon Footprint of Farmed Salmon - : https://heated.medium.com/scots-say-your-salmon-is-ruining-their-environment-590c213bcbda. "While the carbon footprint for Scottish farmed salmon sold in the EU can be as low as that of chicken, the footprint jumps when that same salmon is flown to the U.S. or Asia, according to Friederike Ziegler of the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
Ziegler and her colleagues found that fresh gutted salmon airfreighted from Norway to Tokyo had a carbon footprint higher than that of domestic pork and cheese. Given Scotland’s proximity to Norway, the carbon footprint of flying its salmon to Asia would be comparable, Ziegler said." And Andreason of Atlantic Sapphire, on-land fish farm, Florida: "Moreover, he said the benefits of his concept outweigh the risks: The carbon footprint of his farmed salmon is half that of salmon farmed in ocean net-pens. His salmon won’t need antibiotics or be exposed to sea lice. Nor will they escape and breed with wild salmon. Their waste is treated within the facility."

58. Tens of Millions of Salmon Have Escaped - globally, over the decades, science article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/faf.12214.

57. Farmed Salmon Ruining Environment - Scotland: https://heated.medium.com/scots-say-your-salmon-is-ruining-their-environment-590c213bcbda.

56. Fraud in Norwegian Government/Industry - you just have to read this for what went wrong, by Claudette Bethune, who comments deeply on this one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/111365508874859/permalink/1633502613327800/.

55. 50 Million Cleaner Fish Die - Norway. 'Would we tolerate this in any other animal?' Vet asks: https://sciencenorway.no/animal-welfare-fish-farming-salmon-industry/every-year-50-million-cleaner-fish-die-in-norwegian-fish-farms/1631228?fbclid=IwAR2M6XfNuk1S_HCMtaT6QU_Q2fJmX9d9E6fOMXob62zu5bI5nTbjdfni5JI.

54. Fewer Humans, More Automation - Atlantic Sapphire, Florida, Maritech: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/04/ras-farmer-atlantic-sapphire-chooses-maritech-to-supply-software/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=a6bbba8b4d-Europe_briefing_Mar_05_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-a6bbba8b4d-92426209.

53. Cleaner Fish Hatchery Stalled - NL: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/04/canada-cleaner-fish-hatchery-stalled-by-environmental-reviews/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=84bc15745c-Americas_briefing_Mar_04_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-84bc15745c-92426209.

52. $15.6M Fine - Brim parent, Iceland, over derivatives: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/04/icelandic-court-sentences-brim-parent-to-15-6m-fine/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=84bc15745c-Americas_briefing_Mar_04_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-84bc15745c-92426209.

51. Harsh Weather Kills Cooke Fish - NL: https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/cooke-aquaculture-loses-thousands-of-salmon-in-another-canadian-mass-die-off/2-1-766675?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=7296c4eac9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_04_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-7296c4eac9-244877629.

50. 77,000 Dead Salmon - Cooke, NL: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/04/salmon-die-off-at-cooke-aquaculture-farm-in-canada/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=4c97b5f47b-Europe_briefing_Mar_04_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-4c97b5f47b-92426209.

49. Open Ocean Mega Pollution - SalMar working on second off shore fish farm: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/04/salmar-hopes-to-begin-construction-of-ultimate-offshore-farm-this-summer/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=4c97b5f47b-Europe_briefing_Mar_04_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-4c97b5f47b-92426209.

48. Cooke Loses Licence Case - WA, steelhead: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/cookes-us-trout-farm-plan-suffers-court-setback/?utm_campaign=newsletter__04_03_2020&utm_source=netflex&utm_medium=email.

47. Judge Cancels Cooke Case, Licence Revoke Still in Place - WA: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/03/washington-court-upholds-cancellation-of-cooke-salmon-farm-lease/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=a9036d81c7-Americas_briefing_Mar_03_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-a9036d81c7-92426209.

46. Massive Pollution - NASF, Norway, needs $21B for huge off-shore plan: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/03/nasf-2020-2/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=a9036d81c7-Americas_briefing_Mar_03_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-a9036d81c7-92426209.

45.'Catastrophe' - Norwegian Gannet's fish quality, as in rotten: https://salmonbusiness.com/norwegian-gannets-fish-quality-has-been-a-catastrophe/.

44. Trans-shipment 'Time Bomb' - Antarctic, Greenpeace:  https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/02/greenpeace-warns-of-antarctic-transshipment-time-bomb/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=567e6169ed-Americas_briefing_Mar_02_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-567e6169ed-92426209.

43. 'Fraudulent Employment' Case - Mowi, Spain: https://www.intrafish.com/processing/mowi-hit-with-fraudulent-employment-lawsuit-in-spain/2-1-764678?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=2dd8603120-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_02_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-2dd8603120-244877629.

42. Mowi Hatchery on Hold - NL, judge: https://www.intrafish.com/legal/judge-slams-brakes-on-mowis-40-million-hatchery-expansion/2-1-764826?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=2dd8603120-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_02_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-2dd8603120-244877629.

41. Bad Weather Makes Harvest Difficult - Scotland: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/28/poor-weather-heaps-misery-on-salmon-buyers-as-scottish-prices-hike-again/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=4a3096e053-Europe_briefing_Mar_02_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-4a3096e053-92426209.

40. Mowi Ruling Slows Expansion for Now - NL, Ecojustice: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/28/newfoundland-ruling-slows-mowis-canadian-expansion/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=4a3096e053-Europe_briefing_Mar_02_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-4a3096e053-92426209.

39. Atlantic Sapphire Loses 227,000 Salmon - Denmark, RAS: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/03/02/atlantic-sapphire-loses-227000-salmon-in-denmark-ras-facility/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=4a3096e053-Europe_briefing_Mar_02_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-4a3096e053-92426209.

38. Huge Number of Fish Farms Sites Applied for - NL: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158639731910649&set=pcb.2756688007888374&type=3&theater.

37. Floating Cage Debris - fish farms should have to report immediately, boats are hitting them and suffering damage, Tasmania: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3171837006375600&set=gm.2291979464428633&type=3&theater&ifg=1.

36. Illegal Fishing - US Coast Guard nabs two ships, Pacific Ocean:  https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/28/us-coast-guard-intercepts-two-vessels-suspected-of-illegal-fishing-in-the-pacific/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=033c1863a6-Americas_briefing_Feb_28_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-033c1863a6-92426209.

35. 50 Million Salmon Die in Norway - 2019, lice, algal blooms:  https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/over-50-million-farmed-salmon-died-in-norway-last-year-as-sealice-algal-blooms-take-heavy-toll/2-1-762392?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=24371f460a-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_28_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-24371f460a-244877629.

34. CageEye's New AI Does Away With Staff - and 7% drop in feed use as well: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/27/first-chile-then-the-world-how-norways-cageeye-is-taking-aquaculture-ai-global/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=c80fd832b8-Salmon_roundup_Feb_28_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-c80fd832b8-92426209.

33. Mowi Loses Case - in NL expansion bid, Ecojustice: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/28/newfoundland-ruling-slows-mowis-canadian-expansion/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=c80fd832b8-Salmon_roundup_Feb_28_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-c80fd832b8-92426209.

32. All of Chile Salmon Banned by Russia - Australis added to the list: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/27/australis-joins-long-list-of-salmon-suppliers-blocked-by-russia/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=6cd952d39e-Americas_briefing_Feb_27_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-6cd952d39e-92426209.

31. Grieg Hires Indigenous Reconciliation Manager - BC: https://www.intrafish.com/people/grieg-seafood-names-new-director-to-tackle-canadian-first-nations-reconciliation/2-1-762471?%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter=&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-fd4a7a1812-244877629

30. Salary Scandal - aquaculture minister, Norway: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/norwegian-aquaculture-minister-reported-to-police-in-salary-scandal/?utm_campaign=newsletter__26_02_2020&utm_source=netflex&utm_medium=email.

29. Salmon Eggs Banned from Scotland - disease, ISAV, from Norway: https://theferret.scot/norwegian-salmon-eggs-banned-virus/?utm_source=sharebuttons&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=mashshare&fbclid=IwAR2bY7hFOnBFXulU5GBj9tyKHM4s6-c5NReY-yHw6O8bfU6qng2TS1a6wPM.

28. Microplastics in Mussels - NZ: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/24/microplastics-detected-in-nz-mussels/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=761d9dcd0f-Europe_briefing_Feb_24_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-761d9dcd0f-92426209.

27. Scottish Ministers Fail to Regulate Fish Farms - Scotland: https://www.salmon-trout.org/2020/02/21/scottish-ministers-lamentable-failure-to-regulate-salmon-farming/?fbclid=IwAR0nEzIV0RiVtCIpUozCyk4eKhxpZfW-ic74g-7ZcZ2pmcoo7dTizKKV41s.

26. 70 Workers Laid Off - Scotland, processor Prime Seafood ceases trading: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/21/scottish-processing-firm-prime-seafood-ceases-trading/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=af72f64d91-Americas_briefing_Feb_21_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-af72f64d91-92426209.

25. Coronavirus Causing Damage to Seafood Trade - China imports drop: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/01/29/coronavirus-outbreak-chile-norway-sellers-redirect-salmon-to-us-as-china-orders-cancelled/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=af72f64d91-Americas_briefing_Feb_21_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-af72f64d91-92426209.

24. Algal Bloom - BC, Grieg hopes to come out ahead, instead of moving to land: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/grieg-attacking-algal-booms-to-boost-canada-farmed-salmon-production/2-1-760046?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=1697becd24-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_21_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-1697becd24-244877629.

23. Fraud - Pescanova, the scandal ridden, bankrupt, company splitting firm sent fake invoices to banks and collected on them because P made them uncheckable: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/21/pescanova-flooded-banks-with-thousands-of-false-bills-it-emerges-at-trial/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=dd2169b1b3-Europe_briefing_Feb_21_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-dd2169b1b3-92426209.

22. Layoffs? - Mowi refuses to answer on Shanghai plant: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/20/mowi-confirms-shanghai-salmon-plant-open-tightlipped-on-reports-of-layoffs/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=2a7fbb3e99-Americas_briefing_Feb_20_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-2a7fbb3e99-92426209.

21. Court Case - quota exceeded, tuna 'ranchers' let go tuna, which is illegal, and lose case, Malta: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/20/maltese-authorities-win-court-case-against-tuna-ranchers-that-exceed-quota/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=2a7fbb3e99-Americas_briefing_Feb_20_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-2a7fbb3e99-92426209.

20. Storms Threaten Fish Farms - Scotland: https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/scottish-salmon-farmers-escape-damage-from-bomb-cyclone/2-1-758380?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=13aa1cb9e1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_19_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-13aa1cb9e1-244877629.

19. 20% of Fish Farm Fish Die Due to Parasites - : https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/fish-farmers-seek-new-weapons-fight-thriving-parasites.html?fbclid=IwAR23qzUrPhbzz8udEvVqAejuRCSL2OZInBM8wZn_tJZjii9vOiKNINb14rU. In Norway, fish farmers spend 500M Euros per year on lice.  "Between 10% and 15% of Norway’s farmed salmon die of stress caused by the sea lice treatment. Just 5% are directly killed by the parasites, says Davidsen." And: "
Up to 30% of adult wild Atlantic salmon exposed to areas full of fish farms die as a result of the lice." And: "Salmon farmers spend between 5 NOK (€0.5) and 8 NOK (€0.8) per kilo of salmon dealing with the sea lice problem, says Davidsen. ‘It should be around 1 NOK (€0.1) to be sustainable,’ he said.  And: the global impact: Some authors have estimated their total economic impact at between $1bn and $9.6bn a year globally, says Dr Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla, director of Spain’s Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (CSIC). And: "Many parasites do not kill fish, but they affect their growth and weaken them, making them more prone to dying from stress or disease." And: "Rising sea and river temperatures are boosting many parasite populations that thrive in and around fish farms, says Dr Sitjà-Bobadilla. Some are also spreading to more northerly regions as a result, she says."

18. Coronovirus Will Affect US Market - : https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/19/sackton-on-how-coronavirus-shockwave-may-impact-north-american-seafood-industry/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=f61acb45b0-Americas_briefing_Feb_19_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-f61acb45b0-92426209.

17. Toxins Carried in Air - cyanobacterial toxins during algal blooms, fish farm workers test 95%: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/algal-bloom-toxins-can-be-carried-in-the-air/?utm_campaign=newsletter__19_02_2020&utm_source=netflex&utm_medium=email. "Cyanotoxins from harmful algal blooms can enter the human body after being aerosolised and carried in the air, research in Florida has shown." Read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568988320300457?via%3Dihub.

16. Dead Worker - Mowi, Scotland, Ian Roberts says no info: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/mowi-fatality-occurred-in-kyle-of-lochalsh-area-say-police/?utm_campaign=newsletter__19_02_2020&utm_source=netflex&utm_medium=email.

15. Dead Fish - Arnarlax, Iceland, 500t of dead fish: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/18/deaths-at-arnarlaxs-westfjords-site-put-at-500t/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=d91de793f1-Europe_briefing_Feb_18_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-d91de793f1-92426209.

14. More Coronovirus Impact - China, etc.: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/17/editors-recap-aquaculture-america-coronavirus-hits-indian-shrimp-trade-causes-china-port-logjam/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=5cc9ad1a19-Americas_briefing_Feb_17_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-5cc9ad1a19-92426209.

13. 100 Workers Layed Off - Nordlaks: https://www.intrafish.com/people/norway-salmon-producer-to-temporarily-lay-off-100-employees/2-1-755616?utm_source=IntraFish%20Aquaculture%20Newsletter&utm_campaign=14e2ce3144-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_17_07_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ec4b681694-14e2ce3144-244877629.

12. Coronavirus Chaos - a long list of news about the ramifications: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/01/29/coronavirus-outbreak-chile-norway-sellers-redirect-salmon-to-us-as-china-orders-cancelled/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=583f4acafc-Editor_s_recap_Feb_17_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-583f4acafc-92426209.

11. Court Case - Young's, machinery accident: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/17/youngs-in-court-over-machinery-accident/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=22cc9e64df-Europe_briefing_Feb_17_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-22cc9e64df-92426209.

10. Discards a Big Problem - EU, unreported, illegal: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/17/eu-agency-reports-high-level-of-illegal-unreported-discarding/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=22cc9e64df-Europe_briefing_Feb_17_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-22cc9e64df-92426209.

9. 'Attacking Competitors' - Mowi's new plan for value added space: https://www.intrafish.com/markets/mowi-has-a-strategy-for-attacking-competitors-in-the-value-added-space/2-1-755018?utm_source=IntraFish%20Editor%27s%20Picks%20newsletter&utm_campaign=50e9c87713-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_17_02_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4a44318b44-50e9c87713-244948953.

8. Acquisitive Corp - Cooke, CDN: https://www.intrafish.com/processing/cooke-ocean-beauty-talks-heat-up-again/2-1-755270?utm_source=IntraFish%20Editor%27s%20Picks%20newsletter&utm_campaign=50e9c87713-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_17_02_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4a44318b44-50e9c87713-244948953.

7. 600,000 Dead Fish - Scotland, disease, 'culled', thermoliced: https://donstaniford.typepad.com/my-blog/2020/02/the-culling-farms-new-case-information-from-the-scottish-government-.html?fbclid=IwAR28pBubNjjcC7H5Q3sOgiFevmAhgfle47Jg5OsWbzkN82yrjGSPY1rt6HE.

6. Jobs Versus Environment - NS, people against fish farms: https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/local/john-demont-a-new-narrative-in-the-jobs-versus-environment-debate-409472/?mc_cid=0ee68be033&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

5. Ocean Acidification - : https://www.livescience.com/ocean-acidification.html?mc_cid=0ee68be033&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

4. PRV - Clayoquot Sound - 14 of 15 farms have the virus that infects wild chinook from chinook farms: https://thenarwhal.ca/highly-contagious-virus-found-in-majority-of-clayoquot-sound-salmon-farms-report/?mc_cid=0ee68be033&mc_eid=5777c92bcd.

3. Smugglers - bring live fish into Australia: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/13/pair-of-smugglers-caught-bringing-122-live-fish-into-australia/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=007fd3ef66-Europe_briefing_Feb_13_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-007fd3ef66-92426209.

2. Early Harvest Due to Bad Weather - Arnalax, Iceland: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2020/02/13/harvest-vessel-norwegian-gannet-to-aid-icelands-arnarlax-as-rough-weather-forces-harvests/?utm_source=Undercurrent+News+Alerts&utm_campaign=007fd3ef66-Europe_briefing_Feb_13_2020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_feb55e2e23-007fd3ef66-92426209.

1. Coronavirus Hits Global Seafood - China feed plants restart: