New Website Details Harmful Effects of Salmon Farming Practices From Evidence-Based Research

New Website Details Harmful Effects of Salmon Farming Practices from Evidence-Based Research

Salmon.info draws on over 300 peer-reviewed studies and reports to detail the downside of salmon farming. ST. ANDREWS, NB — The Atlantic Salmon Federation and the North Atlantic Salmon Fund are proud to announce the launch of salmon.info, a comprehensive evidence-based resource for media professionals, policymakers, and conservationists about the harmful effects of the salmon farming practices that produce one of the world’s most consumed fish.“…

Global groups blast ASC certification’s new Farm Standard

June 4, 2025    Last month, we rallied conservation groups from every major salmon region around the world to call out the Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification’s newly released Farm Standard for continuing to endorse irresponsible open net pen salmon farming practices that place wild salmon and our oceans at risk.   Despite being termed ‘new’ the Farm Standard adopts much of the old Salmon Standard criteria that has been weakened over t…

Damaging impact of sea lice on wild fish ignored

As yet another academic paper is published on the damage being caused to wild salmonids by sea lice emanating from fish farms, particularly reducing the marine survival of wild Atlantic salmon (read more here), the salmon farming industry spends its time lodging grubby appeals with Scottish Ministers against SEPA’s attempt at introducing its (albeit woefully inadequate) Sea Lice Framework (for more about the Scottish salmon farmers appeal click …