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  • Cohen
    NOTHING if we don't act on the Cohen Commission recommendations.

    Let's act now to protect our wild salmon.
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    Aquaseed
    Providing a physical barrier between wild and farmed fish, closed tanks can eliminate or greatly reduce many of the negative impacts of out-dated net-cage salmon farming.
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    Freshwater Institute
    Having proven to be a technically feasible way to grow salmon, various closed systems are currently being tested to demonstrate viability at a commercial scale.
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    Net-Cage Farm
    The net-cage industry claims closed tanks use too much energy but when you add up all the environmental impacts of salmon aquaculture technology, net-cages are the least sustainable.
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    Marine Mammal
    The intractable environmental issues associated with open net-cages such as disease, escapes, pollution & predator impacts do not have effective solutions, nor are there any on the horizon.
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    Freshwater Institute
    If the industry continues to rear salmon, closed containment technology is clearly on a more responsible path for salmon aquaculture.
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    Media Release: CAAR congratulates BC government for ceasing issuance of new open net-cage aquaculture tenures. Now it’s time for the federal government to act.

    Media Release: Conservation organizations question close containment salmon farming report

    Media Release: CAAR calls for full implementation of Cohen recommendations

    CAAR Member Groups


    The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform is a coalition of four leading environmental organizations working to transition the open net-cage salmon farming industry to more sustainable production methods. For more information on each organization, visit our websites.


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