Farmed and Dangerous
CAAR Markets Campaign
No
one has been able to make the salmon farming industry act responsibly.
Over the last decade numerous committees have looked into the impacts
of salmon farming on BC's oceans and wild fish and have recommended a
range of solutions from moratoriums on expansion to an industry wide
transition to closed containment within five years.
Despite
this, the governments in power and the salmon farming industry continue
to ignore recommendations and keep on with business as usual practices
that jeopardize the health of wild salmon and our oceans with sea lice
epidemics, escapes and waste.
In 2002, the Coastal
Alliance for Aquaculture Reform launched the Farmed and Dangerous Markets Campaign to educate retailers, chefs and consumers about the devastating impacts of farmed salmon production.
Sine
then, CAAR has been pursing solutions that can lead to a full
transition away from open net-cage salmon farming. CAAR supports the
use of ocean-based closed containment farms.
Until the industry converts to more environmentally responsible closed-containment systems, don’t buy farmed salmon!
By insisting on sustainable products, retailers
and consumers can provide a powerful incentive for salmon farmers
to improve the current harmful practices.
We encourage retailers like Safeway to do the right
thing and stop selling farmed salmon until it is produced sustainably.
When powerful companies take a stand and refuse to sell a product
because of how it is produced, they send the aquaculture industry and
government the message to reform environmentally harmful farming
practices.
CAAR is working with a large network of retailers, restaurant owners
and chefs across Canada and the U.S. Over 160 restaurants and retailers have signed onto the Farmed and Dangerous campaign and are committed to not selling farmed salmon.
CAAR has delivered presentations across North America to inform consumers about the environmental
risks associated with farmed salmon. We also work with a global network of allies
to facilitate informational events and days
of action to engage the public in communicating to government and industry that the impacts of salmon farming on wild salmon and ocean health are not
tolerable.
Get involved
You can become involved in this movement toward sustainability.
Visit your local grocery store and favourite restaurant and strike
up a conversation with the manager about why you will not buy farmed salmon. Send a fax to Safeway - a major retailer who understands the impacts of this industry on BC's coastal ecosystems and still refuses to stop selling farmed salmon.
Spread the word
If you would like the Farmed and Dangerous team to visit you in
your community and deliver a presentation, send us an email at: info@farmedanddangerous.org
Stay Informed
Join our growing list of activists. We send out regular updates
on all of the CAAR initiatives - from how to stop new open net-cage applications to the latest science. Your participation can make a difference, get involved. Sign up for the Farmed and Dangerous e-news here.
