From Marti: Study in Sweden found that new antifouling chemical medetomidine (used to prevent the buildup of barnacles, seaweed/marine organisms on the cages/nets of open water fish farms) causes paler fish, affecting the skin cells that contain dark pigment. It also appears to affect a detoxifying enzyme in the fish’s livers, which could result in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Aquaculture’
Antifouling Causes Paler Fish
Posted in Aquaculture, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, ocean protection, tagged Aquaculture, boats, nets, NWHI, ocean protection, oceans on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thousands March Against Fish Farms in B.C.
Posted in Aquaculture, activism, tagged activism, Aquaculture, fish, ocean protection on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Close to 5,000 people gathered this past weekend, the culmination of a 500 km march, led by biologist Alexandra Morton, to protest open ocean fish farms and the impacts they are having on wild fish in British Columbia. As we open our doors to open ocean farms for ahi in Hawai’i, do we have something [...]
Greed for Feed: Connecting the Dots
Posted in Aquaculture, food sovereignty, tagged Aquaculture, food sovereignty on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today, Hawai’i is looking at a proposed new offshore ahi tuna farm–the very first ever to be approved for waters under U.S. jurisdiction. Of course, to raise fish that eat fish (carnivorous fish), you need… fish. Fish like anchovies, generally taken from fisheries around the global south, particularly Central and South America. The fact that [...]
Reading: Edible Hawaiian Islands
Posted in Aquaculture, conservation, food sovereignty, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged Aquaculture, food, food sovereignty, ocean protection on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This issue of Edible Hawaiian Islands is devoted to fish, fishing, and fisheries. How fish gets from the sea to your plate, and everything in between. Some interesting ideas on the future for “sustainable” fisheries by Jon Letman, and on raising fish “Loko” style by Rob Parsons. We’re liking: Rob’s interview with Michael Kumuhauoha Lee, [...]
April Round-up on Pono Aquaculture
Posted in Aquaculture, activism, fisheries, food sovereignty, ocean protection, tagged activism, Aquaculture, ocean protection on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mahalo to Rob Parsons (our amazing Food and Water Watch Hawaiʻi Outreach Coordinator and our friend and fellow member of the Pono Aquaculture Alliance) for this April round-up on efforts towards sustainable, pono aquaculture in Hawai’i: The month of April has been full-tilt on the forefront of aquaculture issues in Hawaii, and beyond. We announced [...]
NOAA “Listening Session” Report-back
Posted in Aquaculture, fisheries, food sovereignty, tagged Aquaculture, ocean protection on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Mahalo to Rob Parsons, long-time Maui resident, journalist, and local environmental advocate for his detailed report-back on the Honolulu NOAA “listening session” yesterday. The post below is from his notes on the meeting: Yesterday’s NOAA listening session was one of six being held nationwide to solicit input as NOAA strives to establish a policy for [...]
Why Jay Hates Us This Week
Posted in Aquaculture, activism, conservation, fisheries, food sovereignty, ocean protection, tagged Aquaculture, ocean protection on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
From Miwa: I tend not to get too worked up about what people say in the papers, but this I just had to share… Below is a copy of Jay Fidell’s column in the Honolulu Advertiser (published Sunday). In it, he articulates his opposition to the newly formed Pono Aquaculture Alliance.* My personal favorite quote [...]
Unveiling PA’A Pono Aquaculture Alliance
Posted in Aquaculture, fisheries, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, tagged Aquaculture, ocean protection on April 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From Shelley: Aloha mai kakou, Pa’a in Hawaiian means many things, such as to be firm or fastened–like an ‘opihi to a rock, to be vigorous, steadfast, engaged. Last week we held a press conference unveiling the Pono Aquaculture Alliance (PAA) which is made up of groups and individuals who are calling for a critical [...]
HVCA Aquaculture Meeting
Posted in Aquaculture, events, island sustainability, land and cultural rights, ocean protection, tagged Aquaculture, cultural practice, fisheries, gmo, ocean protection, sustainability on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Alana: Entitled Aquaculture in Hawaii: Economic Advantage or Source of Sustainability, the Hawaii Venture Capitalist Association’s recent meeting addressed the benefits of many types of aquaculture in Hawaii. I think the presentation did a good job of explaining how aquaculture could be in Hawaii, in its most ideal form. One of the first things [...]
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