overfishing

Sea Shepherd, Pamela Anderson Team Up to Investigate Salmon Farming Industry

Sea Shepherd, Pamela Anderson Team Up to Investigate Salmon Farming Industry

Farmed salmon is an industry shrouded in secrecy, producing more questions than answers and threatening the native salmon population, according to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Operation Virus Hunter. Sea Shepherd along with biologist Alexandra Morton and actor/activist Pamela Anderson—Sea Shepherd’s board chairman—are behind the new campaign to investigate the lawfulness of salmon farming. Morton, as […]

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    Sea Shepherd, Pamela Anderson Team Up to Investigate Salmon Farming Industry

    Sea Shepherd, Pamela Anderson Team Up to Investigate Salmon Farming Industry

    Farmed salmon is an industry shrouded in secrecy, producing more questions than answers and threatening the native salmon population, according to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s Operation Virus Hunter. Sea Shepherd along with biologist Alexandra Morton and actor/activist Pamela Anderson—Sea Shepherd’s board chairman—are behind the new campaign to investigate the lawfulness of salmon farming. Morton, as […]

    Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Awards $15.6 Million in Largest-Ever Round of Environmental Grants

    Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Awards $15.6 Million in Largest-Ever Round of Environmental Grants

    In a historic announcement, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) awarded the largest portfolio of environmental grants in the foundation’s history. The foundation awarded a total of $15.6 million in grants, including $7,631,508 for wildlife and habitat conservation; $2,525,000 for ocean conservation; $2,100,000 to protect indigenous rights; $2,085,000 to support innovative solutions to the world’s problems; […]

    Global Fish Stocks Depleted to ‘Alarming’ Levels

    Global Fish Stocks Depleted to ‘Alarming’ Levels

    If we keep pulling fish out of our waterways at this rate, we’re going to run out of fish. The Guardian has revealed that due to vast overfishing, nearly 90 percent of global fish stocks are either fully fished or overfished, based on a new analysis from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). […]