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Bodies piled up against the edge of the pen, skin flaking off, pink flesh to the sky. From above, a glut of dead fish ripples in time with the waves. This is the scene of a marine horror film—each ...

The federal government recently released new dietary guidelines aimed at “ending the war on protein” and steering Americans toward “real foods” — those with few ingredients and no additives. Seafood ...

Thousands of farm-raised salmon have escaped into Iceland’s natural waterways, igniting alarm among scientists, conservationists, and fishing communities. The incident, which occurred on August 20, ...

Proponents of octopus farming claim it can reduce fishing pressure on wild octopus populations by supplying the seafood industry, and even suggest that these efforts could contribute to restocking ...

It’s clear that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has given up on Alaska fish and fishermen. Honestly, the signs have been there for a long time. Dunleavy sided with the foreign backers of the Pebble Mine over the ...

Overfishing has put exorbitant stress on our oceans. But there is a solution: Aquaculture—otherwise known as fish farming—is the practice of growing and harvesting fish in a controlled, regulated and ...

The orange dots show the locations of salmon farming facilities. The pie charts indicate the environmental status at the county level, classified according to the 2020 B-survey. A recent study on the ...

A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent first. Last week, the ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. A new report from the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, or ...