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Great British Chefs’ Instagram Campaign Accused of ‘Greenwashing’ Unsustainable Farmed Fish
By Brigitte Wear
on
Celebrity chefs’ platform teams up with controversial seafood label, which certifies seafood linked to food insecurity and overfishing in West Africa.
Fishermen in Saint Louis, Senegal, where livelihoods are threatened by BP's gas field. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui/Alamy
‘They Want Us Gone’: BP Gas Field Forces Out Senegal’s Fishers 
By Hans Wetzels
on
Traditional fishing grounds off-limits as government pursues high-risk gamble on gas, say experts.
Polluted waters around a fish farm. Credit: Shutterstock
Seafood Industry Giants Failing to Tackle Pollution, New Study Finds
By Brigitte Wear
on
More farmed salmon will not necessarily bring better food security, say researchers.
Loch Duich salmon farm in Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. Credit: JOHN BRACEGIRDLE / Alamy
uk/‘They Don’t Give A Damn’: Scotland’s Highland Communities Tire of Charm Offensive by ‘Polluting’ Salmon Giant Mowi
By Brigitte Wear
on
Salmon wagons and boat trips for schoolkids distract from environmental damage, say campaigners.
Bar d'élevage sur lit de glace. Crédit : Jeff Tucker / Stockimo / Alamy Stock Photo
Enquête : Le bar vendu dans les supermarchés britanniques au cœur d’une surpêche dévastatrice au Sénégal 
By Hazel Healy and Brigitte Wear
on
Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda et Aldi figurent parmi les grands distributeurs qui commercialisent du poisson d’élevage nourri à partir de captures issues des côtes ouest-africaines
Farmed seabass on ice. Credit : Jeff Tucker / Stockimo / Alamy Stock Photo
uk/Revealed: UK Supermarket Seabass Linked to Devastating Overfishing in Senegal
By Hazel Healy and Brigitte Wear
on
Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch
Salmon fish farm. Bergen, Norway. Credit: MariusLtu
Fish Farming Industry is Using ‘Misleading’ Figures to Downplay its Role in Overfishing, New Research Finds
By Brigitte Wear
on
High demand for wild-caught species to feed farmed salmon and other fish is taking nutritious food away from low-income communities in the Global South.
Credit: Dimitris Poursanidis (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
uk/Industrial Fishing Undermines World’s Greatest Carbon Sink, Experts Warn
By Sophie Kevany
on
Damage to oceans is releasing vast amounts of CO2, despite efforts to market fish as a sustainable food.
Un chalutier géant pêchant au large de la Mauritanie, en Afrique de l'Ouest. Crédit Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace
Enquête : Les initiatives de l’industrie de l’aquaculture visant à promouvoir des pêcheries durables en Afrique de l’Ouest sont entachées de « conflits d’intérêts massifs »
By Brigitte Wear, Hazel Healy and Michaela Herrmann
on
Les responsables de campagne critiquent des programmes volontaires « fortement défectueux », tandis que l’analyse de DeSmog révèle l'absence de représentation de la société civile ou des communautés locales affectées par les dommages causés par l’industrie des farines et huiles de poisson.
A super trawler fishing off the coast of Mauritania, West Africa. Credit Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace
Revealed: Industry-led West Africa Fishery Protection Measures Marred By ‘Massive Conflicts of Interest’
By Brigitte Wear, Hazel Healy and Michaela Herrmann
on
Campaigners criticise “highly flawed” voluntary schemes as DeSmog analysis finds lack of representation from civil society, or impacted communities.

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Great British Chefs’ Instagram Campaign Accused of ‘Greenwashing’ Unsustainable Farmed Fish
ByBrigitte Wear
on
Celebrity chefs’ platform teams up with controversial seafood label, which certifies seafood linked to food insecurity and overfishing in West Africa.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
‘They Want Us Gone’: BP Gas Field Forces Out Senegal’s Fishers 
ByHans Wetzels
on
Traditional fishing grounds off-limits as government pursues high-risk gamble on gas, say experts.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Fishermen in Saint Louis, Senegal, where livelihoods are threatened by BP's gas field. Credit: Sylvain Cherkaoui/Alamy
Seafood Industry Giants Failing to Tackle Pollution, New Study Finds
ByBrigitte Wear
on
More farmed salmon will not necessarily bring better food security, say researchers.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Polluted waters around a fish farm. Credit: Shutterstock
uk/‘They Don’t Give A Damn’: Scotland’s Highland Communities Tire of Charm Offensive by ‘Polluting’ Salmon Giant Mowi
ByBrigitte Wear
on
Salmon wagons and boat trips for schoolkids distract from environmental damage, say campaigners.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Loch Duich salmon farm in Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands. Credit: JOHN BRACEGIRDLE / Alamy
Enquête : Le bar vendu dans les supermarchés britanniques au cœur d’une surpêche dévastatrice au Sénégal 
ByHazel Healy and Brigitte Wear
on
Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda et Aldi figurent parmi les grands distributeurs qui commercialisent du poisson d’élevage nourri à partir de captures issues des côtes ouest-africaines
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Bar d'élevage sur lit de glace. Crédit : Jeff Tucker / Stockimo / Alamy Stock Photo
uk/Revealed: UK Supermarket Seabass Linked to Devastating Overfishing in Senegal
ByHazel Healy and Brigitte Wear
on
Waitrose, Co-op, Lidl, Asda and Aldi among retailers selling fish fed on west African catch
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Farmed seabass on ice. Credit : Jeff Tucker / Stockimo / Alamy Stock Photo
Fish Farming Industry is Using ‘Misleading’ Figures to Downplay its Role in Overfishing, New Research Finds
ByBrigitte Wear
on
High demand for wild-caught species to feed farmed salmon and other fish is taking nutritious food away from low-income communities in the Global South.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Salmon fish farm. Bergen, Norway. Credit: MariusLtu
uk/Industrial Fishing Undermines World’s Greatest Carbon Sink, Experts Warn
BySophie Kevany
on
Damage to oceans is releasing vast amounts of CO2, despite efforts to market fish as a sustainable food.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Credit: Dimitris Poursanidis (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Enquête : Les initiatives de l’industrie de l’aquaculture visant à promouvoir des pêcheries durables en Afrique de l’Ouest sont entachées de « conflits d’intérêts massifs »
ByBrigitte Wear, Hazel Healy and Michaela Herrmann
on
Les responsables de campagne critiquent des programmes volontaires « fortement défectueux », tandis que l’analyse de DeSmog révèle l'absence de représentation de la société civile ou des communautés locales affectées par les dommages causés par l’industrie des farines et huiles de poisson.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
Un chalutier géant pêchant au large de la Mauritanie, en Afrique de l'Ouest. Crédit Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace
Revealed: Industry-led West Africa Fishery Protection Measures Marred By ‘Massive Conflicts of Interest’
ByBrigitte Wear, Hazel Healy and Michaela Herrmann
on
Campaigners criticise “highly flawed” voluntary schemes as DeSmog analysis finds lack of representation from civil society, or impacted communities.
Series: Spotlight on Industrial Aquaculture
A super trawler fishing off the coast of Mauritania, West Africa. Credit Pierre Gleizes / Greenpeace