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While discussions about land-based farmed animals, such as cattle, pigs, and poultry, are dominated by their impact on emissions and the environment, aquaculture has been positioned as a sustainable alternative.
Industrial fish farms, particularly open-net salmon pens, concentrate thousands of animals in confined spaces, producing waste and requiring significant inputs of feed, antibiotics, and chemicals to maintain productivity.
Fish are essential to healthy ocean ecosystems, but almost 90 percent of the world’s fisheries are considered “fully exploited” or “overfished” by the United Nations.
Caring about fish means safeguarding ocean ecosystems, maintaining biodiversity, and protecting the planet’s climate and ecological stability for future generations.
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