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How our growing appetite for salmon is devastating coastal communities in Peru
Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens
1st December 2008
The coast of Peru is being blighted by an industry sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. The Ecologist Film Unit investigates more...
Peru's vanishing fish stocks 'devastated' by corruption and growing fishmeal demand
Ecologist
26th January, 2012
Soaring global demand for fishmeal primarily for animal feed or fish farms, including salmon, is wrecking havoc on the once abundant fish stocks of the southern Pacific more...
Can becoming a vegetarian help save the planet?
Laurie Tuffrey
4th January, 2012
Globally, meat consumption has increased by 20 per cent in the last decade despite concerns about its environmental impact. So, asks Laurie Tuffrey, can going vegetarian really help the earth? more...
Warning as infectious salmon disease spreads from Europe's fish farms to Canada
Anna Taylor
15th December, 2011
Discovery of the deadly salmon virus Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Canada is just latest likely example of disease spreading to wild fish stocks from the world's mega fish farms more...
Starved to death: are high protein diets killing the planet?
Hannah Corr
22nd November, 2011
From the Atkins to the Dukan, protein-based diets are big news in the celebrity world. But what effect is our love affair with meat, fish and cheese having on the environment? more...
TAKE ACTION: Don't let the government back-track on UK marine protected areas
Ben Hudson
16th November, 2011
Show the government you support the creation of a marine conservation network to protect the UK's threatened sea life more...
The Greed of Feed – the hidden cost of your cheap farmed salmon
Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens
1st December, 2008
A major investigation by the Ecologist reveals a host of unreported environmental and social costs linked to the fishmeal production industry in Peru more...
Europe's prawn obsession 'devastating' local communities in Bangladesh
Tom Levitt
30th September, 2011
Campaign group calls for a consumer boycott of tropical prawns to stop environmental pollution and human rights abuse in Bangladesh more...
Salmon farm threatens Scottish island of Eigg's green credentials
Kathrine Anker
26th September, 2011
The Isle of Eigg has won prizes for its use of renewable energy resources. But a proposed fish farm could ruin the eco-friendly reputation that the small island community has worked so hard to obtain, and the tourist appeal that comes with it more...
Experts hail world's first 'sustainable industrial fishery' for tuna
Chris Pala
16th July, 2011
Support from UK supermarkets to phase out tuna caught with damaging fishing gear could make the Western Pacific tuna the world's first sustainable industrial fishery more...
Project Ocean: Selfridges campaign to save fish, fashionably
Matilda Lee
10th June, 2011
Selfridges Creative Director Alannah Weston has raised the bar for ethical commitments in high-end retail more...
Five fish it’s OK to eat
The Ecologist
6th June, 2011
The Marine Stewardship Council's James Simpson picks five fish that can be enjoyed guilt-free more...
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Sea Shepherd: how we sank the Japanese whaling fleet
Deborah Bassett
21st April, 2011
In an exclusive interview, founder of Sea Shepherd, Captain Paul Watson, talks to Deborah Bassett about the end of Japanese whaling, seal hunting, the politics of extinction, and the 11th hour crisis facing the world's oceans more...
Eco eatery: Soseki
Jemima Roberts
12th April, 2011
A city fish bar that cares more than most about sustainability; Jemima Roberts puts Soseki to the test to find out whether its food is as good as its principles more...
Is the UK's fishery quota system a violation of human rights law?
Thomas Appleby
22nd March, 2011
The government's historic give-away of public fishing quotas has created an unregulated mess, says academic Thomas Appleby, and we owe it to future generations to sort it out more...
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tackles farmed salmon feed controversy
Tom Levitt
11th January, 2011
Channel 4 series will look at ecological cost of producing millions of tonnes of fishmeal for Scottish salmon farms - first revealed by the Ecologist back in 2008 more...
Bluefin tuna condemned to extinction by 'laughable' ICCAT summit claim activists
Kara Moses
30th November, 2010
Campaigners unite in fury over the failure of the latest attempt to curtail overfishing of the critically endangered bluefin tuna species more...
Lidl supermarket tuna 'contains fish species not on the label'
Kara Moses
24th November, 2010
Tuna industry showing disregard for consumers and future sustainability of fish stocks, according to Greenpeace more...
What's linking slavery to your dinner plate?
Environmental Justice Foundation
October 4th, 2010
A shocking new film released by the Environmental Justice Foundation reveals how workers endure violence and incarceration for months - or even years - onboard ships which supply European consumers with fish. more... 'Slavery' uncovered on trawlers fishing for Europe
Felicity Lawrence, special correspondent for the Guardian
30th September, 2010
Violence and incarceration for months or even years found on ships off coast of west Africa, which supply European consumers with fish more...
Fish farmers in Scotland killing estimated 2,000 seals a year
Emily Shelton
28th September, 2010
Campaigners warn legislation to protect seals is ‘no where near tight enough’ as industry initiative attempts to find alternatives to shootingmore...
US delays approval for fast-growing GM salmon
The Ecologist
22nd September, 2010
Campaigners say approval for the genetically modified salmon would carry 'great risk' and pave the way for more GM animals to enter the market more...
12 shocking facts about your food
Eifion Rees
7th September, 2010
PHOTO GALLERY: A pocket-sized book highlights some of the super-sized problems associated with the way we feed ourselves more... Rising demand for bycatch will lead to ‘ecological catastrophe’, scientists warn
Ecologist
6th August, 2010
A growing market for bycatch coupled with declining shrimp stocks and profits is prolonging the use of unsustainable trawl fishing practices, a new study says more...
How to marinate fresh fish
Nick Fisher
25th May, 2010
Add flavour to freshly caught UK fish with these two simple recipe ideas from Nick Fisher's new book, Sea Fishing more...Members
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