View the information below to learn more about environmental issues concerning aquaculture.

Pew Ocean Report
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The Pew Ocean Commission Report on Aquaculture examines the state of America's living oceans and is the first comprehensive review of U.S. ocean policy in more that 30 years. For more information visit their web site at www.pewoceans.org.

Leon Panetta, Chair of the PEW Oceans Commission, reports:

“Encompassing nearly 4.5 million square miles—an area nearly 25 percent larger than the land area of the nation—America’s oceans are perhaps its greatest public trust. Our oceans include a diversity of animals and plants far greater than that on land, yet for centuries we have treated them as a limitless resource beyond our ability to  harm. We now know that is not true. The scientific evidence that we are fundamentally altering the ocean’s ecosystems continues to grow. During the 20th century, our nation came to regard the air we breathe, the water we drink, and our spectacular public lands as part of the public trust. With this recognition came the political will to conserve these resources for the benefit of current and future generations. Now we must acknowledge that the oceans, too, are part of our common heritage and our common responsibility.”

Bitter Harvest (Download PDF)
A call for reform in Scottish aquaculture.

Environmental Defense Fund
“Murky Waters”- Environmental Effects of Aquaculture in the United States.

Province of British Columbia - Environmental Assessment Office
The Salmon Aquaculture Review Final Report

Marine Science for Maine People
University of Maine

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