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Arctic Indigenous Voices made a difference on polar shipping in 2018 – and 2019 looks promising too
It’s not every day that elder Alaska Natives are heard and respected by leaders from around the world.
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Carnival Corporation cruise ships put Arctic, Subarctic marine mammals at risk, groundbreaking new map shows
A groundbreaking new interactive map released today by the international Clean Up Carnival coalition shows that nearly half of Carnival Corporation cruise ships traveling through the Arctic and Subarc…
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Approval of Offshore Oil Drilling Project in the Arctic
Conservation groups today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s approval of the first offshore oil drilling development in federal Arctic waters.
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I went Dungeness crabbing in Washington for the first time this fall
We would see an estimated 700% increase in shipping traffic in the Salish Sea. With it would come increased risks to fishing families, coastal communities and our marine wildlife.
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Fishermen Call on Congress for Protection from Net Pen Finfish Aquaculture
American fishing industry groups and individual fishermen from across the country today delivered a letter calling on both houses of Congress to oppose any attempts to legitimize open net pen finfish…
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Opposition to Marine Finfish Aquaculture in US Waters Sign-On Letter
Industrial ocean fish farming – also known as open ocean, offshore, or marine finfish aquaculture – is the concentrated cultivation of captive finfish in the ocean, in net pens, pods, cages, or ot…
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AQUAA Act Fact Sheet
The AQUAA Act (S. 3138/H.R. 6966) would bring industrial ocean fish farms to federal waters and endanger marine life.
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NOAA’s industrial fish farming plan threatens oceans and fishing communities
Friends of the Earth today delivered more than 38,500 comments opposing a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plan to increase aquaculture production.
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NOAA’s industrial fish farming plan threatens oceans and fishing communities
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hold another listening session in Raleigh, North Carolina today to continue discussing its five-year strategic plan, which targets an increase…
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Indigenous Participation at IMO Briefing Q&A
Incorporating Arctic Indigenous Peoples Perspectives in International Maritime Law: Q&A Briefing