The Salmon Farm Monitor

The Salmon Farm Monitor
An rud bhios na do bhròin, cha bhi e na do thiomhnadh
“That which you have wasted will not be there for future generations”

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The Problems with Salmon Farms

Salmon farms have been linked with serious damage to the marine environment; toxic chemicals are used in the production of farmed salmon and can be present in the salmon sold to consumers. The Salmon Farm Monitor here provides a number of guides to the issues:

The Key Questions - Salmon Farm Protest Group (SFPG) Chairman Bruce Sandison answers the key questions on farmed salmon
The Science of Salmon Farms - Independent scientist and SFPG member Don Staniford sets out in more detail the 'five fundamental flaws' of sea cage fish farming.
What's Behind that Farmed Salmon Steak? - For a more lighted-hearted overview of the problems, take a tour with Sally the Salmon from North America's Ecotrust.