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The Norwegian Confederation of Labour Unions (LO) Issues Report Slamming Marine Harvest Labor Operations in Chile
TERRAM Releases New Report Read the report (in Spanish) [PDF]
Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) Making its Way North Read the article that ran in The Patagonia Times
Press Release: Chilean Trade Association Blocks Environmental Stakeholders from Attending ISA Conference
Read the press release.
Taiwanese Authorities Detect Banned Substance in Chilean Salmon
A batch of salmon in Taipei, Taiwan imported from Chile was found to have been contaminated with Malachite Green residues that may pose a human health risk.
Statement by Cristian Perez Munoz, Chilean representative, Pure Salmon Campaign On the Slaughter of at Least One Million Farmed Salmon Contaminated By Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA)
Read the Statement.
Potential Outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) in Chilean Salmon Farms
Statement by Andrea Kavanagh, Director, Pure Salmon Campaign On New Chilean Government Initiatives to Combat Sea Lice
Read the Statement.
Environmental, Labor and Social Problems With Salmon Farming in Chile Highlighted in Recent News Broadcast
Watch the Clip From Al Jazeera.
Norwegian multinational operations spotlighted in award-winning fish farming documentary
The award-winning documentary Ovas de Oro, produced by the Chilean filmmakers Manuel Gonzalez and Anahi Johansen from Kithano films, will be screened in Oslo, Norway on Monday, May 21.
Pure Salmon Campaign writes to Sernapesca regarding sea lice infestations affecting the Chilean salmon farming industry
In a letter dated April 18, 2007 the Pure Salmon Campaign called on Chilean officials to reveal the full extent of the sea lice, disease and mortality problem in Chile.
Controversial Salmon Farm Denied Permission To Expand
The city of Pucón in southern Chile's Region IX is just saying no to fish farming.
Read the article in the Patagonia Times.
The Salmon Farming Industry in Chile is Affected by a Plague of Sea Lice
Read the article that ran in La Nacion
The Hidden Costs of Salmon Farming in Chile
Marine Harvest, Aquachile named as suppliers of contaminated salmon
The investigation in to contaminated farmed salmon continues.
Read the latest article that ran in El Llanquihue
Read the latest articles that ran in La Nacion.
Read the latest article that ran in The Santiago Times
Pure Salmon Continues to Probe the Crystal Violet Issue and asks for Full Disclosure
On February 22 the Pure Salmon Campaign sent another round of letters to Chile and UK authoritites and company officials requesting specific information on the Chilean companies involved in crystal violet contamination.
Read our latest round of letters (PDF's).
Pure Salmon Raises Questions About Crystal Violet Contamination
The Pure Salmon Campaign, along with Centro Ecoceanos, Fundacion Terram and Oceana South America, sent a series of letters to various UK and Chilean authorities and high ranking company officials raising concerns regarding an incident of Crystal Violet (a chemical dye that has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals) contamination in frozen salmon skewers that was discovered on 19 December, 2006 in the UK.
Read the four different PDF versions of the letter (varied for audience)
Pure Salmon Campaign gets exposure in the International Herald Tribune
NEW STUDY SHOWS HOW CURRENT CHILEAN FARMED SALMON INDUSTRY WILL DECIMATE WILD FISH STOCKS
Food Conversion Ratio Poses Enormous Risk to Ocean Ecosystems
Terram Foundation, a Chilean group concerned about the environmental, social and economic problems associated with salmon farming practices, has published a study on the food-feed debate that shows that the current salmon farming industry is not only unsustainable, it also poses serious ecological and social dangers.
Pan Fish urged to stop exporting environmental problems and bad labor practices
The Pure Salmon Campaign will file a shareholder resolution at Pan Fish's annual general meeting in Stavanger Norway on May 30 asking the company to adopt closed containment technology to remedy environmental impacts on salmon farms. Accompanied by two First Nations leaders from Canada and a Chilean, the campaign plans on providing first-hand accounts of how Pan Fish's operations are exporting environmental problems and poor labor conditions to other countries.
More than 30 Scientists from Around the World Express Concern About Current Farming Methods
At the same time, the Pure Salmon Campaign will release a statement signed by more than thirty U.S., European, Canadian, and other international scientists communicating their concerns about the salmon aquaculture industry.
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