Over a third of global fish stocks are being harvested at unsustainable levels – just one example of how human activity is harming oceans, which cover more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater action to protect oceans in his message to mark World Oceans Day. “The ocean is the foundation of life. It supplies … [Read more...]
Improving the welfare of farmed fish
Compassion in World Farming has called out the seafood certification scheme Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) for failing to improve the welfare of the hundreds of millions of farmed fish it certifies every year. BAP, which is administered by Global Seafood Alliance, was chosen as the focus for the campaign as they have done the least to improve farmed fish welfare out of the … [Read more...]
