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Protect Our Oceans, Coastal Communities, & Seafood Safety (Individual)

Protect Our Oceans, Coastal Communities & Seafood Safety

Right now, Congress is considering legislation that would, for the first time, open our federal oceans to industrial fish farming. Unfortunately, this method of fish farming poses a serious threat to seafood consumers, the marine environment, and coastal economies.

Please sign the petition asking Congress to protect our health, our oceans, and coastal economies.

I urge my members of Congress to oppose fish farm legislation that does not:

• Protect consumers from farmed fish containing chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, heavy metals, and any other dangerous substances.

• Preserve the marine environment by limiting the use of wild fish to feed farmed fish, prohibiting the farming of genetically engineered and non-native fish, and taking other necessary measures to protect wild fish and prevent pollution. 

• Promote viable coastal economies by protecting small-scale fishing businesses.

• Empower citizens by establishing mandatory environmental standards and allowing citizens to challenge fish farms that violate these standards.

For more information, contact Sascha Bollag at (202) 797-6552 or sbollag(at)fwwatch.org.

www.foodandwaterwatch.org/fish/fish-farming