The Mangrove Action Project’s booth at the 2009 Fremont Fair was a huge success! MAP staff and volunteers distributed brochures, talked with fairgoers, answered questions, and promoted the work of MAP and the Shrimp Less, Think More campaign. The audience was very receptive to our work and everyone came away more informed and aware of [...]
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MAP at the Fremont Fair
Posted in Aquaculture, Chefs/Restaurants, Consumer Info, Eat Local Now, Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, Uncategorized, tagged chefs pledge, consumer's pledge, Fremont Fair, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Less, Think More on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Public forum: Can fisheries and wild fish survive with feedlots in our state and offshore waters?
Posted in Aquaculture, Events, Mangrove Action Project, Shrimp Farming, tagged Alfredo Quarto, anne mosness, geoduck, Kurt Willy Oddekalv, Laura Hendricks, offshore aquaculture, Seattle, Shrimp Farming on October 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Around the world, coastal environments and economies, wild fish and other marine life have been affected by the expansion of large-scale farming of fish, shrimp and certain kinds of shellfish. Few safeguards are in place as marine feedlots produce commodity seafoods, resulting in habitat loss, pollution, competition for food, and diminished access and quality of life for coastal [...]
