Fish-farming companies stashing plastic garbage along Newfoundland coast, conservation group alleges | Unpublished
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Author: Sarah Smellie
Publication Date: July 8, 2025 - 16:14

Fish-farming companies stashing plastic garbage along Newfoundland coast, conservation group alleges

July 8, 2025

An eastern Canadian conservation group is calling for a moratorium on aquaculture expansion in Newfoundland and Labrador, alleging fish-farming companies are stashing plastic garbage along the province’s remote southern coastline.

In a report summary released Tuesday, the Atlantic Salmon Federation said satellite images suggest aquaculture companies appear to have left broken cages, rope and other debris in six sites along Newfoundland’s south coast.



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