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Offshore Fish Farms Threaten Florida’s Coast
May 15, 2023
What: Industrial fish farms off the FL coast: What’s next?
When: Monday, May 15 at 6:30 pm CDT / 7:30 pm EDT
Where: Online via Zoom— REGISTER HERE
The Federal government and private companies are proposing multiple industrial fish farms off the Gulf coast of Florida, threatening the health of Gulf waters and stocks of wild fish. Join us as we learn about these proposed farms, their specific locations off the Florida coast, and work being done to keep them from harming Gulf waters and marine life.
Our guests include Neal Schleifer- Siesta Key, FL Community Advocate, Christian Wagley- Coastal Organizer, Healthy Gulf, and Andrianna Natsoulas- Campaign Director, Don’t Cage Our Oceans. Don’t Cage Our Oceans is a coalition of 14 nonprofit organizations working to stop offshore fish farming while uplifting values-based sea-food systems led by local communities.
Healthy Gulf is a nonprofit organization that works to protect and restore the Gulf of Mexico and the people and communities along its shores. For more information or questions please contact Florida/Alabama Coastal Organizer, Christian Wagley: christian@healthygulf.org