Let Safeway know you won't buy farmed salmon!
- by: Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR)
- recipient: Stephen Burd, Chairman, President and CEO, Safeway
Farmed salmon raises human health concerns and also environmental risks
Human Health Concerns
In what is considered the most thorough analysis of farmed and wild salmon to date, a study released in the respected journal Science in January 2004 found that, in most cases, consuming more than one serving of farmed salmon per month could pose unacceptable cancer risks, according to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for determining safe fish consumption levels.
Environmental Risks
Recent research published in the internationally renowned Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences revealed that the number of sea lice on young wild salmon is higher in areas near salmon farms. The report demonstrated a link between sea lice from fish farms and the decline of certain wild salmon stocks in Canada's Pacific Ocean.
Salmon farming poses risks of disease transfer to wild fish and escapes of farmed salmon into the wild. Waste from the farms including antibiotics, pesticides and harmful chemicals are released into the ocean. Often fish farms are located directly in areas where First Nations or other communities object.
In light of these concerns and recent findings, it is difficult to understand how major retailers like Safeway continue to stock farmed salmon. If you care about your health and the environment, please sign this petition to send a free fax to Safeway. Tell Safeway that you won't buy farmed salmon until these health and environmental concerns have been met!
Human Health Concerns
In what is considered the most thorough analysis of farmed and wild salmon to date, a study released in the respected journal Science in January 2004 found that, in most cases, consuming more than one serving of farmed salmon per month could pose unacceptable cancer risks, according to United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for determining safe fish consumption levels.
Environmental Risks
Recent research published in the internationally renowned Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences revealed that the number of sea lice on young wild salmon is higher in areas near salmon farms. The report demonstrated a link between sea lice from fish farms and the decline of certain wild salmon stocks in Canada's Pacific Ocean.
Salmon farming poses risks of disease transfer to wild fish and escapes of farmed salmon into the wild. Waste from the farms including antibiotics, pesticides and harmful chemicals are released into the ocean. Often fish farms are located directly in areas where First Nations or other communities object.
In light of these concerns and recent findings, it is difficult to understand how major retailers like Safeway continue to stock farmed salmon. If you care about your health and the environment, please sign this petition to send a free fax to Safeway. Tell Safeway that you won't buy farmed salmon until these health and environmental concerns have been met!
Dear Mr. Burd,
I am writing to express my concern over the sale of farmed salmon at Safeway. A study published this January in the respected journal Science found that, in most cases, consuming more than one serving of farmed salmon per month could pose unacceptable cancer risks, according to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for determining safe fish consumption levels.
[Your comments: State your concerns over the health impacts of farmed salmon]
In light of these results, I urge you to act in the best interest of your customers and remove farmed salmon from your stores. Healthy and sustainable seafood alternatives to farmed salmon, such as wild salmon or halibut, are available and I ask that you offer these products instead of farmed salmon.
[Your comments: Discuss why Safeway should not sell farmed salmon]
I will only purchase farmed salmon from companies that use farming practices and technology that: Eliminate the risk of disease transfer to wild fish and escapes of salmon into the wild; Prevent fish farm waste from being released into the ocean; Label all farmed fish so consumers can make informed choices; Use fish feed that does not result in a global loss of seafood for human consumption; Use fish feed that does not result in unsafe levels of contaminates in farmed salmon; Ensure that wildlife is not harmed as a result of fish farming; prohibit the use of genetically modified fish; eliminate the use of antibiotics, biocides and harmful chemicals in fish farming; respect the views of coastal residents and do not locate farms where First Nations or other communities object.
I will not buy farmed salmon from Safeway until the many health and environmental problems have been solved. I would appreciate and expect a reply to my concerns.
Sincerely,
Sign PetitionSign PetitionI am writing to express my concern over the sale of farmed salmon at Safeway. A study published this January in the respected journal Science found that, in most cases, consuming more than one serving of farmed salmon per month could pose unacceptable cancer risks, according to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for determining safe fish consumption levels.
[Your comments: State your concerns over the health impacts of farmed salmon]
In light of these results, I urge you to act in the best interest of your customers and remove farmed salmon from your stores. Healthy and sustainable seafood alternatives to farmed salmon, such as wild salmon or halibut, are available and I ask that you offer these products instead of farmed salmon.
[Your comments: Discuss why Safeway should not sell farmed salmon]
I will only purchase farmed salmon from companies that use farming practices and technology that: Eliminate the risk of disease transfer to wild fish and escapes of salmon into the wild; Prevent fish farm waste from being released into the ocean; Label all farmed fish so consumers can make informed choices; Use fish feed that does not result in a global loss of seafood for human consumption; Use fish feed that does not result in unsafe levels of contaminates in farmed salmon; Ensure that wildlife is not harmed as a result of fish farming; prohibit the use of genetically modified fish; eliminate the use of antibiotics, biocides and harmful chemicals in fish farming; respect the views of coastal residents and do not locate farms where First Nations or other communities object.
I will not buy farmed salmon from Safeway until the many health and environmental problems have been solved. I would appreciate and expect a reply to my concerns.
Sincerely,
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