Youth Organization Demands Permanent Closure of Marine Fish Farms
The youth organization Dyrenes Alliance launched their brand-new campaign, Free Fins, last Saturday at a kickoff event at Aarhus Volunteer Center, where young activists celebrated their new fight for fish. They revealed their campaign goal: to permanently shut down Denmark's marine fish farms.
Hundreds of thousands of fish suffer abuse every year in Denmark's 19 marine farms. Inside the circular net cages, these vulnerable and powerless creatures are crammed together with countless others. They’re never allowed to swim freely or express their natural instincts. Periodically, deadly viruses spread rapidly in these crowded farms, causing internal bleeding, darkened fins, and bulging eyes among the fish.
“Fish are sensitive beings capable of feeling joy and pain, just like cats, pigs, and humans. We hope the new government will take responsibility for the disturbing conditions fish endure in Danish marine farms,” says Victoria Santos, chairperson of Dyrenes Alliance.
Poison for the Ocean
In Denmark, we treat the ocean like a dumping ground. Marine fish farms poison the sea by releasing massive amounts of chemicals, uneaten feed, waste, and medical residues. This pollution causes catastrophic damage to the marine environment, including oxygen depletion, seabed turnover, and fish kills.
Denmark’s marine fish farms have sparked countless scandals. Escapes happen regularly. In November, 70,000 rainbow trout escaped from Musholm Marine Farm, severely impacting the surrounding marine ecosystem.
Dyrenes Alliance is an activist youth organization with 16 local chapters across Denmark. Since 2008, they have fought for a just world for animals.
Contact
For more information about the campaign, you are welcome to contact Dyrenes Alliance here.
