Andrianna Natsoulas joined host Tom Sadler on June 21, 2023 for a Waterside Chat organized by the Marine Fish Conservation Network. The campaign director for Don’t Cage Our Oceans, Andrianna is also the author of "Food Voices: Stories from the People Who Feed Us."

In a wide-ranging conversation, Tom and Andrianna talked about:

• Don’t Cage Our Oceans' approach to open-ocean aquaculture policy and advocacy
• Why Don't Cage Our Oceans argues that open-ocean, fin-fish aquaculture is neither economical nor sustainable
• The downsides of open-ocean fin-fish farms, from nitrogen and carbon pollution to antibiotic releases and risks to marine mammals
• The comparison between open-ocean fish farms and factory farms on land
• The need for fish-farming practices that are embedded in social, economic, and environmental values -- projects that provide nutritious fish to local residents, support the environment, and bring coastal communities more opportunities

Learn more about Don’t Cage Our Oceans: https://dontcageouroceans.org/

The Marine Fish Conservation Network’s Waterside Chat series connects people who depend on healthy oceans and fisheries with the issues that directly affect them and their communities. Each episode the Network’s Deputy Director Tom Sadler talks with different guests about ocean policy and fisheries management topics. He engages them in genuine and thoughtful conversations about what policy decisions mean for people’s livelihoods, communities, recreation, and coastal ways of life.

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