Dear John,

Industrial offshore fish farms are essentially floating factory farms. They
devastate public health and the economies of coastal communities. And they
contaminate ocean ecosystems with non-native fish, parasites, disease, and other
toxins.

But the Trump Administration is planning to streamline permitting and hand over
our oceans to industrial ocean fish farms without thoroughly reviewing the risks
of the industry.

The good news: Nationwide momentum is building to block these disastrous
projects -- most pacific coastal states have already moved to ban them in state
waters. But we need your help ensuring the Trump Administration reviews these
risks before it begins permitting. Can we count on your support?

Help protect our oceans: Demand that the Trump Administration review the risks
of offshore aquaculture before giving the green light!
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Floating factory farms contain hundreds of thousands of farmed fish that can
spill into the surrounding ocean. They pollute the water with untreated fish
waste, excess feed, agricultural drugs and pesticides, heavy metals, and
chemicals. And they spread disease and pests, threaten wildlife, and are putting
responsible seafood producers out of business.

But instead of cracking down on this harmful industry, the Trump Administration
has poured resources into supporting floating factory farms. Now, agencies are
trying to make it easier to obtain operating permits for these massive
industrial facilities.

This would be disastrous for our marine ecosystem. Our government should be
protecting our oceans, not handing them over to mega-corporations and factory
farms. And they need to hear that message from engaged environmentalists like
you. But we must act fast!

Take action now: Tell the Trump Administration to look before they leap with
industrial ocean fish farms!
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Industrial ocean fish farms are not the answer to meeting seafood demand.
Farming massive populations of fish in the open ocean causes harm to existing
wild fish stocks and their precious habitat, and it puts sustainable seafood
producers out of business.

This project is far too risky -- it would only benefit factory farm
mega-corporations at the expense of the environment and public health. Any new
industrial farms would threaten fishing, tourism, and the livelihoods of
millions of local residents.

Rather than throw its support behind industrial fish farms, our government
should be building more support for sustainable seafood production alternatives.
But as we’ve seen, Trump’s Administration will only do the right thing if they
feel immense grassroots pressure from folks like you and me. Can we count on
your support?

Help send 30,000 comments: Tell the federal government to stop blindly
prioritizing the growth of this dangerous industry!
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Standing with you,
Hallie Templeton,
Senior oceans campaigner,
Friends of the Earth

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