ASF - Image Gallery: Plastic Press Release (December 18, 2024)

Fifteen plastic feed bags pulled from the water in October 2024 near the Locker in south Newfoundland. The bags all come from Northeast Nutrition, a Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary. Kim Thompson/ASF

Feed tubes used by salmon farming companies discarded and washed ashore near the Locker in south Newfoundland. Photo taken in October 2024. Kim Thompson/ASF

A salmon feed bag recovered from the water near Gaultois, N.L. with a 'Best Aquaculture Practices' logo. October 2024. Kim Thompson/ASF

A typical beach scene near aquaculture sites in south Newfoundland. Note the feedbags blown up the shore in the back of the picture. Photo take in April, 2024. Andrew Clarke/ASF

Feed bags pulled out of the water at the end of Hermitage Bay towards where Bottom Brook runs out. October 2024. Kim Thompson/ASF

Entering the Locker in August, 2024. Partially sunken sea-cages and a barge loaded with tire scraps are visible. Jake Dicks/ASF

An overhead view if discarded cages in the Locker. Photo taken in August 2024. Jake Dicks/ASF

A drone shot of 15 sea-cage structures discarded in the Locker, a cove near Gaultois, N.L. Photo taken in August 2024. Jake Dicks/ASF

Broken sea-cages abandoned inside the Locker. Photo taken August 2024. Jake Dicks/ASF

Inside the Locker, a barge loaded with tire scraps is wedged between abandoned sea-cages. Photo taken in August 2024. Jake Dicks/ASF

Part of the shoreline in the Locker with piles of sea-cage netting and other debris. Photo taken in August 2024. Jake Dicks/ASF

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