At least two thirds of Icelanders oppose ONP. Make sure the government hears from you.

Icelandic sacrifice

for Norwegian interests?

Farming salmon in sea cages (open net pens) goes against Icelandic values, against the will of at least 65% of Icelanders*, and threatens the survival of Icelandic wild salmon.

*According to a survey conducted by Gallup in July 2024

Who is the government

listening to?

To you?

Don’tsacrifice

the beauty of Iceland

Make sure your voice is heard!

Send a message

LISTEN

TO THE PEOPLE

306

Public Comments - Most Opposing ONP - Submitted to parliament in response to the last proposed aquaculture bill

58,885

PETITION SIGNATURES TO BAN ONP

3,000

ICELANDERS AND CARAVAN OF FARMERS PROTESTED ON STEPS OF PARLIAMENT

111

PROMINENT OPEN LETTER SIGNATURES CALLED ON PARLIAMENT TO BAN ONP

500,000+

VIEWS OF 1 SOCIAL POST BY NASF AND PATAGONIA CALLING ON PARLIAMENT TO LISTEN

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the science

Everywhere open net pen salmon farms operate, wild salmon populations decline, and the marine environment is degraded. Do not repeat this catastrophe in Iceland.

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25%

is all that remains of the wild North Atlantic salmon population. Declines are greatest near industrial-scale salmon farms

865 MM

farmed salmon died prematurely in mass mortality events in the last decade, according to a peer-reviewed study in the scientific journal Nature

90%

of the fish caught off the coast of West Africa for aquaculture feed could instead be eaten by people

500,000

tons of small fish are caught off the coast of West Africa every year for aquaculture feed. It takes more than 1kg of wild-caught fish ground into fishmeal to produce 1kg of farmed salmon

200,000

farmed salmon in an open-net pen produce as much waste as a city of 65,000 people

Get the facts

5 icelandic

truths

Business leaders of Iceland oppose ONP. This open letter was published on April 4th and May 2nd, 2024.

Read the open letter

about onp

An overview of the toxic practice that 65% of Icelanders oppose*

Quite simply, fish farming companies are profiting at the expense of Iceland’s pristine nature.

Salmon farms populate their sea cages with up to 200,000 lab-harvested Atlantic smolts that are intensively bred to grow fatter and mature faster than wild salmon.

*According to a survey conducted by Gallup in July 2024

Explore the issue

seen andheard

IT’S NOT TOO LATE

Numerous serious environmental disasters have already occurred under the strict supervision ofn the Icelandic government, including salmon and fish mortality, massive pollution, and … the release of thousands of non-native eldri salmon. … It is not too late to prevent further damage. I advocate for a … ban of open net pens.

– Public Comment submitted on Aquaculture bill, 1/25/24

PROUD OF NATURE

We want to protect our nature. We want to let our kids see the protected nature, and we want to be proud of it.

Vala Arna, in Patagonia Films’ ‘A Salmon Nation’

PROTECTED BY LAW

I support the proposal to include Eyjafjörður and Öxarfjörður in the group of fjords and floes that enjoy exemption from open net pens, and thus a comprehensive protection and preservation area will be created. Moreover … such protection will be moved from regulation to law.

Public Comment submitted on Aquaculture bill, 12/31/23