Where most Norwegian environmental organizations condemned Oddekalv’s stunt – in which he claimed to have killed trout in at least eight pens belonging to Leroy Seafood Group – Staniford praised his actions “for shining a light on the polluting practices of salmon farming.”

Staniford represents the Global Aquaculture Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in North America. Oddekalv represents a Norwegian anti-aquaculture NGO called The Green Warriors.

“Kurt Oddekalv is a green warrior fighting to save wild salmon from the cancer of the coast called salmon farming,” Staniford told IntraFish, commenting on Oddekalv’s actions last Friday.

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