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Episode: Indoor fish farms in the US mimic salmonβs natural environment
Description: Aquaculture has been the fastest-growing food sector in the world for decades, and people now eat more farmed fish than wild fish.
The industry has had to grow. Demand for seafood is soaring and will continue to rise. But the oceans are giving up all they can: Production of wild fish has been flat since about 1990.
Fish farming and shellfish production usually spew far less greenhouse gas emissions than the production of beef and other animal protein, but aquaculture can still cause serious environmental problems.
Faced with stinging criticism and tighter regulations β and eager to meet demand β fish farmers are tryi...