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Norway's Salmon Farming Dilemma (Encore)

Norway's Salmon Farming Dilemma (Encore)

Published 1 year, 3 months ago
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Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught, many are raised in "fish farms"- large cylindrical pens made of nylon in the open water. Sometimes these farmed fish escape, mixing with the local population and causing ecological issues. In a story we first brought you in October, we see farmed fish in a Norwegian fjord and hear about potential solutions to the problem.

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