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January 9, 2017

NOAA plans to open areas in the Pacific to fish farms

  • Farms in the Gulf and the Pacific would join a few aquaculture operations in U.S. federal waters, though there are smaller operations in state waters close to shore.
    • By CALEB JONES
    Associated Press

    HONOLULU — As traditional commercial fishing is threatening fish populations worldwide, U.S. officials are working on a plan to expand fish farming into federal waters around the Pacific Ocean.

    The government sees the move toward aquaculture as a promising solution to feeding a hungry planet. But some environmentalists say the industrial-scale farms could do more harm than good to overall fish stocks and ocean health.


     
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