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Forage fish like these at a Chilean processing plant are often used for fish meal used in aquaculture. But critics consider this inefficient and wasteful and worry it could deplete fish populations. Now several companies are developing protein substitutes

Waste Not, Want Not: Drink Beer To Feed Fish And Help Save The Planet

4:59pm December 12, 2017

by Alastair Bland

Industry trailblazers are trying to reduce the energy and resource costs of aquaculture. Possible solutions include using brewery waste, algae, insects or even carbon dioxide to feed the fish we eat.

Aboard the fishing vessel Marathon, Nicholas Cooke (left) and Nathan Cultee unload 16 farm-raised Atlantic salmon into a container in Bellingham, Wash.

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Salmon Fisher: Spill Is Dangerous And 'We Shouldn't Have To Deal With It'

9:05am August 31, 2017

by Laurel Dalrymple

Commercial fishermen are putting off their own livelihoods to catch the farmed Atlantic salmon that broke out of their net pen in Washington state. One fisherman describes the "carnival atmosphere."

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Washington has eight Atlantic salmon net pens. There are two types: commercial net pens for raising Atlantic salmon and enhancement net pens for wild salmon that will eventually be released.

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Why Are Atlantic Salmon Being Farmed In The Northwest?

12:55pm August 29, 2017

by Courtney Flatt

Earlier this month, thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped a net pen in Washington state, raising concerns from environmentalists and questions about farming non-native species. Here are some answers.

A Russian fish farming operation in Ura Bay in the Barents Sea.

Can We Feed The World With Farmed Fish?

3:23pm August 15, 2017

by Alastair Bland

New research suggests there is space on the open ocean to farm essentially all the seafood humans can eat — and then some. But such volumes of fish and shellfish could not be grown without costs.

Sturgeon fisherman Bill Ford has filled Ceapa's boat, "Sturgeon Queen," with his morning's catch: a few gillnets full of wild, six- to eight-foot long Atlantic sturgeon from the St. John River.

To Help Keep Sturgeon Sustainable, Farm And Fishery Work Together

3:08pm July 31, 2017

by Nancy Matsumoto

Because demand for seafood is rising and wild stocks are not, a hatchery owner in Canada is hoping his model of "responsible agriculture" can keep the prized fish both on the menu and in the water.