Thursday, April 07, 2005

Fish farms bad for wild fish

A recent study showed that the practices of fish farms, which are often nothing more than cages on coastal waters, can cause significant damage to wild fish. Clouds of lice flow from these cages as much 30 kilometers downstream and infect other fish. Two pieces that discuss the issue are here and here.

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