Industrial fish farming has been seen as an environmentally sustainable source of food. But some aquaculture businesses are putting profits ahead of sustainability goals, resulting in damage to the environment. Host Marco Werman speaks with Rashid Sumaila, professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia, about the positives and negatives of aquaculture, as it is practiced around the globe.
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