The truth behind aquaculture and fish farming
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The truth behind aquaculture and fish farming

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 5, 202621 min

Aquaculture was designed to relieve pressure off of the world's fish supply. Instead, it's compromised it. Small fish are farmed, cooked, and grounded into fishmeal at the more than 1400 fishmeal factories across the world - nine of which are located in Canada. The conditions inside and around these factories and boats threaten communities, local economies and dozens of lives. Host Maria Kestane speaks to Maya Martin and Susan Ryan from the Outlaw Ocean Project to discuss their investigation into the fishmeal industry, and what consumers should know before choosing tonight's dinner. To read th...

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frequency podcast network, stories that matter, podcasts that resonate. Whenever I pick up salmon or tilapia on the way home from work, usually what's going through my mind is, geez, that got pretty expensive. Or what am I going to make on the side? Should I do a salad? Should I do some potatoes? Rarely, and I assume this goes for

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many people who are also juggling family, rise in cost of living, work, a trade war, lifestyle challenges. Do I think about where did this fish come from and what did it eat before I get to eat it?

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The reality is it's a question that we should know the answer to. And thanks to some fascinating and uncomfortable reporting from the Outlaw Ocean project, we do. Their team dug into the world of aquaculture and fish farming, revealing that two thirds

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