Of Fish and Farms: Investigating Land-Based Aquaculture's Promises




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Summary: <p>Fish consumption is on the rise worldwide, and with it, fish farming. Land-based aquaculture and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) offer a lot of environmental promise, but do they live up to the hype? In this episode host Georgia Ray discusses the findings of a new ELI report, <a href="https://www.eli.org/research-report/fish-forward-best-practices-sustainable-land-based-aquaculture-maine">Fish Forward</a>. Georgia is joined by Elissa Torres-Soto, Irene Jandoc, and Cynthia R. Harris as they explore the ways to measure the effectiveness of RAS facilities in Maine, the regulatory environment, and how the UAE might be a surprisingly helpful case study for best practice industry standards.</p> <strong> <a href="https://www.eli.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&amp;id=13" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★">★ Support this podcast ★</a> </strong>