A Glimpse Into Clean, Green Fish Farming

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A Glimpse Into Clean, Green Fish Farming

credit: eattilapia

According to researchers in the United States, there is a way to make aquaculture clean and green, and locally produced and grown.

Sea farmers are now successfully delivering tilapia to seafood sections at grocery stores, from landlocked locations like Martinsville, Va, which reduces the carbon footprint of the product and eliminates environmental problems pertaining to waste and water degradation.

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