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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The most dominant region in the world today for aquaculture production is Asia, particularly China, but Norway (for salmon) and Central America (for tilapia) are also big exporters. That amount accounted for 52 percent of global fish consumption. Among the emerging U.S.

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Report pulls back the curtain on chemical pollution in the ocean

Envirotec Magazine

Other key findings and recommendations include: Regulators need to enact and enforce stricter rules on pollution, particularly in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa where much of the future growth in chemicals production will come, and where often there is limited oversight and capacity to deal with chemical pollution.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

GreenBiz

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. Depending on who’s counting, about half of shrimp is farmed, which in Southeast Asia has been wiping out coast-protecting mangrove trees. Food & Agriculture. Food & Agriculture.

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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

AGreenLiving

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The most dominant region in the world today for aquaculture production is Asia, particularly China, but Norway (for salmon) and Central America (for tilapia) are also big exporters. That amount accounted for 52 percent of global fish consumption. Among the emerging U.S.

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Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish?

AGreenLiving

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. Depending on who’s counting, about half of shrimp is farmed, which in Southeast Asia has been wiping out coast-protecting mangrove trees. Instead, she co-founded her own venture.

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