Seafood has increasingly become a staple of American diets. Yet the U.S. imports over 70% of the fish Americans eat. Many policy makers believe that open-ocean aquaculture- fish farming in waters far off the coast- represents a potential solution to increasing domestic supplies of salmon, tuna and other in-demand fish. Hear about the Bush administration's plan to quintuple domestic fish farming by 2025, and why some environmental groups are wary.
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Fish Farming in the US
Listen Monday, Jul. 11, 2005 at 12:06 p.m. in Environment, Health, PoliticsGuests
Michael Rubino
Manager, Aquaculture Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Catherine Hazlewood
Legislative Program Manager, Ocean Conservancy
Richard Langan
Project Director, Open Ocean Aquaculture Program, University of New Hampshire
Zeke Grader
Executive Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations
Randy Cates
President and Owner, Cates International
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