Questions everyone should ask

Doesn't aquaculture spread disease to wild fish?

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What the science says

Disease management is central — health monitoring, vaccination (as with livestock), lower densities, native species, and deep flushing water offshore.

A managed risk with proven tools, not an inevitability.

Sources

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