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Do fish farms pollute the ocean?

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What the science says

Offshore pens sit in deep, moving water that disperses nutrients. Operators run monitoring plans with NOAA and the EPA.

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) turns waste into a feature, using sea cucumbers and shellfish to clean the water as part of the system.

Sources

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