This Week in CQ Researcher

“Fish Farming,” by Jennifer Weeks, July 27, 2007

Is it safe for humans and the environment?
Global demand for fish products has doubled since the 1950s and is still rising. Today more than 40 percent of the world's seafood comes not from wild catches but from land-based and offshore farms.

Some fish farms pollute surrounding waters, and escaped farm fish compete with wild stocks and spread diseases. There are also growing concerns about whether imported seafood is safe to eat and whether the United States regulates fish imports strictly enough.

• Are farmed fish safe to eat?
• Is aquaculture polluting the oceans?
• Should the United States commercialize genetically engineered fish?

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