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The hidden cost of farmed fish: Pollution, forced labor and the depletion of wild fish

Source: latimes
Published: October 12, 2026 at 05:30 AM
The hidden cost of farmed fish: Pollution, forced labor and the depletion of wild fish

Fish farming has been marketed as a sustainable answer to overfishing. But an investigation found that the feed behind much of modern aquaculture is driving ocean depletion, labor abuse and unrest far from the dinner plate.