Northern Norway fish farms thrive

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Source: Chun-Deng Wang, Yngvar Olsen, NTNU

A new Norwegian study has revealed a surprising north–south divide in the environmental impact of fish farming, showing that seabed conditions around aquaculture sites generally improve the farther north operations are located

The research, conducted by Chun-Deng Wang from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, analysed how efficiently fish farms use feed, how much nutrient waste they release and how marine life on the seabed responds.

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