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Salmon isn't what it used to be. Ninety percent of salmon eaten in the U.S. is factory farmed, not caught. The fish are raised by the millions in giant floating netpens, all over the globe. The southern coast of Chile is one frontier being transformed from a string of remote fishing villages in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McDonald, Brent (Director, Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Mill Valley, CA : Green Planet Films, 2004.
Series:Online access: Alexander Street Press Environmental Studies In Video Outside North America.
Online access: Kanopy Kanopy PDA United Kingdom.
Subjects:
Salmon farming > Chile.
Salmon fisheries > Alaska.
Salmon industry > Alaska.
Salmoniculture > Chili.
Saumons > Pêche commerciale > Alaska.
Saumons > Industrie > Alaska.
Salmon farming
Salmon fisheries
Salmon industry
Alaska
Chile
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Salmon isn't what it used to be. Ninety percent of salmon eaten in the U.S. is factory farmed, not caught. The fish are raised by the millions in giant floating netpens, all over the globe. The southern coast of Chile is one frontier being transformed from a string of remote fishing villages into fish farm row. Now, the booming industry is also putting fishermen half a world away out of business.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (22 min.).
Playing Time:00:21:14