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When drivers on US Highway 94 pass this tiny town, some are struck by a mysterious nocturnal glow. Pink light emanates from the world's largest aquaponic greenhouse, which can produce up to 2 million kilograms of salad greens each year. Less obvious, but also unique at this scale, is the source of the nutrients used to fertilize the crops:...

While many grandiose aquaculture projects have failed to live up to their promise in the Middle East, Fish Farms LLC – which includes a hatchery, cage farms and RAS facilities in Dubai – offers an example of what can be achieved under testing conditions.

The Hobart Mercury's Big Issues survey (3 January 2023) shows that the vast majority of respondents, 78.5 per cent, do not believe monitoring of the salmon industry is adequate. 50.47 per cent of respondents supported salmon farming, while 40.53 did not. Nearly 55 per cent do not buy or consume Tasmanian-grown salmon.

Environment and community groups representing thousands of Tasmanians are accusing the state government of deception and dishonesty as it enables the Atlantic salmon industry to expand in public waterways.

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