The huge environmental costs of salmon farms in South America - The Ecologist
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Chile is the second largest producer of salmon in the world. For more than 20 years, the industry has put profit above environmental protection.
In the absence of government regulation, large-scale salmon farms release contaminating chemicals and create oceanic dead zones. They hurt other species and harm the people and communities that depend on the ocean for sustenance.
The situation is bad, but it could get worse as the industry looks to expand into new areas of pristine waters.