A decade ago, farmed Atlantic salmon replaced tuna as the most popular fish on dinner tables. We are told salmon is healthy and environmentally friendly. The reality is different. Almost all salmon sold in markets and restaurants are raised in floating feedlots that pollute our oceans and risk our health. Investigative journalists Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins document how a handful of multinationals transformed salmon farming into our generation's version of Big Tobacco by concealing health risks and attacking critics.
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