MARINE BIOLOGY
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Chapter 17, Problem 2CT
Aquaculture of many food species is expensive, and often only high-priced species are raised, being of little help to the poor nations where food is needed the most. What measures and new developments might help increase the value of aquaculture to these poor nations?
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