Restorative aquaculture: How Spain is charting a path for stronger, sustainable seafood production

Sergi Tudela, PhD, at the Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d’Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural (DACC), discusses the benefits and significance of restorative aquaculture in the first article of a series on sustainable aquaculture.

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Restorative aquaculture: How Spain is charting a path for stronger, sustainable seafood production

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