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With fish stocks plummeting in oceans around the world, some entrepreneurs say “aqua-culture” can help fill the gap. Reporter Pippin Ross of WFCR visits an organic fish farm in western Massachusetts, which tries to mimic natural ecological cycles in their facility. They use fish excrement to fertilize basil plants, which in turn filter the water […]
With fish stocks plummeting in oceans around the world, some entrepreneurs say “aqua-culture” can help fill the gap. Reporter Pippin Ross of WFCR visits an organic fish farm in western Massachusetts, which tries to mimic natural ecological cycles in their facility. They use fish excrement to fertilize basil plants, which in turn filter the water from the fish’s tanks.