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9/7/10: Four Fish

A 282-pound Japanese bluefin tuna.
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A 282-pound Japanese bluefin tuna.

By Doug Fabrizio

Salt Lake City, UT – Salmon, bass, cod and tuna are staples of the human diet. But large-scale commercial fishing, fish farming and distressed water ecosystems are pushing many wild fish populations to the brink of extinction. Tuesday, the writer Paul Greenberg joins Doug to talk about our delicate relationship with the oceans and how to make fishing practices more sustainable.

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