Science in the First Person: Al Place on making vegetarians of farmed fish

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Science in the First Person: Al Place on making vegetarians of farmed fish

Science in the First Person: Al Place on making vegetarians of farmed fish

Dr. Allen Place of the Institute of Marine and Environmental Science talks about working with his now-former graduate student, Aaron Watson, on developing a plant-based fishmeal for farm-raised fish instead of feeding fish other fish from the ocean.

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