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If you love salmon, you might want to listen to this...

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From farmed salmon with open wounds and lice-infested bodies, to the dangers of mating between wild salmon and its farmed counterpart after thousands of fish escaped from a fish farm - we take you to Iceland's aquafarms. And: why it's a good idea to pay close attention to the Southern Right Whale.
25 Jan English Germany Society & Culture · Health & Fitness

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