Some marine scientists are warning that the seafood industry as we know it will collapse within 40 years. Others believe that, with regulation of pollution and limits on catches of popular species, offshore fishing can continue indefinitely. Will we still be harvesting seafood from the oceans in the future or raising it on farms? WUSF’s Carson Cooper discusses aquaculture and the future of the seafood industry with guests:
Dr. Kevan Main of the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota
Dr. Cortney Ohs, of the University of Florida's Indian River Research Center
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Some marine scientists are warning that the seafood industry as we know it will collapse within 40 years. Others believe that, with regulation of pollution and limits on catches of popular species, offshore fishing can continue indefinitely. Will we still be harvesting seafood from the oceans in the future or raising it on farms? WUSF’s Carson Cooper discusses aquaculture and the future of the seafood industry with guests: 
