A Once-Obscure Fish Takes Center Stage on Americans’ Plates

Monday, May 2, 2011 - 15:00 in Earth & Climate

With 475 million pounds of tilapia eaten by Americans last year, this “aquatic chicken,” as it is known in the food business, is becoming a big business worldwide — but environmentalists say the farming processes are damaging fragile ecosystems.

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