Salmon aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest - A global industry

From the docks of declining coastal villages to the desks of corporate and government offices, salmon farming has been hailed as a new hope for the world's ailing offshore fishing industry and a way to reduce pressure on severely depleted fish stocks. However, the aquaculture industry has grown so quickly that, in many areas - including the Pacific Northwest - it has outstripped the wherewithal to address its adverse ecological impacts. Will fish farms, in the end, do more harm than good? Or can they deliver on their sustainable promise.