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Taking a tour of Wisconsin’s aquaculture industry

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
A fish farmer throws some fish food into a large tank holding dark water.
Mike Searcy feeds some of the trout being raised in one of the tanks on his trout farm in Seymour, Ind., Wednesday, June 29, 2022. White Creek Farms of Indiana, owned by Searcy, is a recirculating aquaculture system, which allow fish and shrimp to be grown in tank-based systems. Michael Conroy/AP Photo

Yellow perch, rainbow trout and tilapia are just a few of the fish farmed for food in Wisconsin. We break down the aquaculture industry and take a tour of a fish farm.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Trina La Susa Technical Director
  • Sharon Moen Guest
  • Peter Shep Guest

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