Feeding 1 in 6. Small mighty fish farms

In the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping's government decided not to regulate its fishing sector. What grew out of that space was extraordinary. Today China produces 76 million tonnes of seafood a year, and a mounting environmental cost. This episode follows the small farms and the global infrastructure that connects them, and asks what happens when a government tries to course correct a system it deliberately set loose.For more info, transcript and resources, visit: https://tabledebates.org/podcast/episode102Want to share your reflections on the episode? Send us an email or voice memo to [email protected] Han, Founder and director of NGO China Blue Sustainability InstituteXuefei Shi, Researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute in Bergen, NorwayJames Keeley, Food and agricultural development consultant and China specialistEpisode written, hosted, produced and edited by Matthew Kessler. Sound mixing by Martin Palmqvist. Music by Blue dot sessions.