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China Starts Country’s First Salmon Farm

In northeast China, just 87 miles from the North Korean border lies the city of Benxi. The region’s steep slopes and narrow valleys channel 33-inches of annual rainfall into a reservoir that holds China’s first salmon farm. The farm may be the start of new competition for Alaska’s wild caught salmon.

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