OUTLAW OCEAN PROJECT: SA helps feed China’s huge desert fish-farming boom

Daily Maverick · 2026-10-09T17:06:27.000Z · World

As China turns desert groundwater into fish farms in Xinjiang, South Africa’s sardines and anchovies are contributing to this ‘Blue Miracle’ – revealing how modern aquaculture shifts its costs across oceans, ecosystems and people.

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