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  • 23 Nov 2011

China’s rapidly growing economy is also expanding the country’s ecological footprint. As the Chinese middle class grows, more people can now afford delicacies that were once reserved for the privileged few.

For example, Chinese consumers pay four to eight times more for the privilege of choosing their fish alive from restaurant tanks. But as demand for live reef fish continues to rise, the seas of Southeast Asia are feeling the impact.

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