At the same time that wild salmon are threatened with extinction across the planet, salmon is now widely available and relatively cheap in U.S. supermarkets. The reason?
The explosive growth of salmon farming.

a. Would an ecological economist see low salmon prices in grocery stores as evidence that she or he must convert to neoclassicism? The answer must of course be “no.” In your answer, requiring a little Internet research, be sure to discuss (1) ecological costs of salmon farming, (2) values that are lost with the extinction of wild salmon that cannot be replaced with farmed salmon, and (3) long-run prospects for sustainability of salmon farming.