A global fish and its dark side

The farming of tilapia, also known as "aquatic chicken," can ruin a lake's ecosystem. Regal Springs, one of the largest producers of farmed tilapia, raises the fish in modules on Lake Yojoa in Honduras, top. Regal Springs workers, above, process tilapia. Tilapia can wind up on plates in the United States 12 hours after being harvested in Central America. Photographs by Meridith Kohut for The New York Times