Aquaculture effect on world fish supplies

Extract from a paper called

Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies
 
Nature 405, 1017-1024 ( June 29, 2000) doi:10.1038/35016500
 
Aquaculture fish production of shellfish and farmed fish has doubled in the last 15 years. Most people think that aquaculture is helping relieve the pressure on the ocean fish, but sadly the opposite is true for some types of aquaculture. Even though aquaculture is helping to reduce the pressure on the oceans, however if it is to be a sustainable option then aquaculture must reduce wild fish species input into feed and adopt a more ecological management practice.

The practice of using wild spices as part of the feed for the carnivorous bred species is also having an impact on the oceans populations. So long term growth of aquaculture needs to be both ecologically sound and sustainable, such practices can be encouraged by regulating the siting of ponds in mangroves and other coastal wetlands. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers