An increase in food security will be dependent upon the
development and improvement of sustainable practices.
A prioritisation exercise
was undertaken, focusing on the future knowledge needs to underpin UK
sustainable aquaculture (both domestic and imported products) using a ‘task
force’ group of 36 ‘practitioners’ and 12 ‘research scientists’ who have an
active interest in sustainable aquaculture.
A long list of 264 knowledge needs
related to sustainable aquaculture was developed in conjunction with the task
force. The long list was further refined through a three stage process of
voting and scoring, including discussions of each knowledge need.
The top 25
knowledge needs are presented, as scored separately by ‘practitioners’ or
‘research scientists’. There was similar agreement in priorities identified by
these two groups. The priority knowledge needs will provide guidance to
structure ongoing work to make science accessible to practitioners and help to
prioritise future science policy needs and funding.
The process of knowledge
exchange, and the mechanisms by which this can be achieved, effectively emerged
as the top priority for sustainable aquaculture. Viable alternatives to wild
fish-based aquaculture feeds, resource constraints that will potentially limit
expansion of aquaculture, sustainable offshore aquaculture and the treatment of
sea lice also emerged as strong priorities.
See more HERE.
The Aquaculturists
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