Aquaculture is developing rapidly at a global scale and sustainable practices are an essential part of meeting the protein requirements of the ballooning human population. Locating aquaculture offshore is one strategy that may help address some issues related to nearshore development. However, offshore production is nascent and distinctions between the types of aquatic farming may not be fully ...

A study was conducted to identify how aquaculture assists in developing sustainable livelihood to the fish farming community in rural Bangladesh during the period from January to December, 2009. The Sustainable Livelihood Approach (SLA), a conceptual framework that aims to ameliorate poverty was applied to understanding the role of aquaculture in the Mymensingh area of the North-central Banglad...

The demand for seafood products on the global market is rising, particularly in Asia, as affluence and appreciation of the health benefits of seafood increase. This is coupled with a capture fishery that, at best, is set for stagnation and, at worst, significant collapse. Global aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of the food industry and currently accounts for approximately 45.6% of the ...

It is widely accepted that if well managed, the marine aquarium trade could provide socio-economic stability to local communities while incentivising the maintenance of coral reefs. However, the trade has also been implicated as having potentially widespread environmental impacts that has in part driven developments in aquaculture to relieve wild collection pressures. This study investigates th...

Sustainable Agricultural Systems, Knowledge and Institutions (SASKI) is a thematic group that promotes sustainable agricultural production, processing and marketing systems through gender-responsive knowledge institutions within the Rural Development Family of the World Bank. Agriculture is defined to include crop, livestock and aquaculture. iii Contents

Acknowledgments: the work of Carmelo Maucieri was supported by Cost Action FA1305 “The EU Aquaponics Hub; Realising Sustainable Integrated Fish and Vegetable Production for the EU” grant COST-STSM-ECOST-STSM-FA1305-011016-080268 and by a Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment research grant “Aquaponic Sustainable management of aquaculture effluent as an unconve...

With the rapid development of the fisheries, aquaculture species have degraded, especially for high-density aquaculture of random discharge of industrial wastewater and domestic sewage so that capacity of self-purification and regulation of ponds reduced, and water environment exacerbated. For instance, baits and feces entered into the water in the farming mode of main feeding, so that the amou...

This review was prepared at the request of Scottish Aquaculture Forward (SAF), an independent group of Scottish aquaculturists, veterinarians and consultants keen to advance the quality, health, environmental sustainability and reputation of Scottish farmed fish and fish products in all its different forms. It is intended as an information source to advise Statutory Bodies, Farmers, Politicians...

Aquaculture ranks among the most dynamic food production industries in the world, with an annual growth rate of 9.2% since 1970 [1]. Both the fisheries and aquaculture sectors are facing strengthened regulations, with an emphasis on improving sustainable growth and environmental protection. The New Earth Observation Markets for Fisheries and Aquaculture (NEMA) project has established a number o...