The world is dependent on fish farms. In fact, one out of every four fish consumed worldwide was raised on a farm. But the irony is that fish farming, or aquaculture, while helping to feed a growing ...

Business models for fish farming, or aquaculture, include high-intensity production in controlled conditions, use of existing ponds and waterways, and production in cages submerged in large bodies of ...

Fish could only be obtained by fishing (fish hunting and gathering) and not by fish farming. Even today in Uganda fish hunting is more practiced than fish farming. Fish farming is one of the economic ...

Fish farms might seem like floating maximum-security jails, or feedlots that resemble trampolines wallowing in water. Near-shore cages can collect waste on the sea floor and act as a breeding grounds ...

Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. It has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Overfishing has put exorbitant stress on our oceans. But there is a solution: ...

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Aquaculture—the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms—is the world's fastest-growing food production system.

It's a tough time for seafood lovers. Prefer your fish from the ocean? That habitat is becoming a less hospitable place every day, according to a recent international State of the Oceans report. Water ...

The world population is expected to grow by at least 2 billion people between now and 2050. That’s going to take a lot more food, and our appetites are already having planetary consequences: Raising ...

When I learned about "Mission Blue," the new Netflix documentary about Sylvia Earle, I discovered that the famed oceanographer and activist no longer eats fish of any kind. "We should think of fish ...