Aquaculture & Fisheries

Sustainable Aquaculture

Sustainable aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic organism for commercial purposes by means that have a good natured impact on the environment, contribute to local social community development and to generate an economic profit. Integrated aquaculture has a variety of benefits for farmers in addition to the production of fish for consumption or sale. In Asia, for example, rice farmers use certain species of fish to fight rice pests such as the golden snail. With rice-fish farming, they boost their rice yields and harvest the fish. Sustainable aquaculture could be the key to feeding our growing population. And, 42% of the seafood we consume now being supplied by aquaculture, how/where those fish are raised is becoming increasingly important for our growing population and food security.

we make aquaculture more sustainable by following ways:

1.Invest in technological innovation and transfer

2. Focusing beyond the farm.

3. Shift incentives to reward sustainability

4. Eat fish that are low on the food chain

5. Leverage the latest information technology