Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have just published one of the first comprehensive global evaluations of the potential for sustainable aquaculture under current governance, policy and investment regimes.
Their study, published in the journal Marine Policy, found that marine aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry that presents both opportunities and risks for the environment and society.
Using a country-by-country approach, it demonstrates that the ability of ocean farming of finfish and bivalves to mitigate food security concerns with minimal ecological impact, largely depends on the governance infrastructure of the sector…
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