This factsheet presents the top 10 species groups in global aquaculture 2018 and features one of the fastest growing species groups: crayfishes. The ranking of all 63 species groups in global aquaculture 2018 is illustrated on the back cover. More...
An innovative offshore aquaculture cage design and its hydrodynamic behavior for different environmental conditions is presented. The work involves the following blocks: (i) design of the aquaculture cage, (ii) experimental tests performed at...
The latest FAO global aquaculture production statistics record 608 species items (under the ASFIS – Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System – list of aquatic species) that have been farmed in global aquaculture during 1950–2017. Among them...
By moving away from coastal waters and hence reducing pressure on nearshore ecosystems, offshore aquaculture can be seen as a possible step towards the large-scale expansion of marine food production. Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) in...
Aquaculture increasingly contributes to global seafood production, requiring new farm sites for continued growth. In France, oyster cultivation has conventionally taken place in the intertidal zone, where there is little or no further room for...
Seafood is seen as promising for more sustainable diets. The increasing production in land-based closed Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RASs) has overcome many local environmental challenges with traditional open net-pen systems such as...
The contribution of aquatic animal protein to the global, animal-source protein supply and the relative importance of aquaculture to capture fisheries in supplying this protein is relevant in assessments and decisions related to the future of aquatic...
Aquaculture, the farming of fish and seafood, is recognized as a highly efficient system for producing protein for human consumption. In contrast, many terrestrial animal protein production systems are inefficient, impacting land use and exacerbating...
The use of cultivated seaweeds as a feedstock for multiple industrial applications has gained increasing interest in the Western World over the past decades. Norway has an extensive coastline and a well-established aquaculture sector offering...
Ensuring responsible and sustainable fisheries management around the world requires standardized, reliable, and up-to-date information for sound decision-making. FAO, as the only repository for global fishery and aquaculture data, regularly collects...