One of the most common misconceptions about aquaculture is that it reduces pressure on wild fish populations. In reality, ...

Overfishing has put exorbitant stress on our oceans. But there is a solution: Aquaculture—otherwise known as fish farming—is the practice of growing and harvesting fish in a controlled, regulated and ...

HOMESTEAD — Salmon farms normally occur in the fjords of Norway or Chile, not on the hot, humid flats next to the Everglades. But Atlantic Sapphire, a new type of on-land salmon farm, is betting on ...

Algal bloom at small-scale fish farming cage site in Siaya County, Lake Victoria, western Kenya. Eric Teplitz , Author provided (no reuse) Aquaculture – the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms ...

Americans import 90 percent of their seafood, 50 percent of which comes from aquaculture, but permitting remains a barrier to expanding offshore fish farms. Submersible net pens at Blue Ocean ...

At dawn in Tombo, one of Sierra Leone’s largest fishing towns, small-scale fishers begin landing fish from the sea. A portion of the catch is sold at the landing sites, while the rest is taken home to ...