What Is Aquaculture and Why Is It Key to the Future of the Sea?
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Aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic organisms—such as fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and algae—in controlled environments. It is considered the “aquatic equivalent” of agriculture and is today one of the most important sources of marine protein in the world. While sport fishing focuses on catching wild fish in natural ecosystems such as rivers, lakes, or oceans, aquaculture raises species such as tilapia, rainbow trout, or bluefin tuna in po…
New Aquaculture Demonstration Centre Opens in Heraklion - Aquaculture Magazine
By FAOThe Mediterranean’s drive toward sustainable aquaculture took a major step forward this week with the opening of the Mediterranean Marine Finfish Aquaculture Demonstration Centre (MMF-ADC) in Crete. The launch was marked by a five-day hands-on training program that brought together researchers and national authorities from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia.The seventh and most advanced of its kind in the Mediterranean and…
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