Aquaculture Drives Growth in Fish Production

Aquaculture is the production of marine and freshwater fish, shellfish, and plants under controlled conditions for human consumption and other purposes, such as sport fishing and restoring populations of endangered species. Also called fish farming, aquaculture has been practiced for more than 4,000 years, is one of the world’s fastest-growing forms of food production, and has become increasingly technologically developed over the past 40 years. In its report The State of World Fisheries a…