Aquaculture & Fisheries

Sustainable Aquaculture

Sustainability is a word constantly being used in describing various aquaculture systems, defining goals for aquaculture etc. Briefly, sustainable aquaculture is the cultivation of aquatic organism for commercial purposes by means that have a good natured impact on the environment, contribute to local social community development and to generate an economic profit. This concept has evolved and grown along with growing evidence that wild fisheries are being overexploited and many fish species are becoming extinct.