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Aquaculture - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Aquaculture is the farming in fresh and saltwater environments of aquatic animals or plants principally for food Fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and kelp are a few examples
Ocean acidification gets a watchful eye in New England aquaculture ‘hot . . . Shellfish aquaculture is thriving in New England, but future growth in the industry could be stunted as coastal waters in the region become more acidic Researchers at WHOI have developed a way to link nutrient load reductions to improvements in the health of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, which may an important step toward cleaner and less acidic harbors in the Baystate
Where Will We Get Our Seafood? - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution But not the United States While aquaculture already produces half of the world’s seafood, U S aquaculture production has been declining since 2003 and today, the U S produces only 10 percent of its seafood by aquaculture, said Hauke Kite-Powell, an aquaculture policy specialist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Down on the Farm…Raising Fish - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Aquaculture, or fish farming, is changing how we think about one of our main sources of protein With many fish stocks shrinking due to overfishing or environmental degradation, aquaculture holds the promise of more reliable and more sustainable seafood production The economic and social benefits could be significant for both consumers and producers
New Regulations Proposed for Offshore Fish Farms Aquaculture—the farming of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants—accounts for nearly half of all seafood consumed in the world today The industry is growing rapidly as wild fish stocks decline The federal government has proposed a fivefold increase in U S aquaculture production
Red Tides and Dead Zones - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A project is currently underway at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to examine the feasibility of using shellfish aquaculture to reduce nutrients in the coastal ocean The experimental shore-based aquaculture system at the National Center for Mariculture in Eilat, Israel, uses shellfish to absorb excess nutrients excreted by fish
Harnessing the ocean to power transportation Farming the ocean has several benefits, according to WHOI aquaculture research specialist Scott Lindell The ocean is a vastly underutilized space; farming there could free up land for other uses—growing crops for food rather than biofuels, for example Aquaculture also provides environmental benefits
Invasive tunicates have shellfish farmers crying “foul” It could be to blame for invasions at aquaculture farms farther north as well According to a study last year, water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine hit their warmest five-year period between 2015-2020 in recorded history, and is warming faster than 96% of the world’s oceans
Aquaculture - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Aquaculture, or fish farming, is changing how we think about one of our main sources of protein With many fish stocks shrinking due to overfishing or environmental degradation, aquaculture holds the promise of more reliable and more sustainable seafood production The economic and social benefits could be significant for both consumers and producers
Seaweed Cultivation - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution A diver harvests kelp at an offshore aquaculture farm WHOI researchers are developing techniques to expand kelp cultivation, which has the potential to provide low-impact nutrition, renewable energy, and carbon storage