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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
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)
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
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
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
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
WHOI advancing a seaweed solution to develop new kelp strains Aquaculture already supplies more than half of the world’s seafood consumed by humans, with seaweed totaling 27% of annual global aquaculture tonnage WHOI’s Scott Lindell, a research specialist in aquaculture technology, leads the research project to develop seaweed strains for commercial uses
The National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2005 offshore aquaculture facilities, involved in the propagation and rearing, or attempted propagation and rearing, of marine species in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone (g) The term “offshore aquaculture facility” means: 1) an installation or structure used
16896-Hasten-WHOI-rpt-r2, page 1-68 @ Normalize Summary In the future, marine aquaculture produc-tion is likely to expand significantly in the United States and abroad This paper deals with the present and future economic sus-tainability of aquaculture in the United States in light of this expectation Economic sustainability requires the allocation of scarce resources to generate economic profits for investments in physical capital