Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Aquaculture and Sustainability



Fish Farming or Aquaculture means human intervention to enhance production by stocking the fish, feeding them, providing protection from predators and so on. The farmer also needs to take complete of the fish that is being cultivated and the place where it is cultivated. The Aquaculture process vary from place to place from Marine Aquaculture processes like Sea Ranching, lines, racks etc to Freshwater fish farms.




The proper management and conservation of natural resources in Aquaculture, can help in meeting human needs today and also the needs of future generations. In aquaculture, sustainable development needs to be practiced to conserve land, water, plant and animal genetic resources and be environmentally friendly, technically bettered and economically viable to the population.




FAO defines food security as physical and economic access by all members of a population at all times to sufficient, safe and nutritious food in order to meet dietary needs and allow an active and healthy life. Aquaculture has enormous potential to better Food Security for the global population.

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