The salmon industry’s decision to collectively pursue Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification is an important step, but it’s upgrading small-scale farming where the big pay-offs lie.
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Better aquaculture technologies to improve efficiency can greatly increase production. Fish farmers in rural Bangladesh carry home the harvest. Photo by Felix Clay.
Reflections from Stephen Hall, Director-General, WorldFish in response to Sam Eaton’s Scaling up: Vietnamese fish farms search for eco-friendly formula. Originally published on Center for Investigative Reporting blog, As aquaculture booms, make room for small fish.
Small-fish benefits both poor consumers and small to medium size fish farms. The catch, Bangladesh. Photo by WorldFish, 2006
“Mariculture certainly holds promise as part of the solution to meeting our need and demand for fish, but it’s not the obvious option that many people imagine”
Molluscs are the principal farmed marine product: giant clam exclosure, Solomon Islands. Photo by Mike McCoy
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