On the 20th Anniversary of the first Rio Earth Summit it is time to reflect on our progress in putting fisheries and aquaculture on sustainable footings and the lessons we have learnt so far
Large Tilapia cages near Alexandria, Egypt. Photo by Graeme Macfadyen (Poseidon), 2011
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Documenting ocean acidification and coral decay in the Pacific. Photo by Jamie Oliver.
Some of the threats posed by climate change can appear rather esoteric or abstract. One of these is ocean acidification – it is not immediately obvious why we should care. A recent paper by Sara Cooley and colleagues give a good example of why the threat of changing ocean chemistry matters.
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“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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