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Patrik JG Henriksson - 5 January 2017
(16).png "Aquaculture and the environment: Getting the balance right")
Figure: Grouper farming in Aceh, Indonesia. Photo by Mike Lusmore, 2012.
Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic animals and plants, is the fastest-growing food-production sector in the world. Today, this source provides half of all fish for human consumption (FAO 2016).
Yet with the rapid expansion of aquaculture over the last decade, environmental concerns have been accumulating – the burning of fossil fuels, loss of land, immense use of freshwater and depletion of wild fish resources.
The good news is that research by WorldFish shows that the environmental impacts of fish farming can be reduced while maintaining the productivity and profitability of the sector. This is vital for the millions of small-scale producers, particularly in developing countries, whose livelihoods depend on it.
Aquaculture in Egypt
In Egypt, aquaculture is gaining importance as an affordable and nutritious source of animal protein among Egyptians. Farmed tilapia production now provides one fish per week for every Egyptian.
Since 2011, WorldFish has worked to support the sector’s growth as part of the SDC-funded Improving Employment and Income through Development of Egypt’s Aquaculture Sector (IEIDEAS) project. Specifically, fish farmers have been trained in best management practices and given seed of the 9th generation of the Abbassa strain, a fast-growing strain of Nile tilapia developed by WorldFish.
These activities, besides boosting fish farmers average annual income by USD 18,000, also helped to reduce the environmental impact of aquaculture.
See more: http://blog.worldfishcenter.org/2017/01/aquaculture-and-the-environment-getting-the-balance-right/
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