Aug 5, 2025 · 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.

Dec 5, 2019 · 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 …

Sep 21, 2004 · 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, …

May 25, 2007 · 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 …

Aug 10, 2021 · 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 …

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 …

Aug 4, 2005 · The National Offshore Aquaculture Act At-A-Glance Purpose: To provide the necessary authority to the Secretary of Commerce for the establishment and implementation of a regulatory …

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 …

Sep 21, 2011 · 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 …

Aug 5, 2025 · A diver harvests kelp at an offshore aquaculture farm. WHOI researchers are developing techniques to expand kelp cultivation, which has the potential to provide low-impact nutrition, …