Dr Luke T Barrett

Luke is a marine biologist working to guide more sustainable use of coastal marine environments. He is especially interested in understanding aquaculture-environment interactions and developing aquaculture techniques to mitigate environmental or animal welfare challenges while maintaining production efficiency.

12 ways aquaculture can benefit the environment

Husbandry Sustainability Marine fish

23 February 2023

December 2022

A sustainable future for aquaculture means juggling environmental and animal welfare goals

Genetics Feed ingredients Atlantic Salmon

9 December 2022

The environmental impacts of aquaculture are often in the spotlight. The need for sustainable practices is now firmly embedded in the minds of the public, governments and industry – but this sometimes presents trade-offs in fish welfare.

June 2021

The Nature of Aquaculture Restorative aquaculture shows we can have more habitat, and eat it too

Fish stocks Climate change Mussels

25 June 2021

The aquaculture of edible bivalves and seaweeds can have a positive impact on marine habitat for fish and invertebrates, including crabs and lobsters, according to a new study.