The Mexican peninsula of Baja California has huge potential to grow its burgeoning shellfish aquaculture sector, thanks to ideal coastal conditions and a growing demand for a variety of species – including mussels, oysters and abalone.
Cyclone Yaas, which struck the coast of West Bengal and Odisha on 26 May, has caused severe damage to northeast India’s shrimp aquaculture industry, putting a potentially bumper season in jeopardy.
In the second instalment of the series, novice mussel farmer Jude Brown, who's based on the Isle of Skye, goes on the trail of her first batch of seed stock.
Lab-grown seafood is likely to provide a significant source of global animal protein within a decade, putting conventional seafood producers and processors at risk of extinction.
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is proving its worth in Sungo Bay in China, with numerous studies to support its environmental and economic benefits.
Reliable figures on the carbon footprints of different aquaculture species are hard to find – not least due to the variety of production systems they come from – but all suggest that aquaculture holds its own against other forms of animal protein production.
