Aquaculture
Global fisheries production has risen rapidly over the past 60 years at over two and a half times the rate of world population growth, and aquaculture today is among the fastest-growing food sectors. The rapid growth in fisheries products, and the...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/346531521207655964/Aquaculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29508 |
| Summary: | Global fisheries production has risen
rapidly over the past 60 years at over two and a half times
the rate of world population growth, and aquaculture today
is among the fastest-growing food sectors. The rapid growth
in fisheries products, and the rise in aquaculture in
particular, enabled per capita fish consumption to nearly
double globally between the 1960s and 2010, and more than
triple in developing countries. While fisheries worldwide,
like other agricultural systems, have long been affected by
water pollution, the sector’s rapid growth and
intensification are increasingly contributing to that
problem. This is not only damaging to aquatic ecosystems and
water users at large, but also harmful to the fishing
industry itself. A historic opportunity presents itself to
tackle aquaculture pollution in step with industry growth,
and to shape amore sustainable source of animal protein as
demand for it grows. |
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