Aquaculture
According to the World Resources Institute, aquaculture—or fish farming—has grown rapidly to meet world fish demand, more than doubling production between 2000 and 2012. New research shows that aquaculture production will need to more than double again between now and 2050 to meet the demands of a growing population. Resources available in this sub-theme include aquaculture development strategies, country-wide aquaculture project reports, and institutional practices for aquaculture strengthening, among other resources that support improving aquaculture globally.
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Aquaculture Resources
Coastal Resources Management Project
U.S. Agency for International Development
Experience in developed nations has shown that integrated coastal resources management (CRM) programs can be effective means of understanding the causes and linkages among problems such as these, and forming institutions to help resolve them. In the United States, CRM projects have been initiated...Read more
Final Report, June 1988 to May 1991: The Importance of Mangroves in Sustaining Fisheries and Controlling Water Quality in Coastal Ecosystems
U.S. Agency for International Development
This final report describes an ecosystem analysis of Guayas River estuary, Ecuador, along with ecological studies in Terminos Lagoon, Mexico, to quantify the function of mangroves in different environmental settings. Mangroves may provide food and habitat to a variety of trophic levels, as well as...Read more
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