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Fabien Cousteau Explains How Global Leaders Should Defend the Oceans
Oceanographic Explorer
Fabien Cousteau Explains How Global Leaders Should Defend the Oceans.
March 16, 2009 | In Environment
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Oceanographic Explorer
Fabien Cousteau Explains How Global Leaders Should Defend the Oceans.
March 16, 2009 | In Environment
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Clive Zickel on April 22, 2009, 8:33 PM
Yes, the oceans are being drained of food through over fishing while at the same time demand for seafood protein is increasing bacause of population growth. Wild catch has remained flat and fish farming has accounted for any growth in seafood supply but there is still a shortfall. Adding to the problem is the fact that most fish farming is done in shallow waters close to shore which is unsustainable if not destuctive to the ecosystem.
Fish farming has to move off shore into the open ocean where there is plenty of space and strong currents keep the water clean so that fish are raised in optimal conditions.
There are a few companies that are pioneering this. One of them is Open Blue Sea Farms. See my page for details.
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